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are wanting along the middle in front. Thorax narrower than the elytra, not narrowed in 
front ; the punctures coarse, the lateral series at the base mixed with the dorsal series. 
Hindbody throughout densely and very finely punctured. Front tarsi of male a little dilated, 
and last ventral segment with a moderately large excision. 
This seems to he a very distinct little species, and resembles in some respects the species 
of the genus Actobvus, Fauvel. It is rather similar to P. rubidus, Er., hut has the hindbody 
much more finely and densely punctured, and the thoracic lateral punctures, as well as those 
of the head, more numerous. 
Yarkand, November 1873. A single specimen. 
5. — PhILONTHUS PAMIRENSIS, n. Sp. 
Ex affinitate Staphylini tenuis, Fab. Angustulns, baud parallelus, niger, elytris rufis, 
antennis pedibmgue posterioribus fuscis, illarum basi pedibusque anterioribus testaceis ; abdo - 
mine subtiliter punclato. 
Long. 6 mm. 
Antennae stout, distinctly thickened towards the apex ; the basal joint yellow. Palpi 
blackish. Head oval, narrow, finely punctured at the sides behind the eyes. Thorax nar- 
rower than the elytra, a little narrowed in front, black, very shining, the dorsal series consist- 
ing of five fine punctures ; the lateral punctures few and fine. Elytra about as long as the 
thorax, red, rather finely punctured. Hindbody narrowed towards the apex, the segments 
finely punctured. 
The male has the front tarsi rather strongly dilated. 
Though closely allied to Staphylinus tenuis, Fab., this species is readily distinguished 
from it by its black thorax. 
A single individual was found on the road across the Pamir, from Sirikol to Pan "a 
between the 22nd April and 7th May 1874. 
Paiderus (Munich Cat.). 
1. — Pasderus fuscipes, Curtis. 
Jhelam Valley. 
OxYtelus (Munich Cat.). 
1. — OXYTELUS NITIDULUS, Grav. 
A single individual, without date or locality. 
SCARABiEIDiE (Munich Cat.). 
Sisyphus (Munich Cat.). 
1. — Sisyphus hirtus, Wied. 
Jhelam Valley, July 1873. Three individuals. 
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