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Show 100 REV. H. s. G O R H A M O N N E W [Mar. 5, 9. TELEPHORUS SEMIFULVUS, sp. nov. Ater, nitidus ; elytris subrugosis, dimidio basali sordide ochraceis prothorace quadrato, medio late fossulato. Long. 6 millim. Hab. South India, Mt. Kodeicanel (Gastets). The head and thorax are black and shining, the mandibles and front of the clypeus are obscurely red. The thorax is small, square, with all the angles distinct ; the elytra are narrow, a little wider than the thorax, shining, but not smooth, having a subrugose sculpture, which is roughest on the black apical half. The legs and body beneath are black, the claws are simple. The antennse are entirely black, their joints (excepting the short second one) elongate and subequal in length, and not at all serrate. One specimen. Obs. This species has the appearance of a small Rhagonycha, but is separated by the simple claws. 10. TELEPHORUS MANDUCATUS, sp. nov. Flavus; antennis,pedibus (tibiarum femorumque basibus prceter-missis) nigris ; elytris nitidis, nigro-fuscis, basi et marginibus lateralibus flavis. Long. 9 millim. Hab. India. The head, thorax, the entire body beneath, the coxse, trochanters, base of the femora and basal half of the tibise, as well as the base of the elytra, with their lateral margins to within about one third of their length at the apex, are yellow. The thorax is wider than long, with its surface even and smooth, the margins a little expanded laterally. The antennse are entirely black, rather stout and compressed, and about two thirds of the length of the body. This is a distinct species, for the identification of which the characters above given will, I believe, prove sufficient. I have, however, only seen one example, sent to m e by Mr. A. E. Hudd, of Clifton, Bristol, without more particular indication of the locality. 11. TELEPHORUS HUDDI, sp. nov. Flavus ; antennis (basi excepta) tarsisque nigris, elytrorum quarto parte apicali indeterminate nigro-fusco. Long. 11 millim. Hab. India. Head, prothorax, and elytra very smooth, the latter slightly pubescent. Thorax transverse, the sides and front rounded so as to leave no anterior angles; the base nearly straight, finely margined, all the margins a little reflexed. Legs rather robust, hinder tibise gently curved, tarsi with their basal joint equal to the next three. Abdomen, body beneath, legs excepting the tarsi entirely clear ochraceous yellow. This species is only imperfectly known to me, and cannot be fully described at present. |
