Mr. J. Nietner on new Ceylon Coleoptera. 247 



Family RHIPIPHORIDES. 



10. Bhipiphorua tropicus, N. 



R. niger, nitidus, elytris albidis, nigro-maculatis, labro, palpis, 

 antennis (pectine nigrescente excepto), unguibusque brunneis, 

 impresso-punctatus, punctis magnis sed non profundis, subtus 

 suborbicularibus piliferis, supra oblongis, Isevibus. Long. corp. 

 2^ lin., lat. ad hurneros f lin. 



Caput oblongum, latitudine paulo longius, parte frontis inferiore 

 dense pfofundeque punctata, vertice obtuse obeonico, glabro, niti- 

 dissinio, occipite piloso. Thorax elevatus, ad basin 2-impressus, 

 medio angulo obtuso, apice excavato, glabro, inter elytra producto. 

 Elytra ad suturam utrinque stria lata brunnea punctata impressa, 

 acuminata, apice dehiscentia, albida vel subhyalina, apicibus, medio 

 utrinque et ad basin nigro-maculata. Alee apice fuscse. Pedes tarsis 

 anticis art. 2-4 unguibusque bifidis, omnibus brunneis, tarsis sub- 

 tus setosis, anticis, art. 2-3 primoque apice, subtiliter sericeo-peni- 

 cillatis. 



Specimen singulum m. prope Colombo in floribus legi. De meta- 

 morphosi adhuc nihil constat. 



The head is rather long in proportion to its width ; the occiput 

 is narrowed, short obconic. The hind part of the thorax is 

 elevated above the elytra ; the central part of its base is pro- 

 longed between the elytra in an obtuse angle, the apex of which 

 is abruptly truncated, excavated and polished. The labrum is 

 hairy, and the ungues of the tarsi bifid as usual. 



The tibiae of the anterior legs are furnished at the apex with 

 one, those of the four posterior legs with two spurs. The 

 anterior tar§i have joints 2-4 brown. The tarsi are setose 

 below joints 2-3, the apex of the first of the anterior ones 

 wearing fine yellowish silky brushes instead. 



All over the island the lihipiphorides and Mordellina appear 

 to be very scarce, with the exception of one or two species of 

 Anaspis, which are not seldom taken in flowers. Still I recollect 

 having met with about seven species, including two large Mor- 

 dellas, which, however, I have not been fortunate enough to 

 catch as yet. 



Family STAPHYLINID^. 

 Tribe Pinophilini. 



11. (Edichirus alatus, N. 

 (E. alatus, setosus, nitidus, rufo-testaceus, thorace dilutiore, capita, 

 elytris abdominisque segmentis 3 ultimis nigris ; elytris apice 

 2-maculatis, maculis rufo-testaceis ; pedibus flavis, femoribus apice 

 tibiisque basi nigrescentibus ; antennis palpisque maxill. basi 

 obscuris, apice testaceis, reUquis oris partibus rufo-piceis. Long, 

 corp. 3^ lin. 



