426 Mr. J. Nietner on new Ceylon Coleopiera. 



maculis 2 rufo-flavis, subtus brunneum ; pedibus, antennarum basi 

 palpisque testaceis. Long. corp. 1 lin. 



Capite antice fortius acuminata, fronte utrinque profunde pluries 

 sulcata, oculis mediocribus prominulis, labro profunde subangulate 

 emarginato, antennis art. longitudine subsequalibus ; thorace breviter 

 cordato, antice posticeque truncato, non emarginato, basi quadrato, 

 foveis basalibus lineaque longit. media fere obsoletis, linea basali trans- 

 versa tamen distincta ; elytris ovatis, juxta suturam utrinque 2-striatis, 

 stria externa basi apiceque abbreviata, ante et infra medium puncto 

 obsoleto impressis, ante apicem macula orbiculari rufo-flava apiceque 

 sordide obsoleteque testaceis, hie semilunariter et infra marginem 

 stria profunda impressis. 



Variat colore dilutiore. 



In prov. occid. rarum. 



This and the two remaining species are mutually allied, and 

 probably belong to the subgenus Lopha. However, I am less 

 sure of this with regard to the present species than to the two 

 following. 



The head is pointed in front, and the labrum (an unusual 

 occurrence) deeply notched; two deep furrows run from the 

 clypeus straight across the forehead to the vertex; and from 

 their base other smaller ones radiate towards the eyes. Joints 

 2-5 of the antennae, which in almost all cases are of unequal 

 length, are not so in the present ; the first two or three joints 

 are yellowish, the rest are brown. Joint 3 of the maxillary palpi 

 is dark, the remaining ones and the labial palpi yellowish. The 

 elytra are impressed with two striae on either side of the suture ; 

 the remaining ones are just traceable. The one next to the 

 suture goes straight down to the apex, where it falls in with a 

 deep inframarginal furrow; the 2nd is, as usual, abbreviated. 

 The apex is impressed with the semicircular figure ; and there 

 are two punctures on either side. 



78. Bembidium ornatum, N. 



B. ovatum, subconvexum, brunneum, elytris maculis 4 flavis, pedibus, 

 antennis palpisque pallide testaceis. Long. corp. 1 lin. 



Prsecedenti simile, preeter colorem facillime tamen distinguendum 

 corpore graciliore, fronte utrinque 2-sulcata, labro integro, elytris 

 infra humeros et infra marginem utrinque macula orbiculari flava, 

 punctis nullis. 



Variat colore obscuriore et dilutiore et saepius apice sordide testaceo. 



In prov. occid. commune. 



Easily distinguished from the preceding species, with which 

 it agrees in all other respects ; no striae, however, are traceable 



