373 Mr, J. Nietner on new Ceylon Coleoptera* 



plump, and rather triangular. Tooth of the mentum not bifid, 

 but truncated and merely slightly sinuated at the apex. The 

 elytra are narrowed at the apex. 



53. Chlanius Dohmii, N. 



C. elongatus, parallelus, capite thoraceque viridi-nitentibus, elytris 

 viridi-glaucescentibus maculis 2 apicalibus flavis pictis, subtus 

 dilute piceus, apicem versus brunneus, pedibus testaceis, ore anten- 

 nisque brunneis ; capite sublsevi nitidissimo ; antennis art. 2° parvo, 

 reliquis longitudine subsequali; palpis maxill. art. 4° cylindrico, 

 lab. eodem subtrigono ; thorace ovato-quadrato, crebrius punctato, 

 basi 2-impresso ; elytris striatis, punctatis, pubescentibus, 2-macu- 

 latis, maculis subapicalibus prolongatis, interstitia 2-8 et angulum 

 apicalem occupantibus, flavis. Long. corp. 6 lin. ; lat. 2 lin. 



Specimen singulum f. prope Colombo nocte ad lumen cepi. 



The elongated and parallel shape of the body distinguishes this 

 species at first sight ; it is very pretty and scarce, but has other- 

 wise nothing remarkable in its construction. However, I may 

 add to the above description, that the mentum is large, the lobes 

 obtuse at the apex, and the tooth but slightly sinuated at the tip. 

 The ligula is of the usual construction, the paraglossse obtuse 

 and ciliated at the apex. The last two joints of the labial palpi 

 are rather elongated, whilst in the maxillary ones they are the 

 reverse ; the former have the terminal joint triangular, the latter 

 cylindric ; both are strongly truncated at the tip. The head is 

 middling, with two impressions in front of the eyes ; the man- 

 dibles are rather more curved than usual ; the labrum is emar- 

 ginated in front ; the antennse are rather short and stout, reach- 

 ing only to the base of the thorax ; the latter is a little broader 

 than the head, and of an ovato-quadrate form. The elytra and 

 legs are simple. 



I have named this species after the president of the Entomo- 

 logical Society of Stettin, to whom I am indebted for much 

 entomological information. 



54. Harpalus (Ophonus) senilis, N. 



H. oblongo-ovatus, subdepressus, punctato-rugosus, griseo-pubescens, 

 supra seneus, subtus piceus, ore pectoreque dilutioribus, pedibus 

 testaceis, antennis basi palpisque apice flavis ; capite robusto, antice 

 rotundato,posticeparumangustato, thorace vix angustiore ; antennis 

 humeros attingentibus, art. 2° parvo, reliquis longitudine subsequali- 

 bus ; mandibuUs obconicis, robustis, una unidentata, altera incisa ; 

 labro vix emarginato ; palpis art.4°ovato, apice abruptius angustato, 

 leviter truncato ; thorace transverso, longitudine tertia parte latiore, 

 elytris vix angustiore, lateribus rotundato, infra med. leviter an- 

 gustato, basi subquadrato, hie vix, antice leviter emarginato, angulis 

 apicalibus obtuse acuminatis, basalibus subrecte rotundatis ; elytris 



