26 COLEOPTERA OF THE 1 AMII.Y CAKAlilDAE 



Bembidion ixion ^^l). iici\ . 



Lengtli : 4.5 niin. 



Piceous beneath, liead and prothorax aeneous, elytra black with a very faint metalhc 

 tinge and a vague dark red apical spot on each ; joints 1 to 3 of antennae, tibiae, and tarsi 

 more or less ferruginous. 



Head with fairly deep parallel furrows, eyes moderately prominent, antennae reaching 

 basal third of elytra, surface impunctate. Prothorax convex, subcordate, not (luite a third 

 wider than head, two-fifths wider than long, base slightly arcuate, as wide as apex, sides 

 rounded in front, slightly sinuate behind, hind angles sharp, but a little obtuse, each with a 

 short but fairly sharp carina, bounding the small deep rounded foveae on the outer side; 

 median line and front transverse impression moderately deep, basal area depressed, finely 

 but not closely rugose-punctate. Elytra convex, ovate, not quite a half wider than prothorax 

 and not quite three-quarters longer than wide, bjrder extending inwards a little be\ond stria 5, 

 shoulders visible but not prominent ; punctate-striate, the inner striae moderately impressed 

 on disk, much less so at sides, 7 represented by a row of minute punctures, all (except 1) 

 evanescent towards apex, but 2 is impressed quite close to apex, scutellary striole and apical 

 stria only moderately developed, intervals a little convex on disk only, dorsal pores fairly dis- 

 tinct, adjoining stria 3, just before middle and at threc-fnurlhs. Microsculpture of the elytra 

 consisting of fine transverse lines, which form meshes quite three or four times wider than 

 long, none on disk of prothorax or head. Metasternal process Ixirdered. 



Indian Tibet : Matyan, 10,000 feet, 20-V-32, 1 ex. S. 



The species is smaller than bracculatum Bates, but dilYers mainly in the form of the 

 prothorax, the sides of which are only faintly sinuate behind, while the basal foveae are 

 small, deep and rounded, adjoining the carina. 



Bembidion hutchinsoni sp. nov. 



Length : 4.6-5 mm. 



Piceous beneath, blue-black abuve ; palpi, joints 1 to 4 of antennae, and legs ferruginous; 

 basal two-fifths of the elytra dark red, apical fourth pale ferruginous, so that there is a dark 

 band across them, the outline of which is vague and somewhat variable. 



Head with deep uneven furrows, converging very slightly in front, eyes prominent, 

 antennae slender, reaching basal third of elytra, surface punctate at sides behind, and with 

 a few scattered punctures on disk. Prothorax convex, cordate, about a sixth wider than 

 head, a fifth wider than long, base slightly ol)lique at sides, hardly wider than apex, sides 

 well rounded in front, sinuate a litle before ba.se, hind angles right, fairly sharp and with a 

 slight carina: metlian line and the small basal foveae moderately deep, transverse impres- 

 sions shallow, I)asal area a little depressed and finely punctate, disk w ith some slight trans- 

 verse triae. Elytra subquadrate, moderately convex, a half wider than prothorax, nearly 

 two-thirds longer than wide, shoulders evident, border reaching stria 5 ; striae clearly punc- 

 tate, moderately impressed on disk, more lightly at sides and behind, though in some speci- 

 mens (including type) clearly impressed to apex, scutellary striole and apical stria both 

 present but rather slight, intervals a little convex on disk, dorsal pores very distinct, on 

 stria 3, at about a third and two-thirds. Microsculpture of the elytra consisting of very fine 



