q(^ [Aoril, 



c?. 9th joint of the antennae square; 6th ventral segnent produced and 

 ronnded. 



Kab. Bo.o-awantalawa, alt. 49L)0-.",200 feet, Horton Plains, alt. 

 0000 feet, and Xuwera Eliya, alt. G231-SO00 feet (G. Leu-is). 



Peliopiera 2^fi'~itifi<l'^', n. sp. 



Elongate, linear, black very sliinino', elytra brownish-testaceous, infuscate 

 at the postero-e.xternal angles, the head and thorax with slight bronze refle.x ; 

 first two joints of the antennae and tlie legs testaceous. Length 2'o mm. 

 Differs from P. viicans Kr. in the longer antennae, with less transverse penulti- 

 mate joints, the longer and narrower thorax, and the faint bronze reflex of the 

 fore-parts ; in build somewhat resembles Atheta ungusticolUs Thorns. Head 

 orbicular, the eyes moderate in size and not prominent, the vertex and front 

 impunctate, the rest of the surface with moderately large, rather ckise but 

 superficial puncturatiou. Antennae witii the 3rd joint a little shorter than 

 the 2nd, the 4th small, transverse, the 5tli to the 10th transverse, gradually 

 increasing in breadth, the 11th fully as long as the two preceding togetlier. 

 Thorax broader than the head, a little broader than long, the sides gently 

 rounded in front, contracted gradually in a nearly straight line to the rounded 

 posterior angles; the disc with a rather broad, sniootli space extending the 

 whole length in the middle, and longitudinally impressed on either side with 

 four small distinct purctures placed quadrately, the general puncturation 

 larger, ratlier close but very superficial, not extending much towards 

 the. sides, wliicli are practically impunctate. I'^lytra broader, but scarcely 

 longer than the thorax, slightly transverse, finely and obsoletely punctured, 

 finelv pubescent. Abdomen parallel, very finely and very sparsely punc- 

 tured, very sparingly pubescent. Sexual differences unknown. 



Hah. Dikoya, alt. 3800-4200 feet '{G. Lnvis). 



OrpJniebhis * ciiic/ulaf/is, n. sp. 



Black, shining, disc of the elytra obscurely rufescent, abdomen red, the 

 5th and Gth segments pitchy; anterior pair of legs and first four joints of 

 the antennae reddish-testaceous, middle and posterior legs pitchy-testaceous. 

 Length 2-3 mm. Head large, transverse, a little broader than the thorax, the 

 posterior angles briefly rounded, the disc with a row of three moderately large 

 but superficial punctures on either side, otherwise impunctate and glabrous ; 

 the eyes large, not prominent. Antennae with the 1st joint laterally com- 

 pressed, the 2nd much shorter than the 3rd, the 4th as long as broad, the oth 

 to the 10th transverse, gradually increasing in breadth, the penultimate joints 

 twice as broad as long, the lltli short, oval. Thorax one-third as broad again 

 as loEg, the sides gently rounded, a little more contracted behind, the posterior 

 ansles obtuse ; disc with a single moderately large puncture on either side and 

 two or three others close together in front of and external to these, otherwise 

 impunctate and glabrous. Elytra scarcely longer, but much broader than the 

 thorax, the disc obscurely reddish ; hnely and very sparingly punctured and 



As modified by Sharp, Biol, Centr.-Amer., Coleopt. i, 2, p. 209, 



