2JiS [XoTember, 



Tery distinct, reacliing to front of frons, and even when viewed from 

 above distinctly greyish-white on front part. Frontalia thus split 

 up into two dull black stripes each side of interfrontalia. Face , 



silvery-grey in most liglits and strongly produced below. Faciolia 

 almost straight on the inner side but strongly convex on the outer^ 

 curving round to the darkened vibrissal angle. Antennae with 

 lower apical angle rounded and np]>er angle pointed. Arista almost 

 bare. Thorax usually with indications of blnish-grey lines down j 



the rows of dorsocentral bristles and with greyish side-margins. -^1 



Usnally four pairs of postsuturai dorsocentrals. Scutellum bluish- 

 grey about middle. Abdominal brown patches large, triangular, 

 narrowly separated on a median line and broadly extended to ."-ides 

 on the hind margin ; fourth segment with a single larger or smaller 

 triangular brown patch at the middle. Legs long and with long and 

 rather slender tarsi. Middle femora with 3-4 fine bristly hairs at 

 base beneath ; hind femora with antero ventral bristles on apical 

 half but short-haired posteroventrally. Front tibiae without a 

 bristle behind; middle tibiae with 1-2 small biistles behind ; hind 

 tiiiiae with one anterovenlral and one anterodorsal bristle at about 

 niidLlle. Wings only faintly tinged with brown; cubital vein often 

 •with a few tiny bristles at base beyond the nodose junction with 

 radial vein, as in exstirda. Squamae whitish. Ilalteres yellow. 



5- Resembling the male, but often somewhat larger. The duH 

 black frontalia wider. Third anteimal joint raiher narrower. 

 Thorax more distinctly striped. Abdomen more ovate and the large 

 dark patches more shining. 



Length 4'5-5'5 mm. 



This species is not uncommon. Specimens have been examined 

 from Lewes (Sussex), Darenth (Kent), Corfe Castle (Dorset), 

 Kennett (Caml s), Sutton I'ark (Warwick), Tongue (Sutherland), 

 Thurso (Caithness), and Aberdeen, occurring in the months of May, 

 July, August, and October. 



iTo be concludeil.y 



NOTES ON OEIENTAL CARABIDAE. -IL^ 

 BY 11. E. ANDEEWES, F.E.S. 



Some new SjJecies of Bb:MBiDiUM from Java and 

 Indo-Cliina. 



Til tlie Malay region the genus BemhiJuim is largely replaced by 

 Tacliys, and there ai'e, so far as I am aware, no records of its occurrence 

 in this part of the world. Among the nuinerotis Malay islands I have 

 seen specimens from Java only. In the liritish Museum collection there 

 is an example of H. ojmlentum Nietn. (which I identify with eitj'ops 



* PiirL I was is.-iiied in the last volume of this Magaz.inc, pp. 235-2'tO. 



