from Kulii in N.W. India. 9 



Chl^nius kuluensis, n. sp. 

 Near C. tenuiliiyihatus (Ballion), and C. fugax, Chaud. Smaller and rela- 

 tively broader than C. vesiitus, and differing from the other species of the 

 sub-group by the total absence of yellow borders to the thorax, elytra, and 

 abdomen. The elytra, too, in all the examples are free from pubescence and 

 unicolorous pupurescent-black ; the punctulated striae rather deep, the 

 moderately convex interstices granulate-punctulate and rather shining. The 

 head and thorax are brilliant green, generally with a golden tinge ; the 

 former very faintly punctulated ; the latter much more roimded than in C. 

 vestitus, narrowed with sinuated margins from the middle to the base, the 

 hind angles rectangular, the surface sparsely and irregularly but strongly 

 punctured, often also rugose, with broadly impressed dorsal furrow and long 

 basal foveae. The parts of the mouth, antennae, and legs red. The abdomen, 

 as in all other species of the sub-group, punctulated throughout. Long. 

 10 millim. 3^,2- 



Amaba bamiduny-e, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 716. 

 Found also on the Pamir, between Sirikol and Panga, and in 

 the Goorais Valley. 



Calathus himalayze, n. sp. 

 Elongate, narrow, shining black ; elytra moderately sericeous-opaque in 

 the female only. Thorax quadrate, very slightly romided before the middle ; 

 hind angles rectangular ; lateral margin, especially behind, broadly explanated 

 and reflexed ; surface impunctate. Elytra strongly striated and with some- 

 what convex interstices, the striae scarce perceptibly punctulate ; 3rd interstice 

 with two punctures ; 1st and 2nd striae convergent, and terminating together 

 at the base in an umbilicated foveole. Head ovate, neck distinctly con- 

 stricted. Long. 11 — 12 millim. 3' ,2 • 



Differs from the other known Himalayan Calathides, C. kollari 

 (Putz.) and Pristodactyla lacerans, by the explanated lateral mar- 

 gins of the thorax : in their elongate form all three are similar. 

 The prosternum is very sharply margined at the apex, a generic 

 character which distinguishes the species from Pristodactyla 

 lacerans, to which it has a greater superficial resemblance than 

 to the slenderer C. kollari. 



Harpalus tridbns, Morawitz. 

 Two examples, not differing from others found on the Yang- 

 tsze and in Japan. The species is very closely allied to the 

 European H. calceatus. 



Platymetopus senilis, Nietner. 

 Widely distributed over India ; Calcutta, Nilghiris, Madras, 

 and Ceylon. 



Cyclosomus marginatus, Motschidsky. 



Orthogonius mniszechi, Chaudoir. 

 Described from examples found in the Malayan Peninsula. 

 The specimen in the present collection from Kulu agrees closely 

 with one from Singapore taken by Wallace, with which I have 

 compared it. 



