collected on the borders of Tibet. 71 



as in Platijsma (P. oblongopujictata) , and seem to have their right 

 place in that genus, although the brilliant metallic colours of 

 P. ceneocuprea is a very unusual feature in that group. 



Triplogenius chalcothorax, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 



xi. p. 153. 

 Sze-chuen. Two examples agreeing with others found in 

 Cochin-China, except that they are larger (26 — 28 millim.). 



Leiocnemis chalciope, n. sp. 



Quoad formam Bradyto hrevipenni (Chaud.) similis, sed colore valde 

 diverse, nigra polita supra viridi-tenea. Thorax elytris parum augustior 

 margine prope basin breviter sinuatus, angulis posticis acutis anticis porrectis, 

 limbo toto punctulato basi densius et grossius punctulato, disco laevi foveis 

 basalibus utrinque duabus, exteriori minori absque carinula prope angulum. 

 Elytra acute subpuuctulato-striata. Long. 9 millim. 



Snowy Range, near Ta-tsien-lu ; alt. 13,000 ft. One example, 

 male. 



Eesembles Bradytics brevipennis (Cliaud.) and AmatJdtis cordata (Putz.) 

 in form, but belongs to the genus Leiocnemis in technical characters, the 

 hind tibiffi of the ^ being free from tine pubescence on the inner side, and 

 the metathoracic epimera elongate. The colour is deep black, with the upper 

 surface and the elytral epipleurs dark, polished, brassy-green, the palpi, 

 antennse, and tarsi being dull pitchy-red. The elytral striae are all sharply 

 impressed and punctulated, the inner striae without foveola at the base, the 

 interstices nearly plane and impunctate. The mentum has a short and 

 broad tooth, not perceptibly notched at the apex. The thorax is short and 

 broad, of about the same width at the anterior as at the posterior angles, the 

 sides regularly and very slightly arcuated from the porrected anterior angles 

 to near the base, where they are for a brief space strongly sinuated, the hind 

 angles acute. 



Pristodactyla alticola, n. sp. 



Elongata subsenescenti-nigra antennis et palpis rufo-piceis. Caput 

 latiusculum, coUo transverse depresso, oculis sat prominentibus. Thorax 

 subcordatus, angulis anticis hand prominentibus posticis fere rotundatis, 

 margine laterali antice mediocriter postice altius reflexo, supra subtiliter 

 strigosus, fovea utrinque basali magna, Isevi. Elytra elongata postice paullo 

 ampliata, humeris distinctis etsi rotundatis ; sat profunde subcrenulato- 

 striata interstitiis convexis, 3io bipunctato. Long. 13 millim. 



Snowy Eange, Ta-tsien-lu ; alt. 13000 ft. A good number of 

 examples. 



Congeneric with P. cathaica, and receding still more than that species 

 from the form and facies of Calathus, from which genus it differs in the 

 immargiuate prosternal apex. The terminal joints of the xjalpi are ovoid- 

 cylindrical, truncated at their apices ; the four hind tarsi are sulcated on 

 each side of joints 1 — 4 ; the claws are rather strongly pectinated nearly to 

 the apex, and the legs elongate, the hind tarsi fully equal in length to the 

 tibiae. The dilated joints 1 — 3 of the male anterior tarsi are subequal in 

 length and triangular, about as long as broad, 2 and 3 having distinct angles 

 and slightly rounded sides. 



COLPODES NIVIUM, n. Sp. 

 C. ganssuensis (Semenof) aftinis, a quo differt corpore elongato angusto 

 Depressus, supra saturate viridi-aeneus politus, elytris marguae reflexo cum 



