insbesondere der Insel Ceylan. 153 



elytrisque cyaneis, thorace abdominisqve segmentis 2 —5 rufis, 

 palpis pedibusqiie nigris , basi ttstaceis , mesosterno picea. 

 Long-. 3y, lin. (sec. Erichs. 3 lin.)- 



Erichs. Gen. et Spcc. Slaphyl. 662. 25. 



Habilat in Siam, Dom. Kaden (Mus. Berol.). 



Specimina in India orientali lecta fere omnino cum ty- 

 pico P. cyanocephali exemplari congruunt; a praecedente 

 statura paulo minore pedumque colore faciie distinguuntur. 



285. Paederus tamulus: Alattis , niger , capite 

 elytrisque chalybeis, thorace abdominisque segmentis 2 — 5 rups. 

 Long. 3 lin. 



Erichs. Gen. et Spec. Slaph. 661. 24. 

 Habitat Leontopoli (Singhapur) in India orientali, Mus. 

 Dom. Hope (Er.l. 



286. Paederus melampiis: Alatus , niger , elytris 

 coeruleis , thorace abdom'misqne segmentis 2 — 5 riißs , palpis 

 pedibusque nigris, basi mesoslernoque piceis. Long. 3 hn. 



Erichs. Gen. et Spec. Staphyl. 660. 22. 

 Habilat in India orienlali, Mus. Dom. Hope (Er.). 



62. Palaminus Erichs. 



Gen. et Spec. Staphyl. p. 681. 



287. Pa laminus ceylanensis: Test accus, parcius 

 lange pubescens , abdomine brunneo , thorace fortiter trans- 

 terso, basin versus Icciter anguslalo , elytris hoc duplo lon- 

 gioribus. Long. 1 '/, — l'/^Iin. 



Corpus nilidum, albido-pubcscens pilosumque, antennis 

 pedibusque pallide flavis. Anlennae capile thoraceque paulo 

 breviores , Icnues. Caput Ihoracc vix lalius, leviter Iransver- 

 sum, forliler piinclalum. Thorax colcopteris paiilo anguslior, 

 laliludine antica dimidio fere brrvior, basin versus anguslalus, 

 angulis Omnibus apice rolundatis, antcrioribus subrectis, po- 

 slcrioribus ohltisis, panllulum convexus, parcius fortiler pun- 

 clalu,s. Eiyira Ihorace duplo iongiora , crebrc fortiter pun- 

 clala. Abdomen scgiiientis 2—5 conferlim fortiter imbricato- 

 granulalis, (i — 7 parcius punclalis. 



Habilat in insula Ceylan. 



288. Palaminus indims: Rufo-lestaceus, parcius 

 lange pubescens, abdunine futco , thorace leoiler transcerso. 



