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182 Mr. H. E. Andrewes’ Notes on Synonymy 
fairly evenly punctate. Llylra very gently rounded, almost parallel, 
shoulders well marked, a shallow depression at a third from base, 
puncturation moderate, fairly close, and evenly disposed. 
Bates (Lc. supra) has pointed out the differences between 
this species and S. flesus F., but the apical border is not 
light in colour, as in that species, but dull red, and extends 
from the apex only a short distance forwards along the sides. 
S. cinctella Chaud., as mentioned by Bates, is a much smaller 
insect; the puncturation is rather similar, but the surface 
is more shiny, and the apex of the elytra is much lighter 
in colour. 
I have only seen examples from the Fea collection, two 
of which (including the type) are in my collection, another 
one being in the British Museum. 
Chlaenius fastigatus, sp. n. Length 10°5-11°5 mm. 
Width 4:0-4°5 mm. 
Chlaenius frater {Bates (not Chaud. e), Ann. Mag. Nat. 
Hist. (5), xvii, 1886, 74. 
Black: head and prothorax metallic green, latter darker with 
coppery reflections, elytra with a faint aeneous tinge, joints 1-3 of 
antennae, palpi, apex of elytra, and legs flavous, side border of 
prothorax and elytra dark red. Prothorax sparsely, elytra more 
closely but very shortly pubescent. 
Head (1-90 mm. wide) convex, shiny, smooth, frontal impressions 
shallow, joints 3 and 4 of antennae equal, labrum truncate. Pro- 
thorax transverse (2:25 < 2-50 mm.), almost quadrate, convex and 
strongly declivous to front angles, extremities truncate, sides gently 
rounded, faintly sinuate close to base, front angles rounded, hind 
angles obtuse but well-marked; median line, transverse impres- 
sions, especially front one at its junction with median line, and 
basal foveae all deep, last named divergent towards apex; surface 
coarsely punctate at sides, in basal foveae, and along each side of 
median line, a smooth area on disk, which extends obliquely on 
each side to front angles. lytra (4:0 x 7-0 mm.) ovate, convex, 
very slightly widened behind, sinuate near apex, which is rather 
pointed, but with a re-entrant angle at suture, border rounded at 
shoulder, punctate-striate, intervals a little convex, closely and 
finely punctate, apical border fairly wide, with a jagged edge in 
front (as in C. frater, C. inops, etc.). Under-surface punctate and 
pubescent, much less so along middle of ventral surface; prosternal 
process unbordered, metepisterna quite half as long again as wide. 
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