406 Mr. H. E. Andrewes on Oriental Carabidee. 
remainder, apical patch small, extending a little forwards 
on intervals 3-5 and 7-9. to the points where intervals 
4 and 8 terminate, the marginal channel and in some speci- 
mens also interval 15 (and even 14) testaceous. 
Beneath, the sterna, episterna, and base of venter are 
sparsely punctate, a setiferous pore on each side of last three 
ventral segments ; front tarsi ¢ with joint 1 moderately 
dilated, as long as 2-4 together, joint 2 slightly dilated. 
In general appearance strikingly like O. maculosus, Chaud. 
Head less rugose, more conspicuously punctate, the punc- 
tures less confluent; prothorax very obviously punctate and 
much less roughly coriaceous (in O. maculosus the punctures 
hardly show except along front margin), the green patch 
larger, the testaceous colour at base and sides separated 
(or almost so); elytra rather more strongly rounded behind 
shoulder, the minute puncturation of intervals much less 
evident, strize rather deeper and more strongly punctate, 
front and middle patches not interrupted on interval 13. 
Kumaon: W. Almora, 1 ex., Ranikhet, 4 ex. (H. G. 
Champion). Mr. Champion has presented the type-speci- 
men to the British Museum. 
Omophron gemma, sp. 0. 
Length 3°75-4:0 mm. 
Upper surface dark metallic green, shiny; clypeus and 
labrum dark red, a spot on middle of front, side-margins of 
prothorax and elytra (latter with irregular inner edge), 
palpi, antennz (darker at base), and legs testaceous ; under 
surface more or less piceous, venter lighter. 
Head transverse, rather flat, moderately and not very 
closely punctate, sparsely on front, clypeus smooth, bisetose, 
strongly bordered in front, arcuate behind, subocular ridge 
extending beyond buccal fissure, surface between it and eye 
coarsely punctate ; joint 1 of antenne unisetose, joints 3-4 
glabrous on outer margin. 
Prothorax convex, strongly transverse, base bisinuate on 
each side, front angles very acute, hind angles only slightly 
acute, sides gradually coutracted from base to apex, the 
general contour hardly broken at point where they join 
elytra, margins narrowly explanate and nearly smooth, 
general surface moderately punctate, a little more sparsely 
on disk, testaceous border narrow, but widening towards 
apex. 
Elytra very convex, as wide as long (2°6 mm.), moderately 
rounded behind shoulders and ev enly rounded to apex ; strize 
