80 On Geodephagoufi Coleoptera from Ceylori. 



China and Japan. One of the varieties [S. transmutans) is 

 peculiar in wanting the subliumeral and sutural spots and in 

 the postei'ior discoidal spot being limited to two small separate 

 spots, one on the fifth and one on the seventh interstice. I 

 have seen this variety elsewhere only from Tranquebar. 

 This comes very close to S. smaragdulus, Fab., which differs 

 only in its bluer colour and somewhat more robust form. 



Ohs. The nearly-allied S. smaragdulus (Fab., Dej.) is also 

 found in Ceylon. Harpalus stolidus^ Walker (Ann. & Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. ser. 3, ii. p. 204), according to the type specimen, 

 belongs to this species. 



Stenolophus opacidus. 



S. smarac/dulo affiuis ; sed valde differt elytris minute punctulatis, 

 subopacis. 8at breviter oblongus ; palpis, auteniiis pedibusque 

 flavo-testaceis ; thorace lateribus arcuatis angulis posticis omnino 

 rotundatis, margine flavo-testaceo, foveis basalibus punctatis ; 

 elytris ( $ ) apice late et obtuse rotundatis vix sinuatis, valde 

 etriatis, interstitiis subconvexis minutissime punctulatis, subopacis ; 

 margine, sutura postiee maculaque parva subbasali apud inter- 

 stitium sextum, fulvis. 



Long. 6i Hn. $ . 



Nuwara Eliya. 



The terminal joints of the palpi taper to a point ; the 

 frontal fovefe are only moderately depressed ; the prosternum 

 has three bristles at its apex. 



Acupal^yus derogatus. 

 Acupalpus derogatus. Walker, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist, ser, 3, ii. p. 204. 

 Nuwara Eliya. 



One example, which I refer to this species on an examina- 

 tion of the type, the condition of which makes it difficult to 

 examine. It is evidently, however, an Acupalpus ; oblong, 

 narrow, shining black, the elytra with a slight bluish tinge ; 

 antennge, palpi, and legs pale testaceous ; tip and margins of 

 the elytra slightly rufous. 



Tachycellus lamprus. 



Harpalis metallicis baud dissimilis. Supra seuescenti-niger, elytris 

 cuprasceutibus, politis ; palpis, autenuis pedibusque rufis ; capito 

 robusto sutura inter frontem et epistoma, lineaque curvata 

 frontali, profunde insculptis ; thorace transverso-quadrato antice 

 rotundato-dilatato, angulis posticis rectis ; elytris profunde laevi- 

 striatis, interstitiis convexis, tertio post medium impunctato. 



Long. 8 millim. c? ? • 



Colombo. 



A large submetallic species resembling somewhat in form 



