206 Mr. H. W. Bates on Geodephagous 



of what is seen in D. hrevice.ps and D. crassipaJpis of Japan. 

 Many species, including D. piceus, have the peculiar row of 

 punctures on the seventh interstice, near the sixth stria, which 

 is a reliable sign of affinity. 



Dromius steno, 



D. longicipiti (Dej.) quoad formam similis. JEnescenti-fuseus sub- 

 rufescens ; antennis, partibus oris pedibusque melleo-flavis ; capite 

 elongato, oculis parum prominentibus, fronte et occipite (medio 

 verticis leevi escepto) longitudinaliter strigosis ; thorace anguste 

 cordato, lateribus perparum sinuatis, anguste explanato-reflexis, 

 augulis posticis obtusis, dorso transversim strigoso ; elytris elon- 

 gatis ab humeris valde augustis usque ad apicem gradatim leviter 

 dilatatis, apice recte obtuse truncatis, striis omnibus integris sat 

 acute iuseulptis, iuterstitiis mediocriter convexis, tertio et septimo 

 seriatim setifero-punctatis. 



Long. millim. 



Nuwara Eliya, near the lake. 



Allied to D. longiceps. Palpi with acuminated terminal 

 joints. Claws with about four strong denticulations. The 

 eyes are more prominent than in D. longiceps^ the thorax 

 similar in shape, but with more distinct hind angles, which 

 form with the base nearly a rectangle, obtuse at the apex ; 

 the elytra have rather strongly incised stride, which are scarce 

 perceptibly punctulated. 



Blechrus xmitliopus. 



Minutus, depressus, fusco- vel nigro-aeneus, vix nilidus ; antennis pal- 

 pis et femoribus piceo-fuscis, tibiis tarsisque pallide flavis ; capite 

 quam in B. gJahrato majore, planato, alutacco ; thorace fere sicut 

 in B. glahrato cordato, basi rotundato-lobato, angulis exstantibus, 

 acutis ; elytris alutaceis, baud profuude striatis. 



Long. 21 millim. 



Colombo. One example. 



The legs are coloured and the elytra striated as in B. strigi- 

 collis ; the whole upper surface is subopaque, silky-shining, 

 and very finely alutaceous, the thorax less so than the head 

 and elytra. 



Apristus subtransparens. 

 Apristus subtransparens, Motscbtdsky, Bull. Mosc. 1861, i. p. 104. 



Hadley and Dikoya, running on banks in the mid-day 

 sun. 



Agrees very well with Motschulsky's description, except 

 that the surface is much more silky than his phrase '^ vix 



