Mr. H. E. Andrewes on Oriental Carabide. 289 
(3°5 x 5°75) moderately convex, border of base bisinuate, 
forming with side-border at shoulder a very sharp angle, 
sides slightly widened behind and moderately sinuate at 
apex; strize deep, impunctate, scutellary striole elongate, as 
deep as the striz, intervals a little convex, 3-5 rather wider 
than the others, 3-5-7 seriately punctate, along strize 2-5-7 
respectively, the punctures small but clearly marked, rather 
larger on 3, about 15 on each interval, 9 with a similar series 
along stria 8, widely interrupted in middle, an uninterrupted 
row of small punctures along marginal] channel ; surface 
moderately shiny, finely, irregularly, but quite clearly 
punctate throughout. Under surface smooth. 
Larger and a little longer than D. amewna, Dej., legs and 
antenne darker, head aud prothorax with hardly any trace 
of metallic green. The prothorax with more rounded hind 
angles, the base more densely and confluently punctate ; 
the elytra with deeper strie, a longer scutellary striole, 
seriate punctures larger, general puncturation much more 
evident. 
Tonkin : Kwang Choo Wan (i. Vitalis de Salvaza). The 
type is in the British Museum. 
Dioryche sericea, sp. n. 
Length 7°5-8°5 mm.; width 2°50-2°75 mm. 
Upper surface dark bronze, with a sericeous lustre, 
especially on elytra, underside black ; joints 1-2 of antenne, 
base and apex of palpi, and sometimes tibize dark red. 
Head convex (1°8 mm. wide), eyes not prominent, clypeus 
only slightly emarginate in front, the suture very fine, 
surface smooth and polished, with only vestiges of minute 
puncturation at sides. Prothorawz transverse (1°6 x 2°3 mm.), 
moderately convex, widest just before middle, base truncate, 
with sides a little oblique, apex slightly emarginate, sides 
finely bordered and evenly rounded, but contracted a little 
more in front than behind, a seta at apical third, hind angles 
obtuse, but very little rounded ; median line faint, basal 
foveee deep, surface smooth with some minute scattered 
punctures, a little more evident along front, base densely 
punctate, the punctures of varying sizes. Elytra (2°9x 
4°5 mm.) convex, elongate, sides finely bordered, nearly 
parallel, distinctly sinuate near apex ; stria comparatively 
deep, scutellary striole reduced to a vestige, adjoining stria 2, 
intervals rather convex, 2 narrower than the others, 5 de- 
pressed on outer side near apex, 3-5-7 seriately punctate, 
the punctures mostly adjoining strize 2-5-7 respectively (but 
