Mr. H. E. Andrewes on Oriental Carabidse. 15 



basal fovea) large, rather shallow, surface moderately and 

 fairy closely punctate, very closely over the basal foveae, . 

 smooth on middle of disk (except along median line), pubes- 

 cence evident and rather long. 



Elytra (7'5 mm. long) ovate, convex, border rounded at 

 shoulder, sinuate near apex, punctulate-striate, surface 

 closely but not very finely punctate (as in C. submarginatus, 

 Cliaud.), more closely at sides, covered with a fairly long 

 yellowish pubescence, apical area broadly testaceous, as in 

 C. inopsy Chaud., but more widely along suture, and not 

 quite so far forwards along margin, with a less jagged edge 

 where the colours meet. 



Ventral surface finely punctate, the pubescence shorter and 

 less evident than on upper surface, prosternum smooth 

 between coxa3, process bordered and pilose at apex, metepi- 

 sfcerna elongate. Upper surface of tarsi sparsely punctate 

 and minutely setose, dilated joints (<£) rather narrow. 



Closely allied to C.fraterculus, Maindr., of which Mr. Guy 

 Babault has kindly sent me a typical specimen for examina- 

 tion. The form of the prothorax is almost identical, though 

 in G. laotinus the hind angles are hardly acute, puncturation 

 closer and finer, smooth discal area much smaller (in C./ra- 

 terculus it extends almost to the front angles), elytra rather 

 more finely punctate, the yellow apical area extending further 

 forwards at sides. 



Laos ; many examples taken at various localities in the 

 Provinces of Luang Prabang and Haut Mekong, 1915-18 

 (7?. Vitalis de Salvaza). 



The type is in the British Museum. 



Cldcmius comans, <J ? . 



Lmgth 1P5-13-0 mm. ; width 4-25-5*0 mm. 



Black ; head and prothorax metallic green, latter sometimes 

 copper-red on disk, elytra seneous black ; legs, first three joints 

 of anteunge (rest fuscous), palpi, border of prothorax and 

 elytra, epipleuraB of elytra, and apex of ventral surface 

 generally testaceous, but sometimes quite dark red. 



Head (2*25 mm. wide) convex, shiny, minutely punctate, 

 with a few larger punctures on front and near eyes, frontal 

 fovea} small but deep, eyes prominent, joints 2 and 3 of an- 

 tennas moderately pilose, joint 3 = 4, palpi slender, labrura 

 truncate. 



Prothorax transverse (3*50 x 2*75 mm.), convex on disk, 

 flatter towards base, truncate at extremities, sides moderately 

 rounded, not sinuate before hind angles, not much wider 



