292 Mr. 11. E. Andrewes on Oriental Carabidsd. 



Omophronini. 



Omophron rotundatum, Chaud. 



This species was described by Chaudoir from Mesopotamia 

 and the Transcaueasian Provinces of Russia. In the col- 

 lection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, there are two 

 examples (both very defective) which I refer to this species, 

 one labelled "Gluetta, Baluchistan {Webb-Ware) ," the other 

 ' ; Mussoorie, W. Himalayas, c. 7000 ft." In both the green 

 patch on the prothorax continues nearly to the side margin, 

 the colour, however, merging into brown,, lighter in the 

 Quetta, darker in the Mussoorie example. In the former 

 there is a small, rather faint fuscous spot at the middle of 

 the base of the elytra; in both examples the sides of the 

 median green patch on the elytra are quite dissociated from 

 the central part, and form separate rounded spots ; the hind 

 patch is of the same width as in the type-form, but longer. 



Omophron bicolor, sp. n. 



Length 3-75-4-0 mm. ; width 2*75-30 mm. 



Black ; upperside blue-green ; labrum, clypeus, middle of 

 front, antennas, palpi, legs, ventral surface, and a broad 

 border on prothorax and elytra, together with epipleune,. 

 testaceous. 



Head moderately convex, flat in front, shiny, moderately 

 and sparsely punctate, the testaceous colour on clypeus and 

 front not cmite reaching level of hind margin of eyes. 



Prothorax strongly transverse, moderately convex, base 

 projecting backwards in middle and bisinuate at sides, 

 emarginate in front ; front angles acute, porrect, contiguous 

 to eyes, hind angles about right, side margin reflexed but 

 continuing with hardly any break the contour of elytra; 

 median line just visible, surface shiny, moderately and 

 uniformly punctate, smooth near margin, testaceous border 

 covering on each side in front one-fourth of width of front 

 margin, but contracting to half the width at base. 



Elytra rather flat for the genus, not much dilated below 

 shoulder, widest at a fourth from base ; striate-puuetate, 

 the punctures evanescent towards apex, striae 1-12 and 15 

 clearly marked, only traces of 13 and 14 visible, intervals 

 smooth ; the broad testaceous border reaches stria 9 at base, 

 contracts to stria 10 at a third from base, expands again to 



