Mr. II. R. Anclrewes on Oriental Carabidfe. 293 



stria 7 at a half, and contracts to stria 9 at two-thirds ; the 

 green colour, pointed at extremity, does not quite reach 

 apex, and the line of junction of the two colours is a little 

 jagged throughout. • 



Underside coarsely but sparsely punctate, ventral surface 

 smooth. 



Larger than 0. brettinghamce, Pasc, similar in outline, 

 but much less convex, a bluer green in colour, testaceous 

 border on both prothorax and elytra much wider, the line 

 where the colours meet on the elytra much less regular, 

 strise less evanescent towards apex. 



Dacca 1 ex., "India" 2 ex., all from coll. Bowring. 

 British Museum. 



Calcutta, Eden Gardens, 7.x i. 1911 (F. H. Gravely), 1 ex., 

 " at light. " Indian Museum. 



Omophron testuclo, sp. n. 



Length 7 , 0-7 , 5 mm. ; width 4*5-5*0 mm. 



Brown-black ; vertex and sides of head, a large spot on 

 prothorax, and elytra dark green; front, clypeus, labrum, 

 palpi, front and sides of prothorax, two irregular fascia? on 

 elytra, with margins, apex, and epipleurse, ventral surface 

 and legs testaceous-red. 



Head wide (2\25 mm.), front smooth, but with a little 

 transverse striation, finely striate near eyes, green area at 

 back coarsely shagreened, very coarsely, sometimes con- 

 fluently punctate, clypeal suture angular in middle. 



Prothorax strongly transverse (3'75 mm. wide), both 

 front and hind margins produced in middle, latter slightly 

 bisinuate on each side, median projection forming an obtuse 

 angle, former emarginate on each side behind eyes, all angles 

 acute, width gradually increasing from apex to base, sides 

 slightly rounded in front and faintly sinuate before hind 

 angles; surface coarsely shagreened, smoother at sides, lon- 

 gitudinally striate along base, middle of base flattened and 

 coarsely punctate, sparsely punctate along front margin, 

 median line tine but distinct, not reaching margins ; green 

 patch more or less rectangular, extending from middle of 

 base a little more than halfway towards both apex and sides, 

 margins ill defined. 



Elytra .shortly oval, shiny, with fifteen very finely punctate 

 stria3, of which only 1 and 15 actually reach apex, 2, 3, 7, 8, 

 and 11 terminating long before it, intervals convex, minutely 



