244 Mr. J. Nietner on new Ceylon Coleoptera. 



Of the general appearance of the two preceding species. The 

 head finely longitudinally, the thorax transversely rugose ; the 

 latter with rounded and deflexed sides. The mandibles are of a 

 deep brown; the palpi and antennse of a yellowish colour, darkened 

 towards the tip. The lobes of the mentum tooth are externally 

 rounded. The elytra are marked by two subapical spots of 

 yellowish colour and semilunar shape (the back of the lunules 

 being turned towards the suture). The striae verge near the 

 apex by twos into each other. The abdomen is distinguished 

 by having a yellow margin and apex. 



Tribe Scaritid^. 



6. Scarites minor, N. 



(S. elongatus, niger, nitidus, subtus nigro-piceus, pedibus pieeis, 

 tarsis, antennis, palpisque castaiieis. Long. corp. 5 liu., lat. l^liu. 



Caput subquadratum, ante oculos 2-impressum, pone irregulariter 

 sulcatulum. Mentum rugosum, medio costatum, lateribus utrinque 

 profunda uni-sulcatum, lobis obtusis, dente forti, lobis paulo breviore. 

 Maxillae validfe, breves, apice extus leviter arcuatse et excavatee, 

 subacuminatse. Mandibulse validse, inter medium et basin fortiter 

 dilatatse, obtuse dentatae, dextera dente obtuso subapicali, supra snb- 

 tusque longitudinaliter suleatse. Antennae art. 1" sequentium trium, 

 2° tertii prope longitudine. Thorax oblongo-quadratus, angulis 

 anterioribus obtusis, posterioribus oblique truncatis, anguste mar- 

 ginatus. Elytra thoracis capitisque prope longitudine, striata, ante 

 medium ad striani 2"^ uni-, apiceni versus ad striam 3™ 2-punctata, 

 punctis piliferis, basi granulata, angulis oblique truncatis, anguste 

 marginata. Pedes anteriores tibiis apice extus o-dentatis, dentibus 

 2 ultimis parvis, omnes tarsis subtus leviter excavatis. 



In prov. occid. arenis humidis sub vegetabilibus putrescentibus 

 speeimina nonnulla legi. 



Scarce. But little distinguished excepting by its size, for which 

 reason a lengthened description becomes necessary. The head 

 is subquadrate in front, with two deep longitudinal impressions 

 behind the eyes, finely sulcated. The labrum is of the usual 

 shape ; the eyes are not very prominent. The antennae are of 

 about the same length as the head ; the first joint is about as 

 long as the three following together; the second, which is gene- 

 rally longer than the third, is in this case of the same length ; 

 joints 1-4 are naked, 5-1 1 pilose, increasing gradually towards 

 the tip in size and thickness, taking at the same time a sub- 

 quadrate and depressed shape. The mandibles are strong, much 

 dilated, and dentated from before the middle to the base, the 

 right one having an additional subapical tooth. The maxillse also 

 are strong, but slightly bent at the apex, where they are also 

 slightly excavated. The labial palpi have the last joint longer 



