180 Mr. J. Nietner 07i new Ceijlon Coleoptera. 



are much scarcer. M. C. A. Dolirn of Stettin writes to me that 

 he has received another species from me (C. Cijpris, D.), which, 

 however, I do not recollect ; it would appear to be smaller than 

 either of the former, black, with white tips to the antenna. 



Tribe Feronid^. 



Symphyus, n. g., N. 



Corpus robustum, oblongo-ovatum, subdepressum. Caput mediocre 

 postice baud angustatum, oculis mediocribus, sat prominulis, globosis. 

 Mentum semicirculare, profuude emarginatum, dente forti spunformi, 

 lobis baud breviore, ligulse conuato (bine u. g. Sijmphyus), profuude 

 excavate. Ligula subcoriacea, inverte trigona, dorso elevato, para- 

 glossis magnis connatis, earn sat longe superantibus, apice cybndricis. 

 Palpi art. 4° ovato, apice truncate ; maxillares art. 3° elongate. La- 

 brum parvum, profunda angulate emarginatum. Mandibulse validis- 

 sima;, subtrigonee, porrectse, una 1-, altera 2-dentata. Antennae fih- 

 formes, bumeres parum superante, art. 1° mediocri, 2° parvo, 3° se- 

 quenti paulo minere, 4-1 1° subEequalibus, 5-1 1° depressis. Thorax 

 subquadrato-cordatus, lateribus rotundatus, basi angustatus, quadra- 

 tns, angulis posticis leviter obUque truncatis. Elytra ovata, parallela, 

 apice rotundata et leviter utrinque sinuata. Pedes mediocres, tibns 

 ant. leviter dilatatis, profuude emarginatis ; intermed. fortiter spi- 

 nosis ; tarsi art. 1° cylindrico-trigouo, 2° et 3° trigonis, 4° obcerdato, 

 uuguiculis simplicibus. (Mas latet.) 



66. Symphyus unicolor, N. 

 S. niger, nitidus, glaber, pedibus oreque piceis. Long. corp. 8i Hn. ; 



lat. 3 lin. 



Capite inter antennas 2-foveolato, mandibulis sulcatis ; tborace 

 antice baud, postice vix eniarginato, hie 2-impresso, linea longitud. 

 media diviso, ad marginem posteriorem longitud., dorse subtiliter 

 transversim rugulose ; scutello leviter excavato ; elytris striatis, in striis 

 punctatis, interstitiis vix elevatis, cum thorace anguste marginatis. 



Specimen singulum f. prope Colombo mens. Decembr. nocte ad 

 lumen cepi. 



This description is made after a single female individual ; but 

 I have little doubt that the insect belongs to the numerous tribe 

 to which I have referred it, in which it ought perhaps to be 

 placed near Eccoptogenius, Chaud. I am, however, not sure 

 whether the shape of its ligula does not entitle it to a place 

 amongst the AnchonodericUe.^ I may add to the above descrip- 

 tion, that the accessory stria of the elytra is prcseiit, but that 

 the puncture usually found upon the 3rd interstice is wanting. 

 The general appearance of the insect ]n-esents nothing whatever 

 particular ; however, upon further ins})ection, the dcei)ly notcbed 

 labrum and the strong, porrected mandibles are very striking. 

 The labium appears to me of extraordinary construction: the 



