182 Mr. J. Nietner on new Ceylon Coleoptera. 



linea longitud. media diviso, cum elytris anguste marginatis ; his 

 profunde striatis. 



Specimina nonnulla mens. Nov. et Decemb. prope Colombo nocte 

 ad lumen cepi. 



Very pretty insects, apparently closely allied to the African 

 genus Bradyhcenus, Dej., from which, however, they differ in the 

 structure of the ligula and in other minor points. They are 

 quite of the shape of a Harpalus, and I have no doubt that their 

 habits are those of the latter. Joints 4-11 of the antennae have 

 very much the appearance of grains of rice strung together. 

 The metallic green colour with which the insect is adorned on the 

 back is very rich ; on the elytra it forms a pattern of two triangles 

 with their tips downwards, that of the upper one being immersed 

 in the base of the lower one, and the apex of the latter bemg 

 divided ; these triangles are flanked on either side by a broad 

 longitudinal belt of yellowish colour. The margin is again 

 o-reen, with the exception of the apex, which is occupied by the 

 yellovvish belt. The thorax is green in the centre and yellowish 

 along the sides. The head is more or less brownish green, 

 light"er in the middle ; the mouth is brown. 



68. Zophium pubescens, N. 

 Z. rufo-testaceum, oculls nigris, occipite nigrescente, elytris pubes- 



centibus fuscis maculis 2 subhumeralibus, et 1 apicah commuui 



testaceis ornatis. Long. corp. 3f hn. 



Anteiinis art. 1° capitis vix longitudiue ; labro integro ; palpis art. 

 ultimo trigone ; menti dente magno, obtuso, profunde canaliculato ; 

 thorace elongato-cordato, capitis latitudine, duple longiore, medio 

 leviter longitudinaliter depresso ; elytris subtilissime dense pubes- 

 centibus, obsolete striato-impressis, humeris obsoletis. 



Specimina nonnulla in prov. occid. nocte ad lumen cepi. 



This description does not quite agree with Lacordaire's 

 diagnosis of the genus Zophium ; the labrum and the tooth of the 

 mentum are not what they ought to be according to this author. 

 However, Schmidt-Goebel, in his ' Col. Birm.,' has already de- 

 parted from Lacordaire's formula by describing six species of 

 Zophium with an entire mentum-tooth, which, according to the 

 former author, would make them Pohjstichi rather. The fact 

 is that this part of the labium appears to be variable. In all 

 other respects the insect agrees with Lacordaire's description of 



the genus. , • • ^ • i ji 



The labrum is entire ; the first antennal joint is hardly as 

 long as the head, slightly curved, and increasing in thickness 

 towards the tip ; the second joint is very small and rounded, 

 the rest are subequal, filiform ; the tooth of the mentum is very 



