430 Ml'. J. Nietner on new Ceylon Coleoptera. 



subsequalibus ; palpis art. ultimo subelliptico truucato, labialibus 

 elongatis ; tborace breviter trausversim cordato, antice posticeque 

 truucato, longitudiue sesqui latiore, depresso, lateribus basique ele- 

 vato, hie leviter bifoveolato, angulis basalibus subrectis leviter rotun- 

 datis, liuea med. longitud. diviso, subtiliter trausversim ruguloso ; 

 elytris ovatis, leviter dilatatis, thorace duple fere latioribus, striatis, in 

 regioiie basali in stria 3% ad et infra medium in stria 2^ puncto im- 

 pressis, in regione media utrinque depressis, ante apieem leviter au- 

 gustatis et siruiatis, apice levissime trausversim truncatis, angulo 

 iuterno in spinam producto ; pedibus tibiis fortiter tarsisque 4 pos- 

 ticis dorso modice costatis. 



In campis silvisque prov. occid. et in montibus prov. central, usque 

 alt. 4000 ped. sub vegetab. per occasionem copiose legi. 



This insect frequents localities of a very different nature : I 

 have taken it in great abundance in the Negonibo district^ in 

 hot, sandy fields, under heaps of weeds, &c. ; but I have also 

 taken it on the banks of the Colombo Lake, and in the damp 

 forests of Pusilawa, 4000 feet above the sea, under fallen trees ; 

 its favourite haunt, however, appears to be the former descrip- 

 tion of locality. It would appear to be very distinct from the 

 E. ci/anipennis, described by Schniidt-Goebel in his ' Col. Birm.,' 

 in thorax, sculpture of apical part, and position of punctures of 

 elytra, costated 4 posterior tarsi, &c. On the other hand, the 

 curious depression of the elytra, which has much the appearance 

 of being accidental, is the same (it occurs also in my genus 

 Anchista). I am not quite satisfied with the description of the 

 ligula and tarsi as given by Schmidt- Goebel. The former I 

 should call " truncated at the apex, anterior angles strongly 

 rounded-ofl"." In the insect before me it is certainly not rounded 

 in the middle ; if anything, it is rather the contrary. The 

 tarsi I should describe thus : — " Joints 1-4 of the two anterior 

 male tarsi dilated ; joint I nearly as long as the two following 

 together, subcylindric ; joint 2 nearly as long again as the fol- 

 lowing, elongate-trigonate; joint 3 subtrigonate ; joint 4 (in all 

 tarsi) bilobed; joints 1-3 furnished below with two series of 

 lamellatcd papilhe fenced in by bristles ; joint 4 densely penicil- 

 lated ; claws simple." 



I take this opportunity to add a general remark. The author 

 above quoted, at the end of the description of his E. cyanipennis, 

 quotes a passage from Helfer^s 'Burmese Journal,' im])lying 

 "that the species lived exclusively upon trees, and that must of 

 the Carabida^ of that country had the same habit." The latter part 

 of this observation I feel inclined to look upon as a rasii and 

 unjustifiable assertion on the part of Heifer. There can be littU; 

 doubt (and the above is an additicmal example) that the Carab'uUc 

 of this island have much resemblance to those of Burmah ; still 



