292 Mr. II. E. Andrewes on Oriental Carabicho. 



Kt'ij to the Species. 



1 (()). Elytra with at least intervals 1-4 narrow 



and convex near npex, the seriate |iiinc- 

 tures moderate or small, form rather 

 elon-rate. 



2 (3). Scutellary striole deep and elongate, surface 



of elytra very clearly punctate vielannuijes, sp. ii. 



3 (2). Scutellary striole short or obsolescent, 



elytra ver}' liuely and incou'^pieuously 

 punctate. 



4 (5V Scutellary striole obsolescent, «eriate punc- 



tures of moderate size, elytra highly 



sericeous, legs and antennnc dark scricea, sp. n. 



T) (^4). Scutellary striole short but clearly marked, 



seriate punctures very small, elytra dull 



but hardly sericeous, legs and antennae 



testaceous anucna, Dej. 



G (1). Elytra with intervals flat to apex, the 



seriate punctures very large, form short 



and broad. 



7 (8). Elytra very clearly punctate, of a bright 



brassy colour, logs dark clara, sp. n. 



8 (7). Elytra iinely and inconspicuously punctate, [Bates. 



of dull cupreous colour, legs testaceous . indochinensitf 



Genus Miscelus. 

 Miscelus carinatus, sp. n, 



Lengtli 11-14 mm.; width 3-1- mm. 



Black, shiny ; antennae, l)uccal organs, tarsi, and ventral 

 surface occasionally ])iceous. 



Head (2*3 ram. wide) convex, flat in front, neck liglitly 

 constricted at some distance from eyes, which (for the genus) 

 are moderately prominent ; genre gradually contracted behind ; 

 clypcus deeply emarginate ; frontal fove;e shallow, faintly 

 strigose : a small impression on middle of front, snrface 

 smooth. Prothorax convex, cordate, as long as wide (3"0 mm.), 

 base bisinuate, bordered, apex widely emarginate, front angles 

 not much rounded, sides with narrow reflexed border, gently 

 rounded in front, sinuate near hind angles, which are reflexed 

 and sharjily rectangular ; median line deep, almost foveate 

 behind, but, as a rule, stopping short of the basal margin ; 

 hind transverse impression deeiJ ; basal fovcjc rather slight, 

 elongate, near the angles ; snrface [)ractically smooth, with 

 some almost imperceptible transverse striation and some 

 very sparse minute punctures. Elytra (4'0x8 mm.) 

 convex at sides only, nearly parallel, shoulders Mell marked, 

 sides with a fine reflexed border, slightly sinuate at basal 

 third ; strise fine, impunctate, faintly crcuulato at sides, odd 



