CARABIDAE PROM BURMA 337 



Ophoniscus, nov. gen. 



Gen. Ophono proxime afFmis. Differt: (1) capite breviori, oculis 

 valde prominentibus, sutura frontali subtili utrinque angulata 

 et usque ad oculi marginem extensa, (2) capite thoracisque disco 

 laevissimis; (3) mentum sinu edentato, fundo recte truncate. 

 Supra capite lateribus thoraceque antice sparsim punctatis hoc 

 basi toto late punctate, elytris crebre sed discrete punctatis et 

 brevissime pubescentibus, interstitiis 3.*'' 5.*° et 7.™° versus apicem 

 poris plus minusve numerosis seriatis. Ligula sat angusta apice 

 truncata libera, paraglossis baud longioribus. Palpi art. apicali 

 gracile fusiformi apice gradatim acuminato ; labialibus art. penul- 

 timo plurisetoso. Tarsi supra pilosi; postici graciles art. 1.™° elon- 

 gate; 4 antici, ^, articulis 1-4 sat elongate- cordatis, plantis 

 biseriato squamulatis. 



It is probable that some of the Ophoni of the Mediterranean 

 region belong to this, or a nearly-allied genus. The punctuation 

 is strong and separate as in Ophonus and not minute and sub- 

 rugose as in Arthrosticius (Bates) which genus is distinguished 

 from Hypolithus only by the absence of tooth in the emargination 

 of the mentum. 



168. Ophoniscus iridulus, n. sp. 



Oblongus lateribus parallelis, fuscescenti- niger, nitidus, elytris 

 subiridescentibus, tenuiter pubescentibus, palpis an tennis et pe- 

 dibus rufotestaceis. Caput ante oculos abbreviatum, lateribus 

 sparsim sat grosse punctatum. Thorax quadratus minus trans- 

 versus, ante medium (latitudine elytris aequali) leviter rotun- 

 datus, deinde usque ad basin gradatim paullo angustatus, angulis 

 posticis fere rectis (ad apicem rotundatis) margine laterali rufe- 

 scenti; disco late laevi polite, antice et marginibus sparsim basi 

 densius punctatus. Elytra profunde striata, interstitiis sat dense 

 (versus basin paullo magis discrete) punctulatis, 3.^° 5.*° et 7.*"° 

 seriate -punctatis; apice sat profunde sinuata. — Long. 9-10 

 millim. </■ 9 . 



Karin Asciuii Ghecù 1400-1500 m. : Palon (Pegu). 



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