176 (January, 
black ; following the curve of this margin in order towards the base, 
an interrupted black line, a narrow band of orange, a line of seven’ 
black spots, a second band of orange, a band of eight irregular black. 
dashes, a third band of orange, three black dashes, base orange. | 
Expanse, 2% inches. 
Habitat: South West Africa. 
Glasgow: November 18th, 1871. 
NOTES ON CARABIDZ, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES (No. 11). 
BY H. W. BATES, F.1.S8. 
Genus ADRIMUS (Dej. Cat.), nov. gen. 
Corpus oblongum, vie convexum; minus robustum. Caput ob- | 
ovatum, oculis magnis, modice prominulis, collo gradatim angustato. 
Antenne dimidium corporis viz superantes, ab articulo quarto dense: 
pubescentes. Mentum medio simpliciter dentatum. Palpi graciles, arti- 
culis duobus terminalibus equales, ultimo cylindrico-truncato. Thorax | 
elytris angustior, postice recte truncatus, ad basin utrinque late foveatus, 
Sovearum fundis striold impressis. Elytra apice sinuata, Sortiter striata, 
wridescentia, interstitio 3° unipunctato; striold scutellari nulla. Meta- 
sternum quam latitudo anterior vix longius, postice modice angustatum ; 
epimera brevissima, lata, postice recte truncata. Mesosternum intra 
coxas coneavum, canaliculatum. Pedes graciles, setulis rigidis instructi ; | 
tibiarum anticarum apices haud dilatate. Maris tarsorum anticorum 
articuli tres basales paullo dilatati, haud obliqui, angulis fortiter rotun- 
datis, plantis biseriatim squamosis. 
This is another genus allied to Loxandrus, Metoncidus and Stolonis. 
In form, some of them, having a narrow sub-cordate thorax, resemble 
Anchomeni ; but others, with the thorax not narrowed behind, are 
exceedingly like the smaller Zoxandri. The dilatation of the 3 fore 
tarsi resembles that of the Anchomeni, the first joint being elongate- 
triangular and the second and third ovate, not transverse cordate as in 
the Feroni@ ; the fourth is small and triangular. A very good generic 
distinction is presented by the metasternal epimera, which are very 
short and broad, with straight hind margins, quite unlike the same 
organs in the Loaandri, which are as long as broad, with regularly 
rounded hind margins, similar in fact to the epimera of Pecilus. This 
character is the only one which distinguishes the females of Adrimus ~ 
from those of Loxandrus. 
ADRIMUS MICRODERUS, 0. sp. 
Gracilis, niger, nitidus, iridescens, capite levi ; thorace capite paulo 
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