Mr. H. E. Andrewes on Oriental Carabidic. i:J.'). 



Male. — Bursa small and shorty rcserabliiif^ that of Uncinaria 

 ill form of lateral lobes and in arraugmeut of lateral and 

 ventral rays. Dorsal lobe shorter than lateral lobes. 

 Main trunk of dorsal ray short and stout, dividing a little 

 behind origiu of externo-dorsal rays into two branches, 

 each of which is again divided at its tip. The inner of these 

 terminal divisions is grooved. Genital cone much broader 

 than long, apparently without appendages. Spicules 7-8 

 mm. long, filiform and barbed. 



Female, — Tail about 034^ mm. long and bluntly pointed. 

 Vulva a transverse slit with prominent lips, at 3*6-4 mm., 

 or about one-fifth of body-length, from posterior end. 

 Vagina short, with feebly-muscular ovejectors running 

 anteriorly and posteriorly. Uterine branches divergent. 

 Eggs in vagina measure 0"076-0'082x O'Oio-OOS mm. 



XXXIX. — Papers on Oriental Carabidae. — IX. 

 By H. E. Andrewes. 



Descriptions of some further new Species of the 

 Genus Crlmnius. 



Chlcenius himalayicus, sp. n. 



Length I6-0-19-0 mm.; width 5'75-7-0 mm. 



Black, underside shiny and iridescent ; labrum yellow, 

 liead metallic green with disk purple, prothorax metallic 

 green at sides, chiefly in front; joints 1-3 of antennae, palj)i 

 at base, and legs testaceous, palpi towards apex and tarsi 

 brown ; each elytron with yellow epipleurse and three yellow 

 spots, the first small, covering shoulder and extending in- 

 wards to stria 4, the second larger, a little before middle, 

 joined to first along interval 9 and margin, tapering inwards 

 and extending to stria 3, the third small, near apex, covering 

 intervals 4-8. 



Head small, convex, finely rugose, but nearly smooth in 

 middle, vertex coarsely punctate at sides, some finer punc- 

 tures on front, eyes rather flat, labrum truncate, palpi short, 

 hardly dilated at extremity, antennse thick, joint 3 elongate, 

 3-11 compressed and slightly sulcate at sides. Prothorax 

 slightly convex, a third as wide again as head, and barely 

 wider than long, more contracted in front than behind and 

 widest behind middle, extremities truncate, sides with narrow 

 reflexed border, gently rounded in front, more strongly 

 behind, front angles close to neck, hind angles strongly 

 rounded; median line just visible on disk, other impressions 

 obsolete, surface densely, coarsely, and conflucntly punctate, 



