Mr. II. E. AiK.lrewes on Oriental Carabidge. 3.">7 



joint of labial palpi cJ ? strongly securiform, (^ with apex of 

 longer hide truncated and hollowed out eKteinally, ? not so 

 truncated, but strongly compressed (1 think that tlie form 

 of the palpi in this and allied species probably changes in 

 drying, and that in fresh specimens it might be very 

 different). Prothorax convex, much wider than head, nearly 

 circular, though a little wider than long, extremities trun- 

 cate, base rather wider than apex, sides strongly rounded, 

 without border, the explanate margin moderately reflexed 

 and increasing in width from apex to base, hind angles 

 obtuse and rounded, but quite distinct; median line fine, 

 fovese rather shallow and elongate, diverging- behind towards 

 the angles, the whole surface rather coarsely and confluenily 

 punctate and shortly pubescent. Elytra moderately convex, 

 elongate-ovate, a third as wide again as prothorax and two- 

 thirds as long again as wide, shoulders cut away, with a 

 rounded border ; striae moderately deep and finely punctate, 

 not reaching base, intervals convex, surface closely but not 

 very finely punctate, and shortly pubescent, testaceous spot 

 transverse, at about a third from apex, covering intervals 4-8, 

 the colour on 6 extending further both backwards and. for- 

 w^ards than on the other intervals. Underside glabrous, sterna 

 wdth few but rather coarse punctures, very coarse on sides of 

 metasternum, finer but sparse on sides of venter, prosternal 

 process strongly bordered, with only one or two minute setaj 

 visible on it, metepisterna very long, outwardly sulcate, upper 

 surface of tarsi minutely setose, protarsi J rather widely 

 dilated. 



Very close to C orbicoUis, Chaud., and with similar palpi, 

 but the prothorax is nearly black with blue side-margins 

 (not cupreous), joint 3 of antennae, tibiae, and tarsi black, 

 the elytral spot transverse and with more irregular outline. 

 Head similar, prothorax with more rounded sides, a little 

 more coarsely punctate, as are the elytra. 



There are 4 ex., (^ $ , in the British Museum. Three of 

 these came from the Bowring Collection, and are labelled 

 " China ■'^; in all probability they came from Hong Kong. 

 The fourth example was taken by Fortune in " N. China," 

 and may have come from Shanghai. 



Chlaenius exiliSy sp. n. 



Length 11*0 mm. ; width 3*9 mm. 



Blue-black, strongly iridescent beneath ; head and pro- 

 thorax dark metallic-green, side-margins of latter blue ; 

 joint 1 of antennae, femora, tibiae, and an apical spot on each 

 elytron testaceous, joints 2-3 of antennae and palpi brown, 

 rest of antennae fuscous. 



Ann. (0 Mag. iY. Hist. Ser. 9. VoL xi. 22 



