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and reflexed, gently rounded in front and nearly straight 

 beliind_, hind angles obtuse but ver}^ little rounded ; median 

 line fine^ foveae fairly deep, elongate, curving outwards at 

 extremities, surface closely but not very coarsely punctate, 

 less closely along sides, densely and conHuently along middle 

 of base, more coarsely near hind angles. Elytra convex, 

 ovatCj a little more than half as wide again as prothorax, 

 and as much longer than wide, widest at apical third, border 

 rounded at shoulder ; striate-punctate, the striae only mode- 

 rately deep, the punctures larger near base, striole fairly 

 long, intervals flat, surface densely and finely punctate, a 

 little more coarsely near apex^ testaceous spot at apical 

 third, covering intervals 4-8, more or less rounded, an in- 

 dentation on interval 5 behind. Underside minutely and 

 sparsely setose, sterna moderately punctate, venter with 

 some fine punctures and striae at sides, prosternal process 

 bordered^ metepisterna longer than wide, outwardly sulcate, 

 upper surface of tarsi minutely setose. 



Not far from C. bmiaculatus ^Dej., hut "with black legs and 

 sides of prothorax blue. Head wider, prothorax much more 

 densely punctate, elytra more convex^ more dilated behind, 

 the testaceous spot rounder, proepisterna distinctly punctate. 



China: Yunnansen, 2150 metres, 1 ex., ^. I am in- 

 debted for this specimen to Mr. Rene Oberthiir, who has 

 other examples in his collection. 



Chlanius ocellatuSj sp. n. 



Length 13'0 mm. ; width 5'4 mm. 



Blue-black, iridescent beneath, moderately shiny, head 

 and, to a very slight extent, prothorax metallic-green ; 

 joints 1-3 of antennae (rest piceous), legs, and a round spot 

 a little before apical third of elytra, covering intervals 4-7, 

 testaceous ; palpi and tarsi brown. The whole upper sur- 

 face covered by a short, grey, and fairly visible pubescence. 



Head small, convex, finely punctate, clypeus quite and 

 middle of front nearly smooth, labrum truncate, eyes rather 

 prominent, palpi short and slender, antennae rather short, 

 joint 3 glabous, hardly longer than 4. Prothoraoo mode- 

 rately convex, hardly more contracted at apex than base, 

 not quite half as wide again as head, and barely a third as 

 wide again as long, extremities truncate, sides evenly 

 rounded, hind angles obtuse and rounded, though quite dis- 

 tinct ; median line short but clear, foveae rather deep, 

 surface moderately and rather closely punctate, some \ery 

 small punctures between the larger ones. Elytra mode- 

 rately convex, ovate, wide, quite half as uide again as 

 prothorax, and as much longer than wide, slioulders well- 



