Mr. H. E. AndrcwGS on Oriental Carabid-M. 341 



sparsely punctate, but nearly smootli alon<^ median line; 

 prosternal process bi-inipressed, but hardly l)ordered at apex, 

 whicli is pilose, metepisterna distinctly longer than wide, not 

 sulcate, upper surface of tarsi sparsely pilose. 



I cannot place this species satisfactorily in Chaudoir^s 

 table, but it cannot be very far from C. dimidiatuSj Chaud., 

 from Persia and Palestine, which shows, though in a much 

 less degree, the same minute surface-puncturation. The new 

 species has longer antennae and more prominent eyes, the 

 prothorax wider, with more rounded sides and hind angles, 

 elytra much darker, with intervals more distinctly convex, 

 especially towards apex. 



Burma: Tharrawaddy (G. Q. Corbett), 1 ex., S- My 

 collection. 



Chlanius inasoni, sp. n. 



Length 13-0-14-0 mm. ; width 4-75-5-0 mm. 



Black, moderately shiny, head and prothorax dark blue, 

 antennae, palpi, and tarsi piceous. 



Head small, convex, closely and finely punctate, some 

 larger punctures and longitudinal stride near eyes, labrum 

 and clypeus smooth, the former truncate, foveee obsolete, 

 palpi and antennse slender, joint 3 of latter sparsely pilose, 

 considerably longer than 4. Prothorax rather flat, quadrate, 

 a third as wide again as head, very little wider than long, a 

 little more contracted in front than behind, both extremities 

 a little emarginate, sides gently rounded, nearly straight 

 behind, hind angles right but rounded; median line slight, 

 fovese deep, linear, not quite reaching base, surface finely 

 but sparsely punctate, finely strigose along base. Elytra 

 oval, moderately convex, a third as wide again as prothorax, 

 and about two-thirds as long again as wide, border forming 

 a sharp angle at shoulder ; strise rather deep and very finely 

 punctate, intervals convex, with a row of fine punctures 

 along sides of each, surface otherwise smooth, but shortly 

 and inconspicuously pilose. Surface beneath glabrous and 

 very nearly smooth, prosternal process bordered at apex, 

 metepisterna rather wider than long, slightly punctate, tarsi 

 glabrous on upper surface. 



Most nearly allied to C. apoUo, m., but I will compare it 

 with the better-known C. quadricolor, Oliv. A little smaller, 

 narrower, and much darker in colour. Head very finely 

 punctate, eyes flatter ; prothorax duller, less contracted in 

 front, puncturation finer, hind angles more rounded ; elytra 

 more contracted towards base, intervals more convex, the 

 rows of punctures and the pubescence a little less obvious ; 

 underside glabrous and nearly smooth, metepisterna slightly 



