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brunneis, labro, mandibulis limboque castaneis; capite obsolete 

 ruguloso, punctulato ; antennis art. 3° quarti prope longitudine ; 

 menti deute forti laciuiis apice rotundatis ; tlioraee ovato-quadrato, 

 latitudine paruin longiore, angulis ant. subrectis, post, rotundatis, 

 basi fortiter 2-impresso, punctato ; scutello canaliculato ; elytris 

 striatis, in striis punctatis, ad strias, prsesertiin apicem versus, 

 termiter pilosis ; long. corp. 8 lin., lat. 3 lin. 



Specimen singulum f. prope Colombo sub-lapidibus cepi. 



A very handsome species, distinguished by its size and com- 

 paratively great breadth. The clypeus is impressed with 2 setigerous 

 pits near the ant. corners. The labrum is transverse, slightly 

 situated in front, narrowed at the base and has the ant. angles 

 strongly rounded off. The last joint of both the maxillary and 

 labial palpi is cylindric and truncated at the apex, in the maxill. 

 it is shorter than in the labial ones, in the latter somewhat narrow- 

 ed at the base and slightly inflated at the middle, both appear 

 slightly compressed at the apex. The elytra are strongly rounded 

 at the apex. The insect has a very strong smell, somewhat like 

 musk, about it. 



52. Chloenius maleolens. N", 



C. capite, thorace scutelloque obscure cupreo-viridi-glaucescen- 

 tibus, elytris obscurioribus, pubescentibus, maculis 2 subapicalibus 

 flavis ornatis, subtus piceus, pedibus testaceis, ore antennisque 

 brunneis, mandibulis limboque castaneis ; capite ad clypei margi- 

 nem post, profundius 2 foveolato, punctulato, occipite leviter trans- 

 versim ruguloso ; antennis art. 3° quarto subsequali vel paulo bre- 

 viore ; menti dente apice leviter sinuato ; thorace subquadrato, 

 lateribus leviter rotundatis, profundius punctulato atque levissime 

 transversim rugologo, ad basin 2-impresso, parce piloso; elytris 

 densius pubescentibus, striatis, in interstitiis 3-8 utrinque ante 

 apicem macula suborbiculari flava ornatis ; long. corp. 6i lin. 



Specimen singulum m. prope Colombo cepi. 



Also a handsome and rare species, smelling strongly and disa- 

 greeably of creosote. Head, thorax and scutellum are of a dull 

 bluish green colour with a copper reflex from the back ; the elytra 



