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on the subject, There is no doubt that many more species 

 exist in this Island and that indeed, as in the case of the Sta- 

 phylinidae, they will eventually be found to be quite as 

 abundantly represented within the tropics as without. 

 Nothing but their smallness has hitherto prevented their 

 discovery. 



53. Bembidium opulentum. N. 



B. oblongum, subconvexum, nebuloso-seneuin purpureo-micans, elytris 

 apice sordide testaceis, subtus nigro-piceum, pedibus antennarumque 

 basi testaceis, ore brunneo; long. corp. If — 2 lin. 



Capite inter oculos 2-sulcato, oculis magnis prominulis, labro fortiter 

 transverso, brevi, integro, mandibulis porrectis, antennis art. 2° sequentibns 

 parum breviore; thorace transversim cordato antice posticeque truncato, 

 hand emarginato, depresso, margine basique elevato, medio capite parum 

 latiore, apicem versus modice — , basin versus fortius abrupteque angustato, 

 angulis basal ibus fortiter truncatis profundeque foveolatis, linea longitud. 

 media abbreviata diviso ; elytris ovatis humeris obsoletis, profunde striate 

 punctatis, punctis apicem versus obsoletis, ante et infra medium utrinque 

 foveolatis, apice lunula magna sordide testacea. Mas latet. 



Prope Negombo in ripis Maha-Oyas, rluvii, specimina nonnulla cepi. 



The insect is of bronze color a purple reflect appearing on 

 the back in irregular patches as the light may fall upon it. 

 The palpi and the base of the antennae are of yellowish color, 

 the apex of the 3rd joint of the maxill. palpi, however, as 

 well as that of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th antennal joint is brown of 

 which cobr is also the remaining part of the antennas. The 

 2nd antennal joint is the shortest, the 3d and 4th are rather 

 longer than the following. The mandibles are rather straight 

 and porrected. The sides of the thorax are almost angular 

 and furnished with a setigerous puncture at the broadest 

 part, that is just before the middle. There are seven distinct 

 rows of punctures on either elytron and an accessory one 

 along the side of the scutellum, the rows decreasing in length 

 towards the margin and the punctures in depth towards the 



