Ceylon Cohoptera, Sfc. 



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antice posticeque truncato, non emarginato, basi quadrato, foveis basal- 

 ibus lineaque longit. media fere obsoletis, linea basali latitud. tarn en dis- 

 tincta ; eljtris ovatis juxta suturam utrinque 2-striatis, stria externa basi 

 apiceque abbreviata, ante et infra medium puncto obsolete impressis, 

 ante apicem macula orbiculari rufo-flava apiceque sordide obsoleteque 

 testaceis, hie semilunariter et infra marginem stria profunda impressis. 



Variat colore dilutiore. 



In prov. occid. rarum, 



This and the two remaining species are allied amongst each 

 other, and probably belong to the subg. Lopha. However, 

 I am less sure of this with regard to the present species than 

 with regard to the two following. 



The head is pointed in front, and the labrum, an unusual 

 occurrence, deeply notched, two deep furrows run from the 

 clypeus straight across the forehead to the vertex, and from 

 their base other smaller ones radiate towards the eyes. J oints 

 2-5 of the antenna?, which, in almost all cases, are of une- 

 qual length, are not so in the present ; the first two or three 

 joints are yellowish, the rest are brown. Joint 3 of the max. 

 palpi is dark, the remaining ones and the labial palpi yellowish. 

 The elytra are impressed with two stria? on either side of the 

 suture, the remaining ones are just traceable. The one next 

 to the suture goes straight down to the apex, where it falls 

 in with a deep inframarginal furrow ; the 2nd is as usual, 

 abbreviated. The apex is impressed with the semicircular 

 figure, and there are two punctures on either side. 



62. Bembidium ornatum. N. 



B. ovatum, subconvexum, brunneum, elytris maculis 4 flavis, pedibus, 

 antennis palpisque pallide testaceis, long. corp. 1 lin. 



Prcecedenti simile, prastercolorem facillime tamen distinguendum 

 corpore graciliore, fronte utrinque 2 -sulcata, labro integro, eljtris infra 

 humeros et infra marginem utrinque macula orbiculari flava, punctis 

 nullis. 



Variat colore obscuriore et dilutiore et saepius apice sordide testaceo. 

 In prov. occid. commune. 



