No. 9.— 1856-8.] new ceylon coleoptera. 



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elytra are of the same greenish copper colour but darker ; they 

 are impressed with longitudinal lines, which are bordered on 

 each side by a row of minute hairs. They as well as the 

 abdomen have yellowish margins. 



2. CHLiENIUS REGULOSUS. N. 



C. subconvexus, subglabratus, thorace occipiteque rugulosis cupreis, 

 elytris nigro-viridibus, pedibus elytrorum limbo lunulisque apicalibus 

 flavis, subtus piceus, abdomine apice margineque flavis. Long. corp. 

 6* lin. 



Caput fronte 2-impressum snbtilissime longitudinaliter rugulosnm. 

 Menti dens laciniis extus rotundatis. Thorax ovatus basi quadratus 

 lateribus valde deflexus, postice obsolete 2-impressus, parce punctatus, 

 subtiliter transversim rugulosus. Elytra striata, staiis apicem versus per 

 paria coeunsibus, ad strias, pilosa, apice utrinque lunula flava signata. 

 Pectus abdomenque picea, hoc, segmentis 2 ultimis, prsecedento dimido 

 margineque flavis. 



Specimen unicum f . ubi prseeedentem cepi. 



The head finely longitudinal, the thorax transversely 

 rugose; the latter with rounded and deflexed sides The 

 mandibles are of deep brown, the palpi and antennas of 

 yellowish colour darkened towards the tip. The lobes of the 

 mentum tooth are externally rounded. The elytra are marked 

 by two subapical spots of yellowish colour and semilunar 

 shape (the back of the lunulas being turned towards the 

 suture). The striss verge near the apex by twos into each 

 other. The abdomen is distinguished by having a yellow 

 margin and apex. 



3. SCARITES MINOR. N. 



S. elongatus, niger, nitidus, subtus nigro piceus, pedibus piceis, tarsis, 

 antennis palpisque castaneis. Long corp. 5 lin. lat. 1£ lin. 



Caput subquadratuin, ante oculos 2-impressum. pone oculos irregular, 

 iter sulcatulum. Mandibulae validse inter medium et basin fortiter 

 dilatatse, obtuse dentatae, dextera dente obtuso subapicali, supra sub- 

 tusque longitudinaliter sulcata?. Antennae art. 1° sequentium trium-, 

 2° tertii prope longitudine. Thorax oblongo-quadratus, angulis anteri- 

 oribus obtusis, posterioribus oblique truncatis. Elytra thoracis capitis, 

 que prope longitudine, striata, ante medium ad striain 2m uni- 

 apicem versus ad striain 3 m 2-punctata, punctis piliferis, basi granulata, 



