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JOURNAL R. A. S. (CEYLON). 



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VI. Symphyus, n. g. N. 

 Fain, CARABiDiE. 

 Trib. Feronidje. 



Corpus robustum oblongo-ovatum, subdepressum. Caput mediocre 

 postice haud angustaturn, oculis mediocribus* sat prominulis, globosis. 

 Mentuni semicirculare profunde emarginatuin, dente forti spiniformi, 

 lobis haud breviore, ligulae cannato (bine n. g. Symphyus), profunde 

 excavato. Ligula subcoriacea inverte trigona, dorso elevato, paraglossia 

 magnis connatis, earn sat longe superantibus, apice cylindricis. Palpi 

 art. 4° ovato, apice truncato ; maxillares art. 3° elongate Labrum 

 parvum profunde angulate emarginatum. Mandibulaa validissimse,. 

 subtrigonee, porrectse, una 1-, altera 2-dentata. Antennas filiformes,, 

 humeros paruni superantibus, art. 1<> mediocri, 2° parvo, 3° sequent! 

 paulo minore, 4-11 subaequalibus, 5-11 depressis. Thorax subquadrato- 

 cordatus lateribus rotundatus, basi angustatus, quadratus, angulis pos- 

 ticis leviter oblique truncatis. Elytra ovata, parallela, apice rotundata. 

 et leviter utrinque sinuata. Pedes mediocres, tibiis ant. leviter dilatatis, 

 profunde emarginatis ; intermed. f ortiter spinosis ; tarsi art. 1° cylindrico- 

 trigono, 2-3 trigonis, 4° obcordato, unguiculis simplicibus. (Mas latet)« 



50. Symphyus unicolor. N. 



S . niger, nitidus, glaber, pedibus oreque piceis, long. corp. 8| lin. lat. 

 3 lin. 



Capite inter antennas 2-foveolato, mandibulis sulcatis ; thorace antice 

 baud, postice vix emarginato, hie 2-impresso, linea longitud. media 

 diviso, ad marginem posteriorem longitud. — , dorso subtiliter transversim 

 ruguloso ; scutello leviter excavato ; elytris striatis, in striis punctatis, 

 interstitiis vix elevatis, cum thorace anguste marginatis. 



Specimen singulum f . prope Colombo mens. Deeembr. nocte ad lumen 

 cepi. 



This description is made from a single female individual, 

 but I have little doubt that the insect belongs to the numer- 

 ous tribe to which I have referred it ; in which it ought perhaps 

 to be placed near Eccoptogenius Chaud. I am, however, not 

 sure whether the shape of its ligula does not entitle it to a place 

 amongst the Anchonoderidce. I may add to the above des- 

 cription that the accessory stria of the elytra is present, but 

 that the puncture usually found upon the third interstice is 

 wanting. The general appearance of the insect presents no- 

 thing whatever particular. However, upon further inspection 



