58 Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. [no. kew series. 
Cum prsecedente sed rarius et per occasionem nocte ad lumen 
cepi. 
The shape of the body is quite that of the former but the insect 
is larger. The head is less distinctly punctured than in the former 
and there is an additional impression in the middle of the forehead. 
The thorax is also less deeply punctured, but the divisional furrow 
is more so than in tRe preceding species. The anterior tibiae appear 
somewhat less deeply notched. There is nothing else to add to the 
description that has not been pointed out already. 
47. Heteroglossa himaculata. N. *- 
H. subcastanea, thorace capiteque rufo-testaceis, elytris medio 
maculis 2 flavis pictis, pedibus abdominisque apice testaceis j long, 
corp. 5J lin. 
Ubi prsecedentes infrequentissime legi. 
Head, with the exception of the forehead, deeply punctured, with 
2 impressions in front of the eyes, anterior angles of labrum round- 
ed. Thorax densely and deeply punctured, with elytra thinly pu- 
bescent. The latter with a round yellow spot at the middle of each. 
48. Chlanius princeps. iV. 
C. aureo-viridis, scutello cupreo, elytris nigro-viridibus ad basin 
et infra marginem viridibus, sutura nigra, subtus piceus, coxis tro- 
chanteribusque 4 ant. dilutioribus, femoribus trochanteribusque 2 
post, testaceis, tibiis tarsisque obscurioribus, ore antennisque brun- 
neis, labro, mandibulis limboque castaneis; capite obsolete ruguloso, 
punctulato ; antennis art. quarti prope longitudine ; menti dente 
forti laciniis apice rotundatis ; thorace ovato-quadrato, latitudine 
parum longiore, angulis ant. subrectis, post, rotundatis, basi forti- 
ter 2-impresso, punctato ; scutello canaliculato ; elytris striatis, in 
striis punctatis, ad strias, prsesertim apicem versus, tenuiter 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 compara- 
tively great breath. The clypeus is impressed with 2 setigerous 
pits near the ant. corners. The labrum is transverse, slightly sinu 
