70 Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. [no. 1, new series, 
It differs, however from the former materially in the following 
three points, viz., the wings, tho sculpture of the wing-covers and 
the last antennal joint. The fact that this species has wings would 
render an alteration in Erichson's diagnosis of the genus necessary, 
it being characterized therein as apterous. The elytra are not so 
much contracted and rounded at the base, and, being longer than 
the thorax, have therefore a]more oblong, subquadrated appearance. 
As in the above typical species they are however, rounded at the 
sides and broadest a little below the middle. They are about twice 
as broad at the base as the adjoining part of the thorax and in their 
largest part, rather more than a third broader than the greatest 
breadth of the thorax. The third point in which the two species differ 
is the last joint of the antennae, whith in this case is strongly trun- 
cated at the tip and slightly excavated. They are further distinguish- 
ed by the distribution of the colors; my species being of a dark yel- 
lowish red, thorax lighter, head, elytra and three last abdominal seg- 
ments black, elytra with 2 reddish spots at the apex, legs yellowish, 
at the apex of the femora and base of the tibiae blackish, the mouth 
is brown, the maxill. palpi yellowish with the three first joints dark 
at the base, the antennae have the 6 basal joints dark excepting at 
the apex where they as well as the 5 remaining ones are yellowish. 
In all other points I find the insect entirely agrees with the typical 
(E. pcederinus : the palpi, legs and anal segment of the abdomen 
are of the same structure, the hairy vestiture is exactly the same 
in the different parts of the body of my species as it is in the cor- 
responding ones of Erichson's. 
It is perhaps wrong in me to describe an isolated species of this 
extensive and difficult family. However, the gen. CEdichinis is one 
so extraordinary that I am sure it will be noticed wherever the 
description of a new species of it may be found, be it by itself or 
amongst those of other Slaphylinidcc, The case would be differ- 
ent if the object of the description were a Homalota or the like. 
