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ated in front, narrowed at the base and has the ant, angles strongly- 

 rounded off. The last joint of both the maxillary and labial palpi 

 is cylindric and truncated at the apex, in the maxill. it is shorter 

 than in the labial ones, in the latter somewhat narrowed at the base 

 and slightly inflated at the middle, both appear slightly compress- 

 ed at the apex. The elytra are strongly rounded at the apex. The 

 insect has a very strong smell, somewhat like musk, about it. 



49. Chlosnius maleolens. N. 



C. capite. thorace scutelloque obscure cupreo-viridi-glaucescen- 

 tibus. elytris obscurioribus, pubescentibus, maculis 2 subapicalibus 

 flavis ornatis, subtus piceus, pedibus testaceis, ore antennisque 

 brunneis, mandibulis limboque castaneis ; capite ad clypei maTgi- 

 nem post, profundis 2-foveolato punctulato, occipite leviter trans- 

 versim ruguloso ; antennis art 3° quarto subaequali vel paulo bre- 

 viore ; menti dente apice leviter sinuato ; thorace subquadrato, la- 

 teribus leviter rotundatis, profundius punctulato atque levissime 

 transversim rugoloso, ad basin 2-impresso, parce piloso ; elytris 

 densius pubescentibus, striatis, in interstitiis 3-8 utrinque ante api- 

 cem macula suborbiculari flava ornatis ; long. corp. 6 J lin. 



Specimen singulum m. prope Colombo cepi. 



Also a handsome and rare species, smelling strongly and disa- 

 greeably of creosote. Head thorax and scutellum are of a dull 

 bluish green color with copper reflexions on the back, the elytra 

 are of a blackish green, pubescent and adorned with 2 yellow spots 

 between the middle and apex, this is of an irregular, rounded out- 

 line and stretches from the middle of the 3rd interstice across to the 

 8 stria. The 4th joint of the maxill palpi is subcylindric, that of 

 the labial ones larger, plump and rather triangular. Tooth of the 

 mentum not bifid but truncated and merely slightly sinuated at the 

 apex. The elytra are narrowed at the apex. 



50. Harpalus fOphonusJ senilis, N. 



H. oblongo-ovatus, subdepressus,punctato-rugosus,griseo-pubes- 

 cens, supra seneus, subtus piceus, ore pectoreque dilutioribus, pe- 

 dibus testaceis, antennis basi palpisque apice flavis ; capite robusto 

 antice rotundato, postice parum angustato, thorace vix angustiore; 



