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is at once recognised by its depressed and, in proportion to its 

 width, very long shape. The labrum, antennae and legs are so 

 much like those of the former that they need no further descrip- 

 tion. The bristle of the ligula appears simple. 



9. Clivina maculata. N. 



C. picea, elytris ferrugineis infra medium macula nigra indis- 

 tincte ornatis, pedibus intermed. et post, oreque brunneo-testaceis, 

 pedibus ant. antennisque obscurioribus. Long. corp. 2 lin. 



Caput oblonge quadratum, rugosum, costis 5 magis minusve in- 

 terrupts ad marginem anteriorem dentibus 4 productis munitum. 

 Palpi art. ultimo basi intus incrassato. Antenna?, art. 2-3 subee- 

 qualibus. Thorax subquadratus leviter rotundatus, Elytra striata 

 in striis profunde punctata. 



Ubi prgecedentes specimen singulum legi. 



As distinguished as the preceding two species. The palpi and 

 the mentum appear to me of a somewhat extraordinary form. The 

 last joint of the former is considerably more inflated at the 

 base than in any other Ceylon species that has hitherto come under 

 my notice, whilst the others are of a very curved appearance in 

 both the maxillary and labial palpi. The emargination of the 

 mentum would at first sight appear to be of a semi-lunar shape. 

 However, it is only the lower margin which has this form, the ob- 

 lique truncature which forms the emargination being such as to 

 give it that shape. The tooth is of the typical shape, but being 

 on a level with the lower margin, it stands at a small angle with 

 respect to the inclined plain formed by the rest of the truncature. 

 The apical angles of the lobes are somewhat pyramidal being formed 

 by 3 sides. I have not dissected the labium, therefore do not know 

 whether the remaining parts exhibit any peculiarities. The insect is 

 however, easily distinguished by its general facies, which is rather 

 like that of a Dyschirius^ from which genus, however, the mentum 

 alone is sufficient to separate it. I may as well remark here that, 

 although the Island is well supplied with Semites and Clivances, I 

 have hitherto not discovered a single Dyschirius, a genus so well 



