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, the 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, which 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 

 CE. pcsderinus : 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. CEdichirus 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 Slaphylinidce. The case would be differ- 

 ent if the object of the description were a Homalota or the like. 



