174 Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. [no. £, new series, 



verse, smaller than the head, as broad again as long, it has two 

 strong lateral angles at the middle, each furnished with a strong 

 bristle, the anterior part has the sides rounded, the posterior 

 abruptly obliquely contracted, at the base it is cylindric. As a 

 specific distinction of the thorax I mention moreover, that in the 

 present species, it is impressed with two deep punctures before the 

 middle and that it is rugose at the case. The abdomen is slightly 

 peduncled. The scutellum is slightly excavated. The elytra are 

 oval, rather convex and impressed with rows of punctures. The 

 legs are simple and weak, apparently equal in both sexes. The 

 anterior tarsi are a little stouter than the rest, but not dilated nor 

 furnished with any additional clothing below, the anterior tibiae 

 are deeply notched. As to the color : the head and wing-covers 

 are black, the latter with the suture and margin of a light brown 

 and highly polished, the thorax is reddish and the legs are whitish. 

 The insect is very agile and ever ready to take to its wings. It is 

 of quite a peculiar appearance, imparted to it by its large eyes, 

 small curiously shaped thorax and rather plump elytra and abdo- 

 men. I may further mention that I have observed the 4th joint 

 of the maxillary palpi to collapse when the specimens become 

 quite dry, so as to give them a different, spoonlike, appearance apt 

 to mislead any one who has not examined fresh specimens. 



14. Harpalus advolans. N. 



H, seneus, clypeo, labro, antennis mandibulisque brunneis, his 

 apice nigris, subtus testaceus, lateribus obscurior, pedibus flavis, 

 tarsis geniculis spinulisque brunneis, ore testaceo. Long. corp. 

 4j— 5J lin. 



Caput laave. Mandibulae unidentatae. Palpi art. ultimo elon- 

 gato, apice truncato. Menti dens simplex, obtusus. Ligula apice 

 quadrate truncata, angulis acutis leviter productis, paraglossis in- 

 fiatis marginem anticum parum superantibus. Thorax longitudine 

 sesqui latior, dorso anticeque lsevis, basi rugoso-punctatus, 2-im- 

 pressus. Elytra striata, cum thorace anguste marginata, Variat 

 colore testaceo-senea. 



Nocte ad lumen, sed adhuc non usquam alibi, non infrequenter 

 cepi. 



