IV. Entomological Papers, being descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera with such observations on their habits, etc., as appear in any way interesting. By John Nietner, Colombo, Ceylon.
No II.
[N. B. In No. I. species 1 to be cancelled, being synonymous with Chlanius
nitiduus. Dej.
Spec. 2. ditto : syn. Caranihophilus. Wieden.]
Trib. LEBIIDAE.
Anchista. n. g. N.
Corpus depressum, ovatum. Mentum dente magno obtuso, lobis paruin breviore, his extus rotundatis, apice acuminatis. Palpi ro- busti, maxillares art. ultimo magno ovato, apice obtuso, labiales art. ultimo valde securiformi. Ligula cornea apice obtuse acuminata, labri marginem anteriorem attingens. (^Paraglossse mihi non dis- sectse.) Labrum transversim quadratum. Mandibulae simplices apice arcuatoe et acuminata;. Antennee robustse art. 1® mediocri, 2^ brevi, 3^ quarto paulo longiore, 4-10 subaequalibus, 11 penul- timo parum longiore. Thorax longitudine latior, angulis anticis rotundatis, medio obsolete angulatus, basi &ngustatus, angulis rec- tis. Elytra apice quadrate truncata. Fedes robusti tarsis art 4^ profunde bilobo, unguibus fortiter pectinatis.
12. Ancliista modesta. N.
A. brunneo-testacea, elytris (maculis 2 obsoletis subhumeralibus exceptis) obscurioribus abdomine piceo. Long. corp. 4 lin.
Caput fronte medio leviter uni-impressa. Thorax linea media longitudinali divisus. Elytra apicem versus parum dilatata, stri- ato-punctata, ad stiiam 2™ punctis 2 majoribus subapicalibus, cum thorace marginata.
Prope Colombo nocte ad lumen cepi.
The characteristics of this new genus are those of the g. Calleida (between >Yhich and Cymindis I place it) excepting the ligula which
