OLOPHRUM NICHOLSONI, N.S. 139 



Ai^terygida japonica, Borm. — Now in Anecliura. 



Apteryqida loiir/ipygi = Forficula utikudo, Burr. 



Cheltdura diminuta. — Unrecognisable larva ; perhaps F. mikado. 



Labidttrodes mgritua. — Certainly not a Lahiditrodes ; probably Spongiphorid. 



Labidurodes fonuosaniis. — Probably a Cbelisocbid. 



Anisolabis pullipes. — A BoreUia ; J unknown. 



Anisolabis fallax. — Perhaps a var. of A. nuiryinalig, Dohrn. 



Anisolabis piceusf. — Probably identical with above. 



Labidurodes okinaicaensis. — Probably a var. of L. formosanus. 



Lahiditrodes singularis. — Probably a Spongiphorid. 



For/icula ruficeps. — Apparently a good species ; new name required. 



Apterygida aeris. — Generic position unknown ; j unknown. 



Apterygida jlavocapitata. — Perhaps a Timomevus. 



Apterygida frtH//(a((/. — Apparently an Ancchnra or Allodahlia. 



Mesolabia. — A genus founded on a single ? cannot stand. 



Mesolabia niitakaensis. — Generic position doubtful; <? unknown. 



Labia Jiavoguttata. — g unknown ; true affinities doubtful. 



Diplatys flavicoUis. — Apparently a good species allied to D. literata, Burr. 



„ P. . ■ I — Apparently an Opisthocosmiid ; perhaps = £pflrc/ms. 



Olophrum nicholsoni, n.s., a species of Coleoptera new to Science. 



By HORACE DONISTHOEPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



Shining, reddish testaceous, occasionally darker, with elytra red. Depressed, 

 and somewhat parallel-sided. Head triangular, red, with two black spots or 

 blotches in front of ocelli, finely and distinctly, but variably, punctured ; antennae 

 testaceous, slightly thickened at first joint, apex elongate, third longer than second, 

 4-10 not transverse, 11 about twice as long as 10, joints 7-9 being the shortest. 

 Palpi long, darker than antennse, the second joint being the longest, last joint 

 pointed, about twice as long as third. Thorax transverse, 1^ times as broad as 

 long, slightly more narrowed in front than behind, posterior angles rounded, finely 

 and distinctly punctured, with a bare oblong spot on disc. Elytra parallel-sided, 

 2^ times as long as thorax, finely and distinctly, but diffusely, punctured, the 

 punctures arranged more or less in rows. Punctures on scutellum variable. Hind 

 body alutaceous, with a few very fine scattered punctures. Legs testaceous. 

 Underside testaceous, metathorax smooth and almost impunetate, abdomen 

 alutaceous, reflexed margin of elytra finely punctured. Length 4mm.-4-5mm. 

 This species comes in the group with the posterior angles of the thorax rounded, 

 and is nearest to 0. fuscum, Grav. From the latter it may at once be known by 

 its finer, more distinct, but diffuse punctuation. The antennre are narrower, the 

 third joint is slightly longer, joints 7-10 are a little shorter, so that the antennte 

 are about the same length in both species. The maxillary palpi are longer, second 

 joint longer and more parallel sided, the apical joint being blunter, since in O.fitscum 

 it is broadest at its base, whereas in this species it is broadest in the middle. The 

 thorax is less transverse, and is more narrowed in front, and the side margins are 

 less explanate. The bare patch on disc is more oval and more encroached on by 

 the punctures. The reflexed margins of the elytra are more finely punctured than 

 in J'usciuiL, and the scattered punctures on the ventral surface of the abdomen are 

 much less marked. The metasternum is smooth and almost impunetate, whereas 

 in fuscum it is punctured and wrinkled. It is a brighter, and more parallel-sided 

 species than either fuscum, Grav., or piceum, Gyll. The latter species is a larger, 

 broader, and more convex insect; it is much more strongly punctured, and has 

 much stouter antennae and palpi. 



As it was evident that this insect was new to us, I sent it to 

 Capt. Claire Deville, who has returned it to me, and written that it is 

 new to science. He possesses most of the known species. Moreover, 

 I have compared it with all the species in Dr. Sharp's collection at the 

 British Museum. It also does not agree with anything described in 

 Herr G. Luzo's excellent " Revision of the pala?arctic species of the 

 genus Olnp/irinii " {Verh. d. k. k. zool.-bot. Gesell. in Wien., 1905, 

 pp. 33-47). 



