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Hab. : Wakayama. 



I received a few specimens of this small species from Kii last 

 June, dug from an old stump. It comes near M. annosus, from which 

 its size, dark femora, and greater length of antenniB in the male will 

 separate it. 



LiMONIUS ATKICOLOR. 

 Ater, pedihus concolorihus, opacus, albo-pilosus,pr'otJioracequamlatitudo 

 sua longiore, confertim piinctato ; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis sub- 

 tiliter rugoso-punctatis. Long. 4 lin. 



Hab.: Kii. 



Smaller, narrower, and much less convex than L. vittatus, the only 

 other species of the genus I know from Japan. 



Athous ^eosus. 

 Ciipreo-ceneus, pedihus rufis, nitidus, griseo-piibescens, capite tJioraceque 

 fortius et crehrius 'punctatis, hoc angtdis posticis productis divaricatis ; elytris 

 distincte sed subtiliter striaiis, interstitiis subtiliter punctatis. 



Long. 4f lin. 

 Hab. : Kii, taken last May, off birch. 



There is no other species allied to this in Japan. I do not know 

 A. subcyaneus, Mots., but, from the description, that species has the 

 striae deeply punctate, as well as other differences. 



COETMBITES MUNDTTLUS. 



Piceo-ceneiis, anteiinis pedibusque rufo-piceis, nitidus, sparse griseo- 

 pubescens; thorace sparse punctato ; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis 

 subtiliter punctatis, marginibus externis rufescentibus. Long. 3^ — 3f lin. 

 Hab. : Kii and Tamato, not rare in spring. 



About the size of C. pueriJis, but narrower, less convex, more 

 shining, and more finely punctured. The first joint of the antennae 

 is red, the next three red at the base, the remainder pitchy. 



Ageiotes sepes. 



Elongatus, niger, antennis fuscis, articulo pinmo, secundo et tertio pedi- 

 busque rufis, parum nitidus, pube brunneo-fulva vestitus ; capite thoraceque 

 confer^tim punctatis ; elytris striatis, subtiliter punctatis. Long. 4:\ lin. 



Hab. : Kawachi. 



Amongst Japanese species nearest to A. exulntus, from which its 

 larger size and wholly red legs will at once distinguish it. 



Ageiotes seeicans. 



Sub-elongatus, niger, antennis piceis, pedibus hj^unneis, nitidus, pube 

 sericeo-brunnea dense vestitus; elytris brunneis, striatis, piceo-punctatis, 

 interstitiis subtiliter rugosis. Long. 3f — 4j lin. 



Hab. : Awomori Bay, many specimens (Mr. Moor). 



More robust than A. sej^es, and seems to vary much in size. 



Putney : September 12th, 1879. 



