200 [June, 1915. 



China (Lewis), one si^ecimen dilt'erin<? but little from the Japanese 

 type; Da-laen-saen, Ningpo (Commander Walker), three specimens, 

 two of them being of the elongate form, while the other departs but 

 little from the Japanese type ; Luhwang Island (Walker) one specimen ; 

 Tygosan Island, Chusan Archipelago (Walker), one specimen. These 

 localities are all near to one another and not far from Japan. I have 

 labelled the elongate form resembling G. sibiricus, var. chinensis, and 

 I suspect that it will ultimately prove to be a distinct species. 



2. — Gephelophorus sihiricus, Motsch. 



This species has the elytra unusually long in proportion to width 

 and pointed behind ; the pronotum is nearly straight in front and not 

 convex over the head ; the sinuation of the sides near the front angles 

 is not great, the grooves are narrow ; and the intervals are rather 

 coarsely granulate ; the alternate interstices of the elytra are strongly 

 raised. The aedeagus is not like that of Meghelophorus, but approaches 

 that of the Empleuri, the lateral lobes being rounded externally so 

 that their tips approximate beyond the extremity of the median lobe. 



The species is better known under the name of fenninis Gyll., 

 but as the prior /e/fwicMs of Paykull is understood to be a synonym of 

 E. rmhilus, the more modern name proposed by Motschoulsky lias 

 been adopted by Zaitzev, whom I follow. 



The species extends from East Siberia to Norway, and Motschoulsky 

 (Schrenk, Eeise, p. 104) considered his species to be distinct from 

 fennicKs Gryll., but I fail to establish any valid distinction between 

 specimens from Amurland and Norway. Though apparently a scarce 

 species in Scandinavia it seems to be abundant in East Siberia. 

 There is apparently no record for its occurrence in Europe south 

 of the Baltic. 



Meghelophorus, Kuw. 



This includes the largest forms of Helofliorini. The super-pleural 

 area is narrow and parallel, its limit not easy to define on the pleural 

 side ; the palpi are thick, and though the terminal joint of the 

 maxillary pair is stouter than in Helophorus it has not the regular shape 

 of the symmetric palp of AtractlieJojjliorns, etc. ; the labial palpi are 

 largely developed, their setosity very marked, and the flexible hairs on 

 other parts are also present ; on the hind tarsus of M. aqv.aticus there 

 is one on the 2nd joint inserted near the base, one on 3rd and 4th 

 joint, near apex, and one on 6th joint near middle ; but I do not find 



