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Meioderus nitidus, sp. n. 



L. c. -}| lin. = I'oO mm. — Elongato-ovatus, valde couvexus, nitidissimus, 

 piloram expei's, miimtissime et regulariter punctatus, nigro-piceus, pronoto laete 

 rufescenti ; pronoto parvo, laete rul'escenti, antice ovaliter rotundato, reflexo et late 

 pellucido, miniitissime et remoto punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidissimis, linea 

 basali obsoleta, margins basali sinuata, angulis parum obtusis ; clijtris longis, piceo- 

 nigris, postice atteuuatis, pronoto latiorilnis et plus quam duplo longioribus, ante 

 media latissimis, remote et valde regulariter punctatis, interstitiis glabris, niti- 

 dissimis, stria suturali indistincta, lateribus marginatis, apice fere integro ; pj'gidio 

 piceo, vix exserto ; podibus atque antennis sat lougis, liete flavis. 



Body elongate-ovate, very convex and very shining, without hair, very minutely and 

 regularly punctured, nigro-piceous, with the thorax rufescent. 



Head small, flavescent ; eyes very small, dusky ; antenu;? moderate, bright yellow. 



Thorax small, brightly rufescent, ovally rounded, reflexed, and broadly pellucid in 

 front, very minutely and remotely punctured, with the interstices smooth and 

 very shining, basal line obsolete, basal margin sinuated, with the angles rather 

 obtuse. 



Scutellum rather broad and large, rounded. 



Elytra nigro-piceous, long, attenuated posteriorly, broader and more than twice 

 longer than the thorax, widest before the middle, remotely and very regularly 

 punctured, with the interstices smooth and very shining, sutural stria in- 

 distinct, sides margined, apex almost entire. 



Abdomen piceous, pygidium scarcely exposed. 



Legs rather long, bright yellow. 



Under parts dark castaueous, metasternum very deeply and regularly punctured. 



Habitat, Asia. Found in Japan by Mr. Lewis. 



MEIZODERUS, Gen. nov. Pl. II., C. 



Corpus suboblongum, latum, valde couvexum, pilosum. 



Caput magnum, latum, sub pronoto totum occultum ; parte gulari convexa ; ore 



magno, prominenti ; oculis magnis, valde prominentibus. 

 Antenna (PI. II., C, fig. 7) decem-articulatas, 1 longo, pyriformi, recurvato ; 2 magno. 



pyriformi, primo parum breviori ; 3 parvo, sat gracili ; 4 minuto, tertio triplo 



breviori : 5 et 6 quarto similibus ; 7 magno, antice dilatato, subtriangulari ; 



8-10 magnis, gradatim incrassatis, clavam foliatam formantibus, apice truncato. 

 Palpi maxillares (PI. II., G, fig. 5, w) breves, robusti, 4-articulati, 1 exiguo; 2 magno, 



incrassato, ad apicem oblique truncato ; 3 perbrevi, transverse ; 4 permagno, 



secundo multum longiori atque crassiori, leviter incurvato, apice obtuso. 

 Palpi labiales (PI. II., C, fig. 6, m) magni, turgide incrassati, 3-articuiati, 1 exiguo ; 



2 perbrevi, latissime cyathiformi ; 3 permagno, subquadrato, ad apicem setis 



brevibus iustructo. 

 Labrum (PI. II., C, fig. 8) sat breve, ad basim latissimum, antice profunde emargina- 



tum et utrinque valde rotundatum, setis brevibus instructum. 

 Mandihida (PI. II., C, fig. 4) breves, robustse, costa dorsali firmatse, atque ad aciem 



obtuse serratse. Stipes sat magnus, transversus. 

 Maxilla (PI. II., C, fig. 5) unilobatie, lobo magno, robusto, fortiter recurvato, longe 



et aeutissime uucinnato, atque dentibus longis acutissimis armato. Stipes 



perparvus. 

 Mentum (PI. II., C, fig. G, j^ angustum, suboblongum, simples. 

 Labium (PI. II., C, fig. 6, li mento parum brevius, suboblongum, antice latissimum 



et leviter rotundatum. 

 Lingua (PI. II., C, fig. 6, 1) parva, subconica, apice bifido. 



