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'riionijr rather large, moderately but very closely ininctured, with tlie interstices 

 smooth and shining, anterior inar;,'in faintly concave in the middle, circularly 

 rounded at the sides and broadly margined, basal margin nearly straight, with 

 the angles acute. 



Sciitflluiii acutely triangular and minutely punctured. 



Elytra moderate, rather broader and nearly twice longer than the head and thorax, 

 widest before the middle, rugostly ))unctured, with the interstices minutely 

 and remotely punctured and very shining, sides very broadly margined, with 

 the margin retlexed, apex entire. 



Liujs moderate, bright yellow. 



/ 'nder purtfi castaneous, first ventral segment very deeply punctured, and the 

 epipleural folds of the elytra rufescent and very broad. 



Differs from A. hemisphericus in its much smaller size, prominent head, castaneous 

 and very brassy colour, and in the sculpture of the whole body. 



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



Aphanocephalus vitreus. 



.1. ritrens, Matthews, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1887, p. 114. 



L. c. \l lin. ^1"37 mm. — Omnino ovatus, valde convexus, nitidissimus, pro- 

 uoto minutissime, elytris profundius punctatus, nigrescens, macula magna, suffusa 

 Itete rufil in disco elytri utriusque notatus ; vapite valde promiuenti, rufescenti, 

 minute punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, epistomate valde dilatato ; oculis 

 parvis, valde promiuentibus ; pronoto magno, antice sat profunde excavato, minute 

 et remote punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, lateribus late marginatis, ovaliter 

 rotundatis, margine basali sinuata, angulis acutis ; diilris capite atque pronoto vix 

 latioribus, duplo lougioribus, ante media latissimis, remote et indistincte punctatis, 

 interstitiis perglabris, nitidissiniis, fere nigris, macula magna, suffusa, liT?te rufa, in 

 disco elytri utriusque notatis, lateribus late marginatis, 'apice ovato ; pygidio parum 

 exserto, rufescenti ; pedibus atque antennis ilavescentibus, clavis obscurioribus. 



Bodji perfectly ovate, very convex, exceedingly shining, minutely punctured on the 



thorax, and more deeply on the elytra, almost black, with a large suffused 



bright red spot on the disc of each elytron. 

 Head very prominent, rufescent, minutel}' punctured, with the interstices smooth 



and shining, epistoma much dilated ; eyes small and very prominent ; 



antennre flavescent. 

 Thorax large, rather deeply excavated in front, minutely and remotely punctured, 



with the interstices smooth and very shining, sides ovally rounded, strongly 



margined and narrowlj' rufescent, basal margin sinuated, with the angles 



acute. 

 Scutelliim large, triangular, impunctate and shining. 

 Elytra scarcely broader, but twice longer than tlie head and thorax, widest before 



middle, remotely and indistinctly punctured, with the interstices smooth and 



very shining, nearly black, with a large suffused bright red spot on the disc of 



each elytron, sides broadly margined, apex ovate. 

 Abdomen with the jiygidium slightly exposed, rufescent. 

 Lcfis moderate, 3'ellow. 

 Uiidi-r j^art.i rufo-testaceous. 

 Differs from all the other species in its perfectly ovate form, l)rightly polished 



surfaoe, and in both coloiu' and sculpture. 

 Ilahitat, Asia. Found in China by Mr. Bowring. 



This very distinct species is represented by a single specimen in the collection 

 of the British iruscuni. ^fy remarks on the two following species apply in every 



