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punctato. Elytris obscure piceis, fortiter crenato-striatis ; 
interstitiis sat convexis, singulis utrinque subtilius uniseri- 
atim punctulatis, humeris sat crebre punctatis. Pedibus 
nigro-piceis; tarsis rufo-piceis. 
Long. 23 lin. (elytr. 14); lat. 12 lin. 
I at first considered this a distinct species from A. 
globulus (and named it A. bisectus), but I now prefer 
to regard it as a local variety. It differs from the typical 
form of A. globulus in being larger, darker in colour, and 
almost opaque. 
Hab.— Nagasaki. 
Aphodius elegans, Allibert. 
Elongatus, convexus, nitidus, niger; elytris testaceis, 
fascia laté media nigra, ad suturam interdum interrupta. 
Long. 6—7 lin. 
Hab.—China; Japan. 
Aphodius lividipennis, sp. nov. 
Oblongus, convexus, subopacus, ater, elytris testaceis 
nitidis. Capite parce obsolete punctato, antice vix emar- 
ginato, genis prominulis margine antico rufescenti, fronte 
obsolete unonodoso. Thorace parce fortiter punctato, 
antice leviter bisinuato, lateribus vix rotundatis, sub- 
parallelis margine postico immarginato. Scutello subcor- 
dato, nitido, basi vix punctulato. lytris punctato- 
striatis, strid octo antice abbreviata, interstitiis convexius- 
culis, obsolete subtilissime parce punctulatis; sutura infus- 
caté. Pedibus piceis; tarsis rufo-piceis. 
Long. 3 lin. (elytr. 13); lat. 14 hn. 
Resembles A. scybalarius, but is less convex; the 
thorax, however, has the posterior angles obliquely trun- 
cated, and the base is not margined. The scutellum is 
comparatively small and less acuminate. The striz of the 
elytra are distinctly and strongly punctured; the suture 
is slightly fuscous. The basal joint of the posterior tarsi 
is rather long, being one-third longer than the spur on 
the tibia. 
Hab.—Kagosima. Only two specimens. 
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