am 
86 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse on the 
subtiliter sat crebre punctulato, clypeo piceo distinctius 
punctulato, antice leviter emarginato, genis vix prominulis 
rotundatis. Thoracis angulis anticis obtusis, lateribus 
leviter rotundatis, basi immarginato, supra subtilissime 
punctulato, lateribus punctis majoribus aspersis. Scutello 
cordato, basi punctulato. Elytris sat fortiter crenato- 
striatis, interstitiis convexis subtilissime sat parce punc- 
tulatis. Pedibus piceis. 
Long. 24 lin. ; lat. 1 lin. 
g. Capite trituberculato, elytris thorace parum angus- 
tioribus subparallelis. 
@. Capite obsolete trinodoso, thorace antrorsum parum 
rotundato-angustato, elytris thoracis latitudinem equan- 
tibus, basi parum angustioribus. 
This species appears to be most allied to A. lividus. 
It differs besides in the colour, in having the outline of the 
head more rounded, the cheeks more obtuse. The elytra 
are relatively longer, less convex, more parallel; the striz 
are moderately deep and somewhat strongly crenate-punc- 
tate, the interstices are gently convex. 
Hab.— Nagasaki and China. 
Aphodius ( Chilothorax) vitta, Motsch. 
“ Statura Chil. centrolineati |inquinatus], sed multo 
major. Elongato-subovatus, convexus, nitidus, niger, 
elytris nigro-piceis, dorso versus scutellum rufescente, 
palpis tarsisque piceis, capite rugoso-punctato, trituber- 
culato, medio transversim carinato, thorace transverso 
quadrato, sparsim grosso-punctato; elytris thorace vix 
latioribus, tenue punctato-striatis, interstitiis planiusculis.” 
Long. 4 lin.; lat. 1} lin. 
I am unacquainted with this species. 
Aphodius obsoleteguttatus, sp. nov. 
Oblongo-ovatus, convexus, niger, subnitidus; elytris 
testaceis obsolete octo-guttatis et fusco-marginatis. Capite 
clypeoque crebre sat fortiter punctatis, hoc antice leviter 
emarginato, lateribus obliquis, genis prominentibus obtusis. 
Thorace longitudine 1 latiori, leviter convexo, antice paulo 
angustato, basi tenuiter marginato, sat crebre irregulariter 
punctato; lateribus dense ruguloso-punctatis, obscure piceis: 
angulis anticis obtusis, lateribus leviter rotundatis, angulis 
posticis obtusis. Scutello medio punctulato. Elytris con- 
vexis, testaceis, thoracis latitudine postice ampliatis, apice 
