Lamellicorn Coleoptera of Japan. 87 
rotundatis, crenato-striatis, interstitiis leviter convexis, 
parce subtilissime punctulatis; lateribus crebrius punc- 
tatis, fuscis; apice piceo. Pedibus piceis; tibiis anticis 
extus tridentatis ; tarsorum posticorum articulo primo tri- 
bus sequentibus zequali, tibiz calcari fere dimidio longiori. 
Long. 5 mill.; lat. 24 mill. 
Closely allied to A. pictus, Sturm, but at once distin- 
guished by the somewhat close punctuation of the sides of 
the elytra, and on the thorax. The markings on'the elytra 
are nearly similarly placed, the dorsal spots being obscure, 
well separated from each other. The striz are broader 
and more impressed and the interstices are more convex, 
&e. 
Hab.— Nagasaki. 
Aphodius pallidiligonis, sp. nov. 
Elongatus, nitidus, niger; elytris testaceis, macula 
triangulari ad basin, margineque laterali nigris. Capite 
crebre ruguloso-punctato ; lateribus obliquis, piceis ; genis 
prominentibus, obtusis. Thorace longitudine } latiori, 
convexo, basi tenuiter marginato, dorso sat crebre evidenter 
punctato, lateribus dense punctulatis; angulis anticis ro- 
tundatis, lateribus parallelis, angulis posticis obtusis. 
Scutello levi. Elytris basi thoracis latitudine, postice 
paululo ampliatis, apice rotundatis, distincte punctato- 
striatis, interstitiis levissime convexis, parce subtilissime 
punctulatis. Pedibus piceis; tarsorum posticorum arti- 
culo primo tribus sequentibus zquali, tibiarum calcare 
} longiori. 
Long. 32 mill.; lat. 12 mill. 
Allied to A. inquinatus, but longer and narrower, &c. 
The specimen described has no trace of tubercles on the 
clypeus. The elytra are testaceous, with a triangular 
spot at the base on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th interstices, and 
the 6th to 9th interstices nearly to the apex pitchy-black ; 
the apex is pitchy. 
Hab.—Simabara. 
Aphodius punctatus, sp. nov. 
Oblongus, convexus, niger, punctatus; elytris testaceo- 
variegatis. Capite crebre ruguloso-punctato, margine 
antico leviter emarginato, genis prominulis; fronte obso- 
lete trinodosé. Thorace antice angustiori dorso discrete 
punctato, lateribus dense subtiliter granuloso-punctatis ; 
