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90 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse on the 
Aphodius urostigma, Harold. 
A, pallidicorni, Walker, affinis, at longior, elytrorum 
interstitiis apicem versus serie punctorum minutorum no- 
tatis. 
Convexus, elongatus, nitidus, niger; capite punctu- 
lato, mutico, clypeo rotundato, integro, genis vix promi- 
nulis; thorace latera versus margineque antico discrete 
punctato, disco levi, basi immarginato; scutello brevi, 
acuminato, levi; elytris sat fortiter striatis, striis obsolete 
punctulatis, interstitiis convexiusculis, levibus, Apicem 
versus serie punctorum minutorum notatis. Clypei mar- 
gine pedibusque piceis. 
Long. 23 lin.; lat. 1 lin. 
This species is peculiar, on account of the elytra being 
somewhat attenuated posteriorly, and for the long hairs 
which margin the thorax and elytra. A. pallidicornis 
of Walker is shorter than the one here described, and 
appears to be constantly piceous; the interstices of the 
elytra have each a series of somewhat large punctures 
from the base to the apex. A. urostigma has the sides 
of the thorax gently rounded in front, sub-parallel behind ; 
and the interstices of the elytra have no trace of punc- 
tures, except near the apex, where there is a series of 
very small punctures on the inner side. 
Hab.—Japan ; Hong Kong; Ceylon. Common. 
Aphodius variabilis, sp. nov. 
A. contaminato, Herbst. affinis ; differt thorace lateribus 
minus rotundatis, supra subtiliter discrete punctulato (¢), 
vel sat crebre distincte punctato (2). Scutello piceo. 
Klytris postice vix ampliatis, regulariter crenato-striatis, 
interstitiis lzevibus. 
Long. 3 lin. ; lat. 1} lin. 
Head as in A. contaminatus ; very finely, and not very 
thickly, punctured in the ¢; thickly, and somewhat 
strongly, punctured in the female. Thorax one-fifth 
broader than long, gently convex, shining; ¢, anterior 
angles obtuse, and not prominent ; the sides gently rounded 
in front, nearly parallel behind; ¢, thorax narrower, 
gradually narrowed towards the front. Elytra scarcely as 
broad as the thorax in the g; as wide as the thorax in the 
$3; very slightly enlarged posteriorly; narrowed towards 
