Lamellicorn Coleoptera of Japan. 91 
the apex; testaceous, with the margins pitchy, evenly 
and cleanly crenate-striate; the striz rather deep ; the 
interstices moderately convex, smooth, with a series of 
extremely fine punctures not very close together on each 
side of every interstice. ‘There is a pitchy-black oblong’ 
spot on the base of the fourth interstice ; also a black 
patch occupying the disk of each elytron, and extending 
in a point to the shoulder; this patch is very frequently 
broken up into spots, forming two oblique bands. Legs 
pitchy-testaceous. 
Hab.—Japan, Nipon and Kiushiu. Common. 
Aphodius (Melinopterus) nigrotessellatus, Motsch. 
« Statura et color Mel. contaminati, sed minor et thorace 
angustiore. Hlongato-subovatus, convexus, nitidus, niger, 
elytris testaceis, tessellatim nigro-maculatis, marginis 
rufescentibus ; capite dense punctulato, tuberculis tribus 
minutis carinz-formibus; thorace transversim quad- 
rato, punctatissimo, lateribus rufescentibus ; elytris pro- 
funde punctato-striatis, interstitiis subconvexis; scutello 
nigro.” 
Long. 2 lin. ; lat. 1 lin. 
Hab.—Japan. 
I have not seen this species. 
Aphodius atratus, sp. nov. 
A, lurido affinis, at minor, minus depressus, elytrorum 
interstitiis crebrius punctato, &c. 
Subdepressus, oblongo-ovalis, parum nitidus, niger. 
Caput crebre distincte punctulatum, muticum, clypeo 
semicirculari. ‘Thorax sat dense punctulatus. Llytra 
crenato-striata. Pedes piceo-nigri; tarsis piceis. 
8. Capite lato, genis prominentibus rectangularibus. 
Thorace transverso, antice vix angustiori, angulis anticis 
rotundatis, lateribus leviter rotundatis. Elytris leviter 
crenato-striatis ; interstitiis subplanis discrete distincte 
punctatis, singulis intus longitudinaliter lvissime im- 
pressis. 
¢. Capite crebrius fortius punctato. Thorace antice 
angustato, crebre ineequaliter punctato. lytris con- 
vexioribus, lateribus rotundatis, leviter crenato-striatis ; 
interstitiis convexis sat crebre irregulariter punctato, sin- 
