146) Mr, Cre: ee on the Lamellicorn, &c. 
rower, more narrowed in front, the sides nearly parallel 
behind the middle. Elytra a trifle longer than broad, 
with the sides parallel, striated as in hemipterus, with the 
interstices longitudinally scratched; on the second inter- 
stice, near the scutellum, there is commonly a spot formed 
of black scales, and another near the apex of the third 
interstice, with a white spot at the apex, but sometimes the 
black scales form a band at the base and another near the 
apex of the elytra, the space between the bands being 
sparsely clothed with whitish scales. 
Penultimate segment of the abdomen with a white spot 
on each side above, the pygidium rarely with white scales. 
Tarsi in both sexes relatively longer than in V. hemipte- 
rus, the second joint being half the length of the basal 
joint. 
Hab.—Japan. All the islands, including Tsu-sima ; 
common. 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE IIL. 
Fig. 1. Ochodeus maculatus, C. Waterh. 
2. Eetinohoplia variolosa, C. W. 
. Serica boops, C.W. 
. Phyllopertha irregularis, 8, C. W. 
. diwersa, &,C. W. 
. Pollaplonyx flavidus, C. W. 
. Granida albolineata, Motsch. 
. Trichius 17-guttatus, Snellen vy. Voll. 
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