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(and not so closely) punctured, and the sculpture of its 
elytra (which have their region immediately surrounding 
the scutellum depressed into a sort of abbreviated, pos- 
teriorly-evanescent channel) is quite different, — their strige 
(instead of being obsolete) forming deep crenated grooves, 
with the interstices consequently (although broad) costate 
and convex ; and there is no appearance of the coarse 
transverse rugce which roughen their anterior half in that 
insect. The underside moreover is very much more grossly 
punctured, with the first abdominal segment a trifle shorter 
(it being subequal in length to the second) ; and its antennge 
are even still more abbreviated than those of the ^S*. hy- 
lastoides (particularly as regards their scape), with the 
first fiiniculus-joint broader and shorter, and the remaining 
six gradually more widened and transverse, whilst the 
capitulum is perhaps (if anything) even larger, and more 
rounded and abrupt. 
The unique specimen from which the description has 
been compiled was taken by Mr. Lewis, during August, 
1870, off an old fir-tree at Hiogo, in the island of Nipon. 
