Geodephagous Coleoptera of Japan. 241 
Closely allied to the common European D. glohosus , 
differs in the elytral strias being distinct nearly to the apex. 
It is the punctures of the stria^, however, that are the most 
distinctly visible, and in this the species differs from most 
of its congeners ; the punctures are large, and situated in 
impressed stria3 on the disk, but on the sides and towards 
the tip are simply arranged in rows. The circular foveole 
near the scutcllum is isolated from the sutural and second 
stria?. The lower denticulation of the anterior tibia) is 
prominent and spiniform. 
D. orientalis, Putzcys, Revis. Gen. des Clivin. p. 92. 
Nagasaki ; Osaka ; Hong Kong (Putzeys). 
Three examples, agreeing well with Putzeys' descrip- 
tion, made fi-ora Hong Kong specimens. It is a small 
{\-\ lin.), short species, with ovate elytra; of a glossy 
chestnut colour, rather brassy on the elytra, and stri;i3 
obliterated before the apex ; base of antennas and legs 
rufo-testaceous. 
D. Iliogoensis, n. sp. 
D. orlentali proximo affinis, at semper nigro-ceneus, 
pedibus, palpis, basique antennarum rufis, elytris subtilius 
punctato-striatis. Brevis ; capite supra kTvissimo, episto- 
mate valde convexo ; thorace transvcrsim quadrato, angidis 
rotundatis; supra la3vissimo, linea dorsali dcbili; elytris 
punctato-striatis, punctis distantibus, striis ad trientem 
apicalem evanesentibus, apice plus minusve- rufo-testaceo ; 
striis omnibus prope basin obliteratis, foveola pra?scutellari 
insulata: pedibus omnino clare castaneo-rufis ; tibiis anticis 
spinfi terminal! quam calcari breviori, denticulo inferiori 
brevi, distincto. 
Long. 1^^ lin. 
Hiogo ; many examples. The legs, including the an- 
terior femora and all the coxjb, are uniformly clear chestnut- 
red. 
D. daimiellus, n. sp. 
D. ceneo aflinis at multo minor. Oblongus, nigro-reneus ; 
antennis (basi pallidioribus), palpis pedibusque rufo-piceis ; 
capite supra lasvi, fronte ct epistomate medio longitudina- 
liter convexo ; thorace rotundato, Irovi : elytris oblongis 
punctato-striatis, striis apicem attingentibus sed ibi del)ili- 
oribus, suturali ab foveola pra^scutellari incipient!, cantoris 
basi paulo abbreviatis, marginali circa humerumhaud ducta. 
