Gcodephagous Colcoptcra of Japan. 251 
C. culminatus, n. sp. 
Ad sect. Epomis pertinet. Elongatus, postice dilatatus, 
omnino breviter i^iibescens ; capite thoraceque l^te cupreo- 
reneis, elytris vlridibus subopacis, flavo-marginatis, in- 
terstitiis subacute elevatis ; anteunis, palpis, pedibus ab- 
dominisque marginibus flavo-testaceis. 
Long. 10—11 lin. $ $. 
Nagasaki, six examples. Also in Clie-Kiang, China. 
Distinguished from its allies by the fine dark-green 
colour, and sharply raised interstices of the elytra. The 
head and thorax are of a rich coppery hue, tinged with 
golden green. The sides of the forehead and the neck 
have numerous large punctures, similar to those which are 
scattered pretty regularly over the thorax ; the latter is 
narrower than usual in this section, with the sides much 
sinuated posteriorly. The summits of the ridges of the 
elytra are smooth, the sides of the same have each one 
row of granulate punctures. 
A very closely allied but local form, or species, occurs at 
Hong Kong. 
C. Noguchil, n. sp. 
C chlorophano (Dej.) forma subsimilis, at thorace 
angustiori. Elongatus, depressus, obscure asneus, nitidus; 
antennis articulis 3 basalibus, femoribus tibiisque testaceo- 
rufis ; palpis et tarsis piceis ; thorace angusto, quadrato- 
cordato ; elytris utrinque costis septem Itevibus. 
Long. Q\ — 7 lin. <? $ . 
Kawachi ; abundant. 
A species distinguished by its depressed form, narrow 
head and thorax, and costate elytra. The head and thorax 
are greenish-brassy, shining and nearly smooth, the mar- 
gins and base of the latter being indistinctly rugulose and 
punctate. The head has a distinct, slightly constricted 
neck; the labrum is truncated in front; the terminal 
joints of the palpi are cylindrical and truncated. The 
mentum is narrow, with long pointed side lobes and bifid 
central tooth. The thorax is narrow, gradually rounded 
from the front angles to one-third the length, then nar- 
rowed and sinuated to the hind angles, the latter being 
produced and acute. The elytra are oblong and de- 
pressed, greenish-black, slightly shining, with the furrows 
and sides cinereous pubescent; they are punctate-striate, 
Avith interstices 1 — 7 (including the suture) elevated and 
smooth, punctured only on their sides ; the two marginal 
