6 Mr. David Sharp on the 



Closely allied to H. acuminata ; in form and punctuation 

 very similar to that species, but differing as follows ; 

 H. japonica is rather larger, and of a darker colour ; it 

 has the antennae a little stouter, the thorax distinctly 

 broader, and the external angle of the elytra more pro- 

 duced. 



From Nagasaki. I have seen only three sijecimens. 



8. Microglotta princeps, n. sp. Nigra, antennis fusco- 

 rufis, basi pedibusque rufis, elytris sutura, apice svimmo, 

 humerisque rufescentibus ; capite prothoraceque fortiter 

 profunde punctatis. Long. 2^ lin. 



Rather larger than M. gentllis, but quite different fi'om 

 that species in punctuation, in which respect it resembles 

 M. j)ulla. The antennae are long (for this genus), obscure, 

 reddish, or pitchy red, yellowish at the base, 3rd joint 

 rather longer than 2nd ; 8th joint slightly, 9 and 10 dis- 

 tinctly, broader than long; 11th elongate and pointed, 

 longer than the two preceding together. Palpi and mouth 

 reddish ; head very strongly punctured, clothed like the 

 thorax and elytra with a distinct yellow pubescence. 

 Thorax narrower than the elytra, strongly transverse, the 

 hind angles rather obtuse but not rounded, coarsely and 

 closely punctured, with an ill-defined fovea at the base in 

 the middle. Elytra considerably longer than the thorax, 

 the humeral angle largely, the hind margin narrowly, and 

 the suture (except at the base) distinctly red, the rest 

 blackish ; they are strongly and closely punctured, but not 

 so coarsely as the thorax. The hind body is black, with 

 the hind margins of the segments reddish ; it is closely 

 and distinctly punctured, and more shining than the front 

 parts. The legs are reddish, the basal joint of the hind 

 tarsi much longer than the three following together. 



Three specimens. 



9. Aleochara parens, n. sp. Nigra, antennis brevibus, 

 fasiformibus, basi pedibusque sordide rufis ; thorace crebre 

 minus fortiter, abdomiue fortiter minus crebre punctato, 

 hoc apicem versus angustato. Long. 3 — 3^ lin. 



Allied to A. lata, but narrower, Avith the thorax and 

 elytra more closely and finely punctured, and by this same 

 character also distinguished from the A. claviger, and 

 discoidea. Antemife stout, black, Avith the two basal 

 joints pitchy red, thicker in the middle than at the ex- 



