StaphylinidcB of Japan. 11 



tudine, fortiter sat crebre piinctatis, abdomine supra fere 

 lajvigato. Long. 2^ lin. 



Mas^ abdominis segmento 7° ventrali leviter producto. 



This species is allied to M. comes. It is ratlier smaller, 

 and has the antennas less elongate, the thorax more 

 transverse, and the elytra more coarsely pmictvu-ed. Of 

 our European species it is most allied to M. funesta, but 

 the punctuation of its elytra is very different. The under- 

 side of the hind body is rather closely and distinctly 

 punctured. 



20. Ilyohates pictus, n. sp. Rufo-testaceus, nitidus, 

 capite, elytris, pectore, abdomineque ante apicem nigris ; 

 capite, thorace, elytrisque parce punctatis, abdomine fere 

 Iffivigato. Long. 1| lin. 



This pretty species is very distinct from any other I 

 know, but perhaps is best placed near I.forticornis. The 

 antennae are very stout, yellowish, the apical half paler than 

 the basal portion, 3rd joint stout, but little longer than 2nd, 

 4th-10th strongly transverse, 11th joint stout, rather short, 

 rounded at the extremity. The head is black and shining, 

 narrower than the thorax, very sparingly but distinctly 

 punctured, a broad space along the middle smooth. Thorax 

 distinctly narrower than the elytra, quadrate, shining red, 

 sparingly but rather strongly punctured, with a well-defined 

 deep fovea at the base in the middle, and in front of this 

 an impunctate middle space. Elytra black, not longer 

 than the thorax, very strongly and sparingly punctured. 

 Hind body almost impunctate, shining red, the two pe- 

 nultimate segments blackish. Legs yellow : basal joint of 

 hind tarsi rather longer than the two following together. 



Three specimens. Orakami Marsh, Nagasaki. 



Obs. — I have not been able to see distinctly the number 

 of joints in the front tarsus of this species. 



21. Tachyusa rufescens, n. sp. (affinis T. uvidcB). Rufo- 

 castanea, abdomine apicem versus nigro-fusco ; capite, 

 prothoraoe (sub-orbiculato), elytrisque dense evidenter 

 punctatis, fronte impressa, thorace basin versus angustato, 

 elytris midto angustiore, abdomine minus crebre punctato, 

 segraentis 2 — 5 basi fortiter transversim impressis. Long. 

 1^— H lin. 



Allied, by the form of the head and the structure of 

 the tarsi, to our T. uvida, but it is rather smaller. 



