Stcq^hl/linidce of Japan. 23 



very large ; tlie middle coxre separated from tlic liind coxa3 

 only by a narrow portion of the metasteruum. 



44. Alfjon grandlcolUs, n. sp. Niger, antennis articulo 

 prirno rufo, apiceque flavescentibus, pedibus piceis ; capite 

 prothoraceque nitidissimis ; elytris crebre fortiter punc- 

 tatis, opacis ; abdomine crebre punctato, indistinct^ 

 oimlescentc. Long. 9 lin. 



Mas, palpis maxillaribus articulo ultimo leviter incras- 

 sato, apice oblique truncato ; abdomine segmento 7" ven- 

 tral! apice profunde triangulariter exciso. 



Fcni., palpis maxillaribus articulo ultimo simplice, 

 cydindrico. 



Antenna} slender, not in the least thickened outwardly, 

 the basal joint long, reddish, the following joints pitchy, 

 Init the two or three terminal joints yellowish, 3rd joint 

 longer than 2nd, not so long as the first ; from this to the 

 loth, each joint is shorter than its predecessor, even the 

 10th, is considerably longer than broad; lltli joint longer 

 than 10th, obliquely sinuate at the extremity. Head much 

 narrower tlian the thorax, broad and subdepressed, the 

 eyes large and encroaching much on the upper surface ; it 

 is black and shining, almost iminmctate (or rather obso- 

 letely and sparingly punctured), with large and small 

 jiunctures behind the eyes, on the imder siu-face it has a 

 iew scattered but distinct pimctures ; the palpi are reddish. 

 The thorax is ample, it is broader than the elytra, and 

 very nearly as long as broad ; it is slightly narrowed in 

 front, it is very black and shining, and without any dis- 

 coidal punctures. The scutellum is closely and strongly 

 ]nmctured. The elytra are rather shorter than the thorax ; 

 they are coarsely and closely punctured, not shining. The 

 hind body is elongate, and but little narrowed to the ex- 

 tremity ; it is rather coarsely and closely punctured, the 

 7th segment more sparingly and finely punctured than the 

 others. The legs are pitchy. , 



Under dead leaves, Copper Temple, Nagasaki, also at 

 Maiyasama, lliogo. 



45. Vclleius dilatatus, Fab. I have a single male specimen 

 of this species in my collection from Japan, where, however, 

 it has not been found by Llr. Lewis. Mr. Janson, from 

 whom I obtained this specimen, assures me there is no 

 error as to the locality, though I admit I entertain douljts 

 on tilts point: at the same time this individual differs 



