St(/p/i//lr/th/(P of Japan. 29 



This species is found at the fermenting sap of trees, 

 especially in bamboo groves where the young shoots have 

 been cut. 



5Q. Leistotrophus oculatus, n. sp. Niger, capite, 

 thorace, elytrisque tomento fusco-nebuloso vestitis, abdo- 

 mine segmentis apicalibus basi cinereo-variegatis; anten- 

 narum basi testaceo, tibiis tarsisque fuscis, femoribus apice 

 testaceo-maculatis. Long. 6 lin. 



This species at first sight much resembles our L. muri- 

 nus, but when examined is found to possess numerous 

 points of distinction, and its eyes are notably larger than 

 those of murinus. The antennae are rather stout, the 

 basal joints yellowish, the four or five penultimate joints 

 broader than long. The head is rather short, but the eyes 

 are very convex and prominent ; the head and thorax are 

 more densely clothed with tomentum than in imirhiiis, 

 and have therefore little brassy lustre ; the thorax is nar- 

 rower than in murinus, and the sides more sinuate behind 

 the middle. The scutellum, elytra and hind body greatly 

 resemble innrinns. The legs are much more slender than 

 in murinus, and paler in colour. 



In dung at Nagasaki, rare. 



Obs. — Mr. Lewis's collection contains no insect to 

 which the description of TricJioderma hrevicornis, Mot- 

 schoulsky, is applicable. 



57. Eucihdelus japonicus, n. sp. Capite thoraceque 

 supra nigris, dense punctatis; elytris olivaceis, flavo-pubes- 

 centibus, margine laterali ferrugineo ; abdomine nigro, 

 segmentorum marginibus ferrugineis, sericeo-variegato ; 

 pedibus rufis. Long. 7 — 8 lin. 



Mas, tibiis an terioribiis basi gracilioribus; abdomine seg- 

 mento 7" ventrali medio late exciso, 6" apice obsolete emar- 

 ginato. 



Variat, capite subtus, prothorace angulo antico, antennis- 

 que vel ferrugineis, vel nigris. 



AntQnnre either entirely red or Avith the external joints 

 black, joints 7 — 10 distinctly produced and serrate on the 

 inner side, and at the apex of each therefore quite as 

 broad, or rather broader than long ; the other joints longer 

 than broad. Head but little broader than the thorax, 

 densely and coarsely but not deeply punctured. Thorax 

 only about half as broad as the elytra, scarcely narrowed 



