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There is a single specimen of an allied species taken by 

 Mr. Lewis, at the Moon Temple, Kobe ; it has the front 

 tibite more sparingly spined, and appears to have the ab- 

 domen variegated towards the extremity. It is^mnch too 

 immature, however, to describe. 



62. Ocy-pus Lewisius, n. sp. Elongatus, parallelus, 

 opacus, niger, capite thoraceque teneis, dense punctatis; 

 elytris fuscis thorace multo brevioribus, abdomine obscure 

 flavo-variegato, pedibus piceis. Long. 10 lin. 



Somewhat resembling O. cwprens, but much larger, Avitli 

 the head and thorax more opaque. Antennas of an 

 obscure reddish colour, rather long; 3rd joint consider- 

 ably longer than 2nd, 4th to 10th each a little shorter 

 than its ])redecessor, even the 10th a little longer than 

 broad ; 1 1th joint rather longer than lOth, obliquely sinu- 

 ate-truncate at the extremity, and pointed on one side. 

 Mandibles robust, toothed. Head brassy, nearly as broad 

 as the thorax, very densely and moderately finely punc- 

 tured, with a fine depressed pubescence. Thorax elongate, 

 longer than broad, quite straight at the sides ; its punctu- 

 ation and pubescence the same as on the head, without 

 carina, except that there is a short and very narrow 

 shining space in front of the scutellum. Scutellum clothed 

 with a black pile. Elytra of a dark pitchy-red colour, 

 much shorter and rather narrower than the thorax, 

 densely but not finely punctured. Hind body rather 

 similar to that of cupreus, being obscurely variegated ; 

 each segment with two impressed points, not so distinct as 

 in cupreus. Legs pitchy ; front tibife not spinulose. 



A single specimen taken on the beach at Kobe, Oct. 

 1869. 



63. Ocypus parvidus, n. sp. Elongatus, angustulus, 

 parallelus, nigro-subasneus, dense punctatu,s; elytris tho- 

 race brevioribus; pedibus piceis, tibiis tarsisque obscure 

 testaceis. Long. 6 lin. 



Allied to O. ciipreus, but smaller and narrower. An- 

 tennas rather long, reaching nearly to the back of the 

 thorax, 3rd joint longer than 2nd, each joint is longer 

 than broad, the 11th about a? long as the 10th, the 1st 

 and 2nd joints are pitchy reddish, the rest black. The 



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