Staphijlinidcc of Japan. 41 



small. Scutellum rather closely punctured. Elytra about 

 as long as the thorax, of a shining brassy colour, rather 

 coarsely and sparingly punctured. Hind body moderately 

 closely and finely punctured. Intermediate coxaj mode- 

 rately distant. 



A single female example only from Hiogo. 



75. Philonthus macies, n. sp. (Sec. 4, Er.) P. ceplia- 

 lotidi affinis sed multo angustior. Elongatus, niger, ni- 

 tidus, elytris nigro-reneis, elongatis, crebre distinctius 

 })unctatis ; coxis intermediis distantibus. Long. 3^ — 4 

 lin. 



Mas, abdomine segmento 7" ventrali apice exciso, tarsis 

 anticis simplicibus. 



Allied to P. cephalotes, but readily distinguished by its 

 much narrower form, and by the more separated inter- 

 mediate coxns. The antennas are black, rather slender ; 

 2nd and 3rd joints subequal, 6 — 10 each a little shorter than 

 its predecessor, the 10th hardly so long as broad. Head 

 about as broad as the thorax, the disc impunctate, the 

 hinder angles largely punctured and with four punctures 

 between the eyes near the front, the middle ones separated 

 by an impression. Thorax considerably narrower than 

 the elytra, longer than broad ; almost straight at the 

 sides ; its punctures large. Elytra longer than the thorax, 

 moderately closely and rather deeply but not coarsely 

 ]iunctured. Hind body very black, only moderately 

 closely punctured. Front femora at the extremity with 

 five spines, the middle one elongate, the others smaller 

 and finer. 



Five specimens of this species have been taken by INIr. 

 Lewis under seaweed at Nagasaki, possibly only an acci- 

 dental occurrence. 



76. Philonthus germanus, n. sp. (Sec. 4, Er.) P. 

 fimetario affinis sed quadruplo minor. Niger, capite 



thoraceque fenescentibus, antennarum basi pedibusque 

 flavis, his tibiis infuscatis, eh'tris asneo-fuscis ; abdomine 

 parcius punctato ; femoribus anterioribus apice breviter 

 5-spinosis. Long. 2\ — 3 lin. 



Mas latet. 



Fem., tarsis anterioribus simplicibus. 



This species, though distinct enough in its appearance, 

 is in structure very closely allied to P.Jimctarius, and the 



