42 INlr. David Sliarp on the 



punctuation of tlie two species is also very similar.^ _ Tlie 

 antennre are shorter than in Jimetarius, the basal joint is 

 yellow, and joints 7—10 are distinctly transverse. The 

 head is small, the thorax is rather shorter than in fme- 

 tarius, and a little narrowed towards the front. The 

 middle coxre are but little distant fi'om one another, and 

 the front femora have near the apex five or six stout 

 spines placed close together. 



The only two specimens I have seen of this species are, 

 I believe, both females, and are not in good condition. 



In rubbish heaps at Nagasaki. 



77. Philuntlius rectangulus, n. sp. ( Sec. 5, Er.) Niger, 

 nitidus, elytris nigro-a^neis, pedibus piceo-testaceis, capite 

 thoraceque subquadratis, abdomine segmentis 2 — 4 basi 

 medio producto ; coxis iutermediis longe separatis. Long. 

 4—5 lin. 



JNIaris tarsis anticis fortiter, feminge vix dilatatis. 



Rather larger than the large specimens of P. eheninus, 

 broader and flatter, and with the head and thorax more 

 quadrate than in that species ; the pimctures of the dis- 

 coidal series on the thorax are rather irregular, and subject 

 to some variation in number ; and in these respects, as 

 Avell as in one or two others, the species reminds one of P. 

 puella. Antennas short, not thickened towards the ex- 

 tremity ; joints 4 — 10 each a little shorter than the pre- 

 ceding one ; 4th rather longer than broad ; 10th not quite 

 so long as broad. Head large, subquadrate ; in the male 

 quite as broad as the thorax ; in the female not quite so 

 broad ; the front behind the labrum is impressed in the 

 middle ; there are four large punctures in a line between 

 the eyes, and some other large punctures near the hinder 

 angles. Thorax nearly as broad as the elytra, about as 

 long as broad, straight at the sides, and not, or scarcely, 

 narrowed in front. Scutellum large, rather closely punc- 

 tured. Elytra brassy black, shining, about as long as the 

 thorax. Hind body only moderately closely punctured. 

 Legs pitchy yellow. All the tibial spinulose ; the inter- 

 mediate coxa) Avidely separated. 



Abundant in rubbish heaps at Nagasaki. 



78. PhilonthusLewisufs, u.s]). (Sec. 5, Er.) Elonga- 

 tus, nigcr, elytris viridi-reneis, pedibus fusco-testaceis ; 

 capite thoraceque nigerrimis, nitidissimis ; elytris fortiter 



