StapJiylinida: of Japan. 47 



piceis, elytronim abdominisque basibus fulvo-tcstaceis ; 

 protlioracis serie dorsali fortiter (7 vel 8) punctato, elytris 

 fortiter sat crebre punctatis. Long. 3^ lin. 

 Mas latet. 



An elegant and distinct species. Antennre rather short 

 and stout, distinctly thickened towards the extremity, 

 pitchy black, the two or three basal joints yellowish; 3rd 

 joint rather longer than 2nd, 6 — 10 transverse, the first of 

 them slightly, the last of them strongly so. Maxillary 

 palpi yellow, their last joint slender and elongate, not 

 subidate. Head narrower than the thorax, oblong-orbi- 

 culate, Avith large punctures scattered over it, leaving a 

 small space in the middle free ; it is black and shining, 

 and has an impression in front. The thorax is narrower 

 than the elytra, and is distinctly narrowed towards the 

 front; it has on each side the middle a row of seven or 

 eight large punctures, outside this another row of four or 

 five, and outside this still other two or three punctures. 

 The scuteUum is black, punctured. The elytra arc shining, 

 their base is tawny yellow ; this colour extends backwards 

 along the suture and epi})leura3 ; their punctuation is 

 deep but not close. The hind body is yellowish at the 

 base, each segment infuscate at its base, the apical seg- 

 ments entirely black; its punctuation is rather sparing, 

 and moderately strong. The legs are bright yellow, the 

 coxfe blackish; the hinder pair of femora only feebly 

 spined. 



Kobe, a single female specimen. 



90. Philonthus rutiliventris,n. s]). (Sec. 8, Er.) Niger, 

 pedibus piceo-testaceis ; abdomine apicem versus attenuato, 

 metallico-versicolore. Long. 4^ — 5^ lin. 



Mas, tarsis anticis simplicibus. 



Antennffi rather long, not thickened towards the ex- 

 tremity, rather slender, black; 3rd joint longer than 2nd, 

 all the joints longer than broad, 1 1 th about as long as the 

 10th. Palpi yellowish, last joint very slender and elongate. 

 Head narrower than the thorax, short and broad, black, 

 with many punctures on each side of the inner margin of 

 the eyes; a broad space along the middle, smooth. Thorax 

 broad, rather narrower than the elytra, aliout as long as 

 broad, distinctly narrowed towards the front, evenly covered 

 with rather coarse, and distantly-placed punctures, except 

 a broad space along the middle, which is smooth ; it is quite 



