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92. Philonthus tiro, n. sp. (Sec. 8, Er.) Niger, an- 

 tennis articulis ultimis tribus albidis, capite thoraceqiie 

 nitidis, nigerrimis, fortiter punctatis, hoc area medio lasvi, 

 elytris rufo-f ulvis, versus apicem infuscatis ; abdomine versi- 

 colore apicem versus attenuate, segmento 6" rufescente ; 

 tibiis testaceis, coxis intermediis sat distantibus. Long. 

 5—Q lin. 



Mas, tarsis anticis valde dilatatis, abdomine segmento 7° 

 ventrali sat profunde exciso. 



Antennffi quite as long as bead and thorax, 2nd and 3rd 

 joints red at the base, 9 — 11 Avhite, the rest blackish; 3rd 

 joint much longer than 2nd, 10th longer than broad. 

 Head as broad as the thorax, suborbiculate, the whole of 

 the vertex and temples closely and coarsely punctured, the 

 disc and front smooth, the eyes not reaching half-way to 

 the neck, the palpi reddish, slender and elongate. Thorax 

 about two-thirds the width of the elytra, longer than broad, 

 nearly straight at the sides (Avhen seen from above) ; 

 rather sparingly and coarsely punctured, with a broad 

 medial longitudinal space smooth. Scutellum smoky, 

 densely punctured. Elytra scarcely longer than the thorax, 

 of a tawny-red colour, a little infuscate before the hinder 

 angle, the punctuation moderately close and fine. Hind 

 body considerably narrowed behind, black, the 6th segment 

 and the extreme base of the 7th reddish ; the others black, 

 distinctly iridescent, rather strongly and closely punctured, 

 the pubescence and setfB well marked. Femora blackish, 

 tibia? and tarsi yellow, the latter elongate and slender. 



Copper Temple, Nagasaki, under dead leaves in the 

 month of May. 



93. Philonthus pumilus, n. sp. (Sec. 8, Er.) P. pro- 

 lixo peraffinis. Elongatus, niger, antennis pedibusque 

 testaceis, elytris l8ete rufis. Long. 2^ lin. 



This species is extremely closely allied to P. prolixus, 

 but the antenna? and legs are paler in colour ; the joints of 

 the former are a little stouter, and the elytra are entirely 

 of a bright-red colour, with their punctviation a little finer 

 and more remote. 



Two specimens, found in a sandy pit at Osaka. 



94. Otliius rvfipennis, n. sp. Elongatus, angustus, 

 niger, elytris laste rufis, antennis obscure-, pedibus piceo- 

 rufis. Long. 5 — 6 lin. 



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