56 Mr. David Sliarp on the 



seriato-punctatis, apice anguste testaceis, anteiinis pedi- 

 busque rufis. Long. 3 — 3^ lin. . 



Mas, abdomine segmento 6"^ ventrali medio laevi, basin 

 versus 'liueis (vel tuberculis) diiobus brevioribus elevatisj 

 7° anguste profundius exciso, medio canalicula profunda 

 lievigata. 



This species is rather closely allied to L, multipunc- 

 tatum, but is differently coloured. Antenna? red, formed as 

 in L. multipunctatum, but with the joints shorter. Man- 

 dibles and palpi red. Head broad and short, shining 

 black, coarsely and moderately closely punctured, the 

 punctures on the middle part more_ sparing or wanting. 

 Thorax narrower than the elytra, shining blacl^ coarsely 

 and moderately closely punctured, with a broad line along 

 the middle impunctate. Elytra longer than the thorax, 

 pitchy black, with a yelloAV blotch on each at the extremity, 

 closely and very coarsely punctured, the punctures dis- 

 tinctly but rather irregularly arranged in rows. Hind 

 body slender, closely and moderately finely punctured. 

 Legs red. 



Nagasaki : not verv rare. 



105. Lathrohium partitum, n. sp. (Z. multipunctato 

 affinis). Nigrum, nitidum, clytris basi chalybeo-nigris, 

 dimidio apicali testaceo, fortiter seriato-punctatis ; antennis 

 obscure rufis, pedibus piceis, tarsis rufescentibus. 



Mas, abdomine segmentis ventralibus 5 et 6 medio 

 impressis, hoc margin e posteriore emarginato ; 7° apice 

 angustius exciso, medio longitudinaliter impresso, impres- 

 sione basi nigro-asperato. 



Antennas pitchy red at the base, red at the extremity, 

 formed as in multipunctatum. Head about as broad as 

 the thorax, black and shining, coarsely and moderately 

 closely pimctured, across the middle a space where the 

 punctures are more sparing or Avanting. Thorax narrower 

 than the elytra, very black and shining, coarsely and 

 not closely punctured, with a broad line along the middle 

 impunctate. Elytra slightly longer than the thorax, the 

 basal half blue black, the apical half bright yellow, the two 

 colours abruptly divided ; they are very coarsely punctured, 

 the punctures distinctly but rather irregularly arranged in 

 rows, and not so dense on the yellow as on the blue part. 

 Iliud body very black, closely and rather finely punctured. 

 Logs pitcliy, the tibias rather paler than the^ femora, the 

 tarsi reddish. 



