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and more irregularly placed towards the extremity. Hind 

 body distinctly broader towards the extremity. Legs 

 yellow. 



Kobe ; two specimens. 



108. Lathrohium scahripenne, n. sp. Angiistulum, 

 nifescens, capite elytrisque infuscatis, illo dense punctato, 

 subopaco; prothorace crebre obsoletius punctato, medio 

 linea impunctata; elytris prothorace longioribus, crebre 

 asperato-punctatis. Long. 2 — 2^ lin. 



Rather variable in colour, the antennfe and thorax 

 reddish, and the elytra, head, and hind body of a similar 

 colour, but more or less infuscated. Antennae rather 

 stout, 3rd joint scarcely shorter than 2nd, 4 — 10 differing 

 little fi-om one another, each rather longer than broad. 

 Mandibles and palpi red. Head slightly broader than the 

 thorax, entirely covered with a close and rather coarse 

 punctuation. Thorax narrower than the elytra, nearly 

 straight at the sides, not twice as long as broad, covered 

 with a close but obsolete punctuation, but with a nari'ow 

 line along the middle, smooth. Elytra longer than the 

 thorax, closely punctured, with a peculiar rough punctua- 

 tion. Hind body a little narrowed at the base, very 

 densely and finely punctured. Legs yellow. 



The male has on the underside an extremely small 

 notch in the middle of the hind margin of the 7th abdo- 

 minal segment. 



Flying in the dusk at Nagasaki, March 7 th. 



109. Lathrohium stilicoides, n. sp. Nigrum, opacum, 

 elytris fusco-reneis, thorace longioribus, hoc dense subtiliter 

 ruguloso-punctato ; antennis obscure rufis, pedibus sordide 

 testaceis. Long. 3i lin. 



Mas latet. 



Allied to L. scahricolle, but with much longer elj'tra. 

 Antennro stout, dull red, with the middle joints dusky ; 

 3rd joint longer than 2nd, 1 0th longer than broad. Head 

 rather narrower than in scahricolle, and Avith its punctua- 

 tion very similar, but just a little denser and finer. Thorax 

 much narrower than the elytra, longer than broad, much 

 narrower towards the front, very densely and finely ru- 

 gosely punctured; very opaque. Elytra slightly longer 

 than the thorax, tinged with a brassy colour, finely and 

 rather densely punctured. Hind body very little narrowed 



