StaphylinidcB of Japan. G3 



of the hind body are a little impressed in the middle, the 

 6th has the hind margin slightly but very broadly emargi- 

 nate ; the 7tli has a large portion of its hinder part cut out, 

 so as to present a large gap in the middle ; at each corner 

 of the base of this is a fine pointed membrane projecting 

 inAA'ards, between these the base projects a Httle, and is 

 just a little emarginate ; the hind portion of the gap is 

 distinctly naiTowed by the produced sides being a little 

 turned inwards. 



Three specimens (all males). Hiogo and Arima. 



Obs. — Besides these three individuals, there is another 

 specimen which I believe will prove to belong to a distinct 

 species; it has the elytra and metasternum shorter, the 

 latter clear red ; the male characters, if not the same as in 

 virilis, are extremely similar. 



118. ScopcBus Iithocharflides,ii.sp. Latior, parallelus, 

 fuscus, omnium dense subtilissimeque punctulatus, opacus ; 

 antennis palpisque rufis, pedibus testaceis. Long. 2 lin. 



This species has greatly the facies of a Lithocharis of 

 the ochracea group. Antennae reddish, nearly as long as 

 head and thorax ; 3rd joint longer and more slender than 

 2nd, 10th about as long as broad. Mandibles and palpi 

 yellow. Head rather darker in colour (on the vipper side) 

 than the other parts, nearly black, just a little broader 

 than the thorax, densely and so finely punctured, that the 

 punctuation is scarcely visible. Thorax rather narrower 

 than elytra, straight at the sides, distinctly pentagonal, 

 about as long as broad, extremely finely and densely punc- 

 tured, with a fine smooth space along the middle. Elytra 

 longer than the thorax, of a dirty-brownish colour, finely 

 and closely punctured. Hind body a little narrowed at 

 the base, finely and closely punctured. Legs yellow. 



In some specimens, Avhicli I believe to be males, the 

 hind margin of 7th segment of the liind body is a little 

 emai'ginate on the under side. 



Rubbish heaps, jNIogi Bay, near Nagasaki. 



119. ScopcBiis basicornis, n. sp. Fuscus, thorace ob- 

 scure rufescente, antennis pedibiTsque testaceis, omnium 

 dense subtilissime punctidatus ; antennis articulis 1°, 2°- 

 que incrassatis, ceteris abrupte gracilioribus. Long, f lin. 



This species, remarkable on account of the structure of 



