StaphyliyiidcB of Japan. 77 



nigris; elytris prothorace paulo longioribus. Long. 3^ 

 lin. 



Mas, abdomine segmento 7" ventrali, apice medio late, 

 vix asjmetrice emarginato, emarginationis latere sinistro 

 postice magis prodvicto, et acuminato. 



This elegant insect is in all respects very closely allied 

 to the ffi". Lewisius, and differs from it only as follows : 

 The Q^. IdcB is rather more robust, has the limbs a little 

 shorter, the knees not or scarcely infuscate, and the elytra 

 a little longer. 



Under stones in the spring on Mitzuyama, Nagasaki. 



142. Pinophilus insignis, n. sp. Niger, subopacus, 

 pedibus flavis ; dense punctatus ; thorace subquadrato, 

 basin versus leviter angustato. Long. 7 lin. 



Allied in form and appearance to P. latipes, but very 

 distinct fi'om it by the very dense punctuation of the 

 thorax. Antennte rather shorter than head and thorax, 

 yellow, with the extremity of each joint, except the basal 

 ones, a little darkened. Palpi pale yellow, mandibles 

 pitchy. Head rather narrower than the thorax, the back 

 part densely and coarsely punctured and opaque, the front 

 part shining, but with some coarse punctures on each side, 

 and also with some small and fine ones scattered over it. 

 Thorax in front as broad as the elytra, distinctly naiTowed 

 behind, its length quite as great as its width at the front 

 angles; it is densely and coarsely punctiu'cd, and has 

 along the middle a very narrow smooth line, which how- 

 ever does not extend to the front margin. Elytra slightly 

 longer than the thorax, densely and rather coarsely punc- 

 tured. Hind body rather coarsely and closely punctured. 

 Legs pale yellow, the front femora infuscate beneath, and 

 the front tibios also infuscate in the middle ; the front tarsi 

 extremely dilated, and with the membranous part produced 

 behind. 



Orakami Marsh, Nagasaki ; a single female specimen, 

 from which most of the pubescence has been removed. 



l-iS. Pinopliilus Leicisius, n. sp. {P. brevicolli affinis). 

 Niger, antennis bre\aoribus, palpis pedibusque testaceis ; 

 prothorace crebre fortiter punctato, leviter transverso, 

 elytris latiore. Long, fere 4 lin. 



Eather naiTOAver than P. brevicollis, with shorter elytra 

 and more coarsely punctured thorax, &c. Antenna? short. 



