Staphi/linidce of Japan. 87 



the flat part more densely and finely punctured and pubes- 

 cent. 



Orakami Marsh, A'^agasaki. 



158. Steiuis ohlitus, n. sp. (Sec. II. B. Er.) Niger, 

 nitidulus, parcius albido-piibescens, crebre fortitcr punctatus, 

 palpis antennisque testaceis, harum clava infuscata ; pedil^us 

 fuscis, tibiis basi albidis, femoribus basi rufo-testaceis. 

 Long. H lin. 



Resembles S. hirtellus, but distinguished from it by 

 the want of any upright pubescence, by the less inflated 

 elytra, by the colour of the legs, and by its finer and 

 closer sculpture. Antenna3 yellow, with the slender club 

 infuscate ; palpi yellow, the apical joint a little dusky. 

 Head small, only a little broader than the thorax ; front 

 flat, obsoletely bisulcate, in the middle at the back with a 

 small, smooth, shining space. Thorax a little longer than 

 broad, not much more than half the width of the elytra, 

 closely and rather coarsely punctured. Elytra longer 

 than the thorax, shining black, coarsely and rather closely 

 punctured. Hind body pointed at the extremity, closely 

 and moderately coarsely punctiu'cd. Femora reddish- 

 yellow, with the extremity infuscate ; tibiae and tarsi pitchy, 

 the former white at the base. 



Kobe ; two specimens (both I think females). 



159. Stenus dissimilisjU. sp. (Sec. II. B. Er.) Niger, 

 fortiter punctatus, vix nitidus ; antenuis, j^alpis, pedibus- 

 que testaceis, femoribus apice obsciu:ioribus, elytris thoracis 

 lono'itudine. Lons^. I4r hn. 



This little species reminds one of S. fuscipes, or opti- 

 cus with yellow legs, but is to be placed near paganus^ 

 Er. The antennas are dark yellow, short. Palpi yellow. 

 Head broad, even a little broader than the elytra ; the front 

 is broad and flat, quite close to the eyes a little depressed 

 on each side. Thorax narrower than the elytra, rather 

 longer than broad, considerably rounded at the sides, 

 coarsely and densely punctured. Elytra at the suture 

 rather shorter than the thorax, and scarcely longer at the 

 sides ; they are a little impressed at the base within the 

 shoulders, so as to make the humeral angles rather promi- 

 nent ; they are coarsely and closely and very deeply pimc- 

 tured. The hind body is not strongly pointed at the 

 extremity, it is very coarsely punctured; the legs, in- 



