Stopliyliiddce of Japan. 91 



jmlc yellow, the anterior and middle tibiic stout and 

 sti-ongly spined, the hind tibia? slender, sparingly and 

 finely sjiined. 



Toniatzu, Nagasaki ; two specimens, and also two others 

 from China. 



166. Bledius orpJianus, u. sp. Niger, sat nitidus, 

 antennarum basi, elytris pedibusque testaceis, femoribus 

 infuscatis; thorace dense fortiter pnnctato, medio canalicu- 

 late, elytris subtiliter punctatis, thoi'ace paulo longioribus. 

 Long. 1^ lin. 



This species in colour and size resembles B. arenarius, 

 but has a very different thorax. Antenna? rather long, the 

 two or three basal joints yellow, the rest infuscate ; 1st joint 

 long and curved, as long as the four or five following joints 

 together, 2nd joint twice as long as 3rd, 5 — 10 each a little 

 stouter than its predecessor, the penultimate joints rather 

 strongly transverse. INIandibles reddish, slender, porrect. 

 Head dull black, the antennal tubercles but little elevated. 

 Thorax black, about as broad as the elytra, scarcely broader 

 than long, the hinder angles very obtuse ; it is coarsely 

 and very closely punctiu-ed, and has a fine channel along 

 the middle. Elytra pale yellow, a little infuscate about 

 the scutellum, scarcely longer than the thorax, finely and 

 closely punctured. Hind body quite black. Legs rather 

 stout, yellow, Avith the femora pitchy. 



Kobe, a single specimen, found on the shore. 



167. PlatijstJietus operosus, n. sp. Niger, nitidus, 

 elytris piceis, pedibus testaceis, femoril)us infuscatis ; capite 

 sat crebre minus fortiter punctato, maris apice bispinoso ; 

 elytris thorace brevioribus, parce subtiliter punctatis, 

 alutaceis. Long. \h lin. 



Allied to P. cornutus, but smaller and with the head 

 less strongly punctured. Antenna? black, 3rd joint much 

 shorter than 2nd, the pemdtimate joints scarcely trans- 

 verse. Head Avith the clypeus shining and impuuctate, 

 the rest of the upper surface rather finely and not closely 

 punctured ; the vertex Avitli an impression in the middle, 

 and a small fovea on each side. Thorax quite as broad as 

 the elytra, rather finely and sparingly punctured, shining 

 black, with a deep channel along the middle, the hind 

 angles entirely rounded. Elytra rather shorter than the 

 thorax, pitchy in colour, less shining than the other parts. 



