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172. Oxytelus japonicus, Mots. 



Common in dung, on the sandy coast of Simabara. 



173. Oxytelus cognatus, n. sp. ( O. sculpturato per- 

 affinis). Niger, parum nitidus, pedibus testaceis, thorace 

 trisnlcato ; capite fortiter strigoso, antice sublffivi, vertice 

 profunde foveolato. Long. 2^ hn. 



Closely allied to O. scidpturatus, rather larger and 

 broader than that species, and with the scul]:)ture rather 

 coarser, the impression at the back of the head larger. In 

 the male on the nnder side the hind margin of the Gth 

 segment is notched in the middle and is distinctly promi- 

 nent on each side of the notch ; otherwise this ventral plate 

 is flat, and presents no trace of the abrupt transverse im- 

 pression in front of the notch, which is so conspicuous in 

 sculpturatus. 



Six specimens ; found in dung at Nagasaki and Hiogo 

 (no doubt a common species). 



174. Oxytelus vicinus, i\. sp. (O. sculpturato affinis). 

 Niger, nitidulus, thorace profunde trisulcato ; capite for- 

 titer strigoso, vertice foveolato, antice in mare lasvigato ; 

 pedibus testaceis. Long. 2 lin. 



This species is closely allied to sculpturatus and cog- 

 natus. It differs from the former by its more shining 

 head, more coarsely sculptured head and thorax, and by 

 the male characters. From cognatus it differs by its 

 rather smaller size, by its more shining surface, more 

 acute thoracic elevations, and by the fact that the male 

 has on the under side of the 6th ventral segment of the 

 hind body a small fovea. 



Abundant at Nagasaki. 



175. Oxytelus mimulus, n. sp. {^O. inusto afhnis). 

 Niger, nitidulus, capite thoraceque punctato-strigosis, 

 illo vertice foveolato, hoc minus profunde trisidcato ; ely tris 

 fortiter strigosis, pedibus testaceis. Long. 2 lin. 



Allied to O. inustus, but differs by its more coarsely 

 sculptured head and thorax, the more evidently foveolated 

 vertex, and by the male characters : the thoracic channels 

 too are different, the middle one being more distinct, the 

 lateral ones more indistinct : in this respect it resembles 



