11 G Mr. David Sliarp on the 



The legs rather stout, the hinder tibiae with a rather long 

 apical spur. 



Tavo specimens ; they resemble one another in all re- 

 spects, and I fancy they are females. 



13. Batrisus dissimilis,r\. sp. Rufo-castaneus ; capite 

 rugoso, profundius transversim bi-impresso ; antennarum 

 articulo primo incrassato ; prothorace fortiter punctato ; 

 abdomine segmento primo dorsali elongato, secuudo tertio- 

 que brevissimis. Long. 1 lin. 



Allied to B. modestus, but twice the size, with the head 

 deeply impressed, the antennre stouter, &c. It departs, 

 however, in comparison with B. modestus, but little from 

 the facies of the ordinary Batrisi. Antenna? moderately 

 stout, the first joint short, and very stout, it being as it 

 were thickened on its hinder side ; 2nd joint rather short, 

 3rd joint a little longer and distinctly stouter than 2nd, 

 4 — 8 differing but little from one another, rather slender ; 

 the 7th, however, considerably more developed than the 

 contiguous ones; 9th and lOtli joints broader than the pre- 

 ceding ones but still slender; lltli joint broader than the 

 others, scarcely so long as the 9th and 10th togethei'. 

 Head rugosely but indistinctly sculptured, dull, with a 

 deep transverse impression on the front part divided into 

 two by an elevation in its middle ; Avitli a small fovea on 

 each side close to the hind margin. Thorax cordate, about 

 as long as broad, rather coarsely and closely punctured, 

 except the projecting sides, Avhicli are smooth and shining ; 

 it has a central channel, and also a line on each side 

 separating the smooth side from the disc. The elytra are 

 convex, Avith the humeral angles rather rounded, each with 

 a moderately well-marked middle stria not extending to 

 their extremity, and with a distinct sutural stria. The 

 hind tibise are without apical spur. 



Maiyasama, Kobe : three specimens, two of which, how- 

 ever, have unfortunately lost the hind body ; they are all 

 similar, and possibly males ; if so, the female would pro- 

 bably have more slender antenna?. 



14. Batrisus modestus, n. sp. Castaneus, antennis 

 pedibusque gracilibus, capite prothoraceque fortiter dense 

 punctatis; abdomine segmento primo valde elongato. 

 Long. I lin. 



This little species is intermediate in facies betAveen 



