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each about as long as broad; 9th and 10th joints similar 

 to one another, much broader than the preceding jomts, 

 only slightly transverse ; 11th joint rather short and stout, 

 about as broad as 10th, pointed. Head much narrower 

 than the thorax, impunctate, the vertex elevated. Thorax 

 rather longer than broad, narrowed to the front, irregularly 

 clothed with fine hairs, with a tran verse impression (scarcely 

 interrupted in the middle) in front of the base. Elytra 

 much broader than the thorax, but still rather narrow, 

 much narrowed behind, completely covering the hind body 

 except the utmost extremity of the pygidium ; they have 

 an elongate intra-humeral impression, and are moderately 

 closely clothed with rather long suberect fine hairs. The 

 legs are rather short. The metasternum is long, being 

 about the same length as the abdomen. 

 Four specimens from refuse. Nagasaki. 



4. ScydmcBnus fustigcr, n. sp. Rufescens, nitidus, 

 pube fulvescente erecta densius vestitus ; antennis pedi- 

 busque testaceis, brevioribus, illis articulis quatuor ultimis 

 abrupte majoribus ; prothorace basi quadrifoveolato. 

 Long. |- lin. 



Antennae yellow, shorter than head and thorax ; 2nd 

 joint rather long, 3 — 7 very small, 8 — 11 broad, forming 

 an abrupt club ; 8tli rather longer than 9th and 10th, these 

 two very transverse ; 1 1th joint short, rather narrower than 

 the 10th. Head narrower than the thorax, the vertex 

 much elevated and produced over the front of the thorax ; 

 it is rather densely clothed with fine hairs. Thorax rather 

 longer than broad, narrowed to the fi'ont, rather densely 

 clothed with hairs, with two large punctiform impressions 

 on each side of the middle in front of the base. Elytra 

 redder than the rest of the insect, broad and short, rather 

 densely clothed with pubescence, the humeral angle ele- 

 vated into a rather stout plica. 



Though I have been able to examine only a single 

 specimen of the insect (the pubescence of which is evidently 

 not in a very natural condition), I have ventured to de- 

 scribe it, as I think the structure of its antennte Avill render 

 the species quite recognizable. 

 Nagasaki. 



5. Scydmcrnus reversus, n. sp. Testaceus, subopacus, 

 coufertini punctatus, subtilissime pubescens ; prothorace 



