164 Mr. Joseph S. Baly on the 



punctures, and clothed with adpressed scale-like fuscous 

 hairs. Elytra broader than the thorax, convex, deeply 

 and coarsely punctured, the punctures arranged in longi- 

 tudinal striffi near the suture, placed irregularly on the 

 outer disk and towards the apex ; clothed with fuscous 

 and white scale-like hairs, which form irregular patches 

 on the surface. Thighs each armed beneath with an 

 acute tooth, those ou the anterior pair nearly obsolete. 



Demotina modesta. 



Anguste oblonga, convexa, fulvo-picea, pilis squamje- 

 formibus adpressis fuscis vestita, antennis fulvis ; elytris 

 punctatis, punctis magnis, minus fortiter impressis, prope 

 suturam seriatim dispositis. 



Long. 1^ — 2 lin. 



Hab. — Nagasaki. 



Head rugose, clothed with adpressed scale-like hairs ; 

 eyes prominent, black. Thorax nearly one-half broader 

 than long, sides rounded, serrate ; above moderately con- 

 vex, slightly flattened behind the middle, subcylindrical at 

 the apex ; surface closely rugose-punctate, the punctures 

 large and very shallow ; clothed with adpressed scale- 

 like hairs. Elytra oblong, broader than the thorax, 

 convex, covered with large shalloAv punctures, arranged 

 in longitudinal strife near the suture ; surface densely 

 clothed with adpressed scales. Thighs each armed 

 beneath with a minute tooth ; notch at apex of hinder 

 tibise nearly obsolete. 



Genus Bromius, Chevr. 



Baly, Journ. of Ent. ii. (1865), p. 439. 



Bromius Japanus, Motsch. 



Etud. Ent. {Heteraspis), 1857, p. 37. 



Hah. — Japan ; also Northern China, collected by 

 Messrs. Fortune and Bowring. 



I have not seen Japanese specimens of this insect. 



Genus AcROTHiNiUM, Marshall. 



Recens. Corynod., Proc. Lin. Soc. 1864. 



Baly, Journ. of Entom. il. (1865), p. 441. 



Acrotldnium Gaschkevitchii, Motsch. 



Etud. Ent. {Heteraspis), 1860, p. 23. 



Hah. — Japan and Northern China. 



