Japanese Species of Paromalus. 33 
Paromalus complanatus, Panz. 
Hab. Japan. This species occurs throughout the Archi- 
pelago, but it is commonest in Yezo. 
Paromalus mendicus, sp. n. 
P. biarculo simillimis at paulo minor; elytris propygidioque dis- 
tincte punctulatis ; mesosterno stria transversali nulla. 
L, 2-23 mill. 
Oblong-oval, rather flat, black ; antenne and legs reddish ; 
the head distinctly but not densely punctured, stria complete, 
well-marked, and angulate over the eyes ; the thorax visibly 
punctured behind the anterior angles, less so laterally, and 
nearly smooth on the disk, scutellar spot very small and — 
placed a little away from the edge, stria interrupted behind 
the neck; the elytra much more distinctly punctured — 
except on the area behind the scutellum and a very narrow 
margin along the suture, one short basal stria, somewhat 
straight but ill-defined ; the propygidium clearly and rather 
closely punctured ; the pygidium nearly smooth, in the male 
there are obscure and ill-defined marks but no vermicular 
sculpture ; the prosternum isa little broader than in P. bvar- 
culus, Mars., bistriate, strie strong, feebly sinuous at the 
sides, and widening outwards a little in front and joining 
posteriorly ; the mesosternum feebly and sparsely punctu- 
late, without a transverse stria, lateral furrow deep and 
common to it and the metasternum; the suture is clearly seen 
between the meso- and metasterna; anterior tibie 4-dentate. 
This species differs from P. béarculus in having the elytra 
distinctly punctured, by the absence of the mesosternal trans- 
verse stria, and by the want in the male of vermicular sculp- 
ture on the pygidium. 
Hab. Japan. I found this insect at Kashiwagi and in 
several places in Higo. 
Paromalus viaticus, sp. ne. 
Oblongo-ovalis, depressiusculus, niger, nitidus, supra punctulatus ; 
mesosterno stria transyersali nulla; metasterno leviter et sparse 
punctulato; propygidio pygidioque subleyvibus. 
L. 13 mill. 
Oblong-oval, somewhat depressed, black, legs reddish ; the 
head evenly punctured, a little prominent and obtusely angu- 
late over the eyes, stria strong laterally, arched anteriorly, 
Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 6. Vol. ix. 3) 
