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the mesosternum, transverse stria middle part nearly straight, 
arcuate on each side, not angulate, suture not apparent, sur- 
face sparsely punctulate ; the metasternum with large punc- 
tures between the intermediate and posterior coxe, punctures 
gradually becoming finer on the median area and especially 
behind the mesosternum ; anterior tibie 4-dentate. 
This species must be placed next to P. bistrvatus, Er., from 
America. 
Hab. Japan. I obtained a considerable number of speci- 
mens at Kiga, Hakone, Subashiri, and Nikko. 
Paromalus vernalis, sp. 0. 
Oblongo-ovalis, convexiusculus, niger, nitidus, supra punctatus; 
prosterno haud striato; mesosterno, stria transversali in medio 
arcuato, utrinque biangulato. 
L. 13 mill. 
Oblong-oval, rather convex, black, legs pitchy; the head 
evenly punctured, stria complete, forehead flattish; the 
thorax, anterior angles depressed, somewhat obtuse, somewhat 
thickly punctured, stria strong at the sides and behind the 
anterior angles, fine behind the neck, punctures behind the 
neck small, those at the sides and in front of the scutellum 
somewhat oblong; the elytra are punctured like the thorax, 
suture very feebly raised in the dorsal region, sutural margin 
narrow, smooth, one stria short and oblique, the epipleural 
stria does not reach the sutural angle; the propygidium is 
transversely punctured; the pygidium in the male has a 
transverse furrow near the base, and behind it is another 
(which is sometimes broken at the sides), which is formed to 
enclose a semicircular lobe, the course of the furrow not being 
always well defined ; in the female the pygidium is faintly 
and sparsely punctulate ; the prosternum without stria, punc- 
tures scattered and feeble, the whole surface microscopically 
strigose ; the mesosternum, stria arcuate in the middle, angles 
acute, median part wider than the appendages, suture 
invisible ; the metasternum similarly punctate, punctures large 
and not closely set, subocellate in front of the hind coxw; the 
lateral strie on the first segment of the abdomen are nearly 
parallel to each other; anterior tibize 4-dentate. 
This species also is of the P. bistriatus group. 
Hab. Japan. Obtained at Nara, Oyayama, and Yuyama. 
Paromalus tardipes, sp. n. 
Ovalis, depressiusculus, brunneus, nitidus, punctatus; fronte im- 
pressa stria interrupta ; pronoto basi tenuiter bistriato, 
L, 14-2 mill. 
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