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  Dr. 
  D. 
  Sharp 
  on 
  

  

  somewhat 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  Ocypus 
  dorsalis 
  and 
  0. 
  scutiger, 
  

   but 
  very 
  different 
  in 
  many 
  respects. 
  The 
  antennas 
  are 
  rather 
  

   slender, 
  of 
  the 
  Ocypus 
  type. 
  The 
  palpi 
  are 
  rather 
  short, 
  and 
  

   there 
  is 
  no 
  incrassation 
  of 
  the 
  terminal 
  joint 
  either 
  on 
  the 
  

   maxillary 
  or 
  labial 
  palpi; 
  the 
  second 
  joint 
  of 
  the 
  maxillary 
  

   is 
  not 
  dilated, 
  and 
  the 
  middle 
  joint 
  of 
  the 
  labial 
  is 
  not 
  longer 
  

   than 
  the 
  basal 
  and 
  not 
  so 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  apical 
  joint. 
  The 
  

   thorax 
  is 
  of 
  much 
  more 
  slender 
  form 
  than 
  it 
  is 
  in 
  Ocypus, 
  and 
  

   is 
  quite 
  differently 
  formed, 
  the 
  sides 
  being 
  deflexed 
  and 
  the 
  

   side-piece 
  small, 
  not 
  much 
  infolded, 
  and 
  its 
  lower 
  marginal 
  

   line 
  joining 
  the 
  upper 
  at 
  some 
  little 
  distance 
  behind 
  the 
  coxal 
  

   articulation, 
  and 
  thus 
  being 
  remote 
  from 
  the 
  lateral 
  tactile 
  

   setse. 
  The 
  middle 
  coxse 
  are 
  contiguous 
  and 
  their 
  apex 
  

   extends 
  just 
  about 
  to 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  posterior 
  coxas. 
  The 
  

   legs 
  are 
  slender, 
  the 
  basal 
  joint 
  of 
  the 
  hind 
  tarsus 
  much 
  longer 
  

   than 
  the 
  apical. 
  

  

  These 
  characters 
  bring 
  the 
  genus 
  nearer 
  to 
  Philelcvrius 
  

   (p. 
  118) 
  than 
  to 
  any 
  other, 
  and 
  yet 
  the 
  two 
  are 
  very 
  different 
  

   in 
  appearance 
  ; 
  and 
  it 
  appears 
  that 
  whereas 
  the 
  genus 
  just 
  

   named 
  connects 
  the 
  Eucibdelini 
  with 
  the 
  Philonthus 
  group 
  of 
  

   genera, 
  Miobdelus 
  connects 
  the 
  Eucibdelini 
  with 
  Ocypus. 
  

  

  Miobdelus 
  brevip)enni's 
  } 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Niger 
  ; 
  capite 
  thoraceque 
  subasnescentibus, 
  densissime 
  punctatis 
  ; 
  

   antennis 
  articulo 
  ultimo 
  pedibusque 
  extrorsiun 
  rufescentibus 
  ; 
  

   elytris 
  thoraee 
  rniilto 
  brevioribus, 
  plaga 
  humerali 
  parum 
  con- 
  

   spicua 
  rufescente, 
  hie 
  inde 
  pubeseentia 
  submaculatis 
  ; 
  abdomine 
  

   subdilatato, 
  ultra 
  ruediuni 
  macula 
  magna 
  aurata. 
  

  

  Long. 
  15 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennas 
  slender, 
  each 
  joint 
  narrowed 
  to 
  the 
  base 
  and 
  

   each 
  longer 
  than 
  broad, 
  the 
  tenth 
  quite 
  distinctly 
  so, 
  the 
  

   terminal 
  joint 
  red 
  and 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  preceding 
  joints 
  red 
  at 
  the 
  

   base. 
  Plead 
  circular, 
  extremely 
  densely 
  rugose-punctate. 
  

   Thorax 
  rather 
  slender, 
  transversely 
  very 
  convex, 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  

   narrowed 
  behind, 
  very 
  densely 
  rugose-punctate, 
  only 
  an 
  

   excessively 
  narrow 
  carina 
  along 
  the 
  middle 
  shining. 
  Elytra 
  

   short, 
  narrow 
  at 
  the 
  shoulders. 
  Hind 
  body 
  black, 
  dull, 
  only 
  

   obsoletely 
  variegated 
  except 
  for 
  a 
  very 
  large 
  mark 
  of 
  golden 
  

   pubescence 
  on 
  the 
  antepenultimate 
  segment. 
  Legs 
  slender, 
  

   iemora 
  nearly 
  black, 
  tarsi 
  red, 
  tibiae 
  intermediate 
  in 
  colour. 
  

  

  The 
  male 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  obtained. 
  

  

  Riohozan, 
  June, 
  Kikko, 
  August; 
  an 
  example 
  from 
  each 
  

   locality. 
  

  

  