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  Dr. 
  D. 
  Sharp 
  on 
  

  

  than 
  broad. 
  Head 
  suborbiculate, 
  quite 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  the 
  elytra, 
  

   densely 
  punctate, 
  the 
  punctuation 
  on 
  the 
  vertex 
  fine 
  and 
  

   extremely 
  dense, 
  on 
  the 
  anterior 
  part 
  coarser 
  and 
  more 
  scanty. 
  

   Thorax 
  oblong, 
  longer 
  than 
  broad, 
  very 
  densely 
  coarsely 
  

   punctured, 
  a 
  little 
  shining, 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  conspicuous 
  shining 
  

   space 
  extending 
  all 
  along 
  the 
  middle. 
  Elytra 
  scarcely 
  so 
  

   long 
  as 
  the 
  thorax, 
  parallel, 
  shining, 
  closely 
  and 
  coarsely 
  

   punctured, 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  obscure 
  linear 
  arrangement 
  of 
  the 
  

   punctures 
  on 
  the 
  basal 
  portion. 
  Hind 
  body 
  extremely 
  densely 
  

   and 
  finely 
  punctured. 
  Male 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  shallow 
  excision 
  of 
  

   the 
  hind 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  last 
  ventral 
  ring, 
  and 
  just 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  

   the 
  middle 
  of 
  this 
  a 
  small 
  patch 
  of 
  dense 
  black 
  asperities 
  ; 
  

   the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  segment 
  exhibits 
  a 
  feeble 
  depression 
  along 
  

   the 
  middle. 
  

  

  Nikko, 
  August; 
  Nagasaki, 
  June 
  1st; 
  Kumamoto, 
  April 
  

   25th. 
  

  

  L. 
  avguinum 
  is 
  very 
  closely 
  allied 
  to 
  this 
  species, 
  but 
  is 
  

   more 
  elongate, 
  of 
  a 
  more 
  uniform 
  pallid 
  colour, 
  with 
  a 
  rather 
  

   broader 
  head, 
  which 
  has 
  a 
  definite 
  smooth 
  space 
  on 
  the 
  

   middle, 
  the 
  elytra 
  slightly 
  longer, 
  without 
  any 
  linear 
  arrange- 
  

   ment 
  of 
  the 
  punctures. 
  It 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  met 
  with 
  again. 
  

  

  Lathrohium 
  cribricolle, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Omnium 
  fortissime 
  dense 
  puuetatum, 
  subcvlindricum, 
  nigrum, 
  

   nitidum 
  ; 
  antennis 
  palpisquc 
  ruiis, 
  pedibus 
  flavis 
  ; 
  elytris 
  apice 
  

   flavo-guttato. 
  

  

  Long. 
  6| 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  short 
  and 
  stout, 
  penultimate 
  joint 
  a 
  little 
  longer 
  

   than 
  broad. 
  Head 
  oblong, 
  excessively 
  densely 
  and 
  coarsely 
  

   punctured. 
  Thorax 
  oblong, 
  rather 
  longer 
  than 
  broad, 
  

   shining 
  black, 
  remarkable 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  its 
  excessively 
  coarse 
  

   punctuation, 
  without 
  smooth 
  space 
  along 
  the 
  middle. 
  Elytra 
  

   rather 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  excessively 
  coarsely 
  punctured, 
  

   each 
  with 
  a 
  small 
  yellow 
  spot 
  at 
  the 
  tip. 
  Hind 
  body 
  entirely 
  

   black. 
  Male 
  with 
  a 
  moderately 
  broad 
  and 
  deep 
  excision 
  on 
  

   the 
  last 
  ventral 
  segment, 
  and 
  with 
  a 
  longitudinal 
  depression 
  

   extending 
  along 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  this 
  and 
  the 
  preceding 
  segment. 
  

  

  A 
  very 
  distinct 
  species, 
  to 
  be 
  placed 
  near 
  L. 
  nudum. 
  

  

  Plain 
  under 
  Fujisan. 
  Unique. 
  

  

  Latlirobium 
  funebre, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Angustum, 
  elongatum, 
  subdepressum, 
  nigrum, 
  nitidum, 
  dense 
  puue- 
  

   tatum 
  ; 
  pedibus 
  fuscis, 
  antennis 
  tarsisque 
  rufis 
  ; 
  thorace 
  linea 
  

   mediana 
  subelevata 
  laevigata 
  ; 
  elytris 
  illo 
  paulo 
  longioribus. 
  

  

  Long. 
  7 
  millim. 
  

  

  