﻿the 
  Staphjlinidse 
  of 
  Japan. 
  257 
  

  

  Antennas 
  elongate, 
  penultimate 
  joint 
  twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad. 
  

   Head 
  very 
  densely 
  punctate, 
  on 
  the 
  middle 
  and 
  in 
  front 
  more 
  

   sparingly 
  and 
  coarsely. 
  Thorax 
  narrow, 
  much 
  longer 
  than 
  

   broad, 
  densely 
  punctate, 
  with 
  a 
  very 
  definite 
  smooth 
  line 
  

   along 
  the 
  middle. 
  Elytra 
  distinctly 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  

   closely 
  and 
  coarsely 
  punctate, 
  flat, 
  black, 
  shining, 
  a 
  little 
  red 
  

   or 
  piceous 
  at 
  the 
  hind 
  margin. 
  Hind 
  body 
  extremely 
  densely 
  

   and 
  finely 
  punctate. 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  closely 
  allied 
  to 
  L, 
  carinicolle, 
  but 
  is 
  a 
  smaller, 
  

   darker, 
  more 
  depressed 
  insect, 
  and 
  differs 
  in 
  numerous 
  details. 
  

  

  Morioka 
  ; 
  one 
  female. 
  

  

  Lathrobium 
  coqnatum, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Sul>depressum, 
  nigrum 
  : 
  antennis 
  palpisque 
  fuseis, 
  pedibus 
  sordide 
  

   Mavis 
  ; 
  crebre 
  minus 
  fortiter 
  punctatum, 
  capite 
  minore 
  ; 
  protho- 
  

   race 
  absque 
  linea 
  laevigata 
  discreta. 
  

  

  Long. 
  S 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennas 
  slender, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  head 
  and 
  thorax. 
  Head 
  small, 
  

   much 
  narrower 
  than 
  the 
  elytra, 
  very 
  densely 
  and 
  finely 
  

   punctate, 
  the 
  punctuation 
  absent 
  from 
  only 
  a 
  very 
  small 
  space 
  

   on 
  the 
  middle. 
  Thorax 
  rather 
  longer 
  than 
  broad, 
  distinctly 
  

   narrower 
  than 
  the 
  elytra, 
  rather 
  coarsely 
  and 
  closely 
  punc- 
  

   tate. 
  Elytra 
  rather 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  closely 
  subobso- 
  

   letely 
  punctured. 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  closely 
  allied 
  to 
  the 
  European 
  L. 
  terminal 
  am, 
  but 
  

   has 
  denser 
  finer 
  punctuation 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  elytra, 
  the 
  latter 
  

   being 
  rather 
  longer 
  ; 
  the 
  pale 
  legs 
  distinguish 
  it 
  from 
  both 
  

   L. 
  terminatum 
  and 
  L. 
  quadratuw 
  . 
  The 
  male 
  characters 
  are 
  

   the 
  same 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  two 
  European 
  species. 
  

  

  Chiuzenji, 
  24th 
  August; 
  six 
  examples. 
  

  

  Lathrobium 
  pallipes, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Gracile, 
  suhdepressum, 
  angustum, 
  nigricans 
  ; 
  antennis 
  palpisque 
  

   fnseo-testaceis, 
  pedibus 
  flavis 
  ; 
  elytris 
  ad 
  angulos 
  externos 
  flavo- 
  

   maculatis 
  ; 
  dense 
  subtiliter 
  punctatum. 
  

  

  Long. 
  6 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennas 
  very 
  long 
  and 
  slender, 
  infuscate 
  yellow, 
  with 
  the 
  

   base 
  and 
  apex 
  more 
  clear 
  ; 
  palpi 
  yellow, 
  terminal 
  joint 
  infus- 
  

   cate. 
  Head 
  small, 
  very 
  finely 
  punctate, 
  shining 
  on 
  the 
  

   middle. 
  Thorax 
  slender, 
  oblong, 
  rather 
  closely 
  punctate, 
  with 
  

   a 
  space 
  along 
  the 
  middle 
  smooth. 
  Elytra 
  closely 
  and 
  rather 
  

   finely 
  punctate, 
  longer 
  and 
  broader 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  with 
  a 
  

   very 
  distinct 
  yellow 
  spot 
  at 
  the 
  outer 
  apical 
  angle 
  of 
  each. 
  

  

  