the Cisfelida? &c. of Japan. 255 



part past the anteinige to the eyes, sparsely punctate, trian- 

 gularly impressed between the antennse, sides parallel, with 

 tlie eyes abruptly prominent ; the thorax, punctured like the 

 head, widest just behind the anterior margin, then gradually 

 lessening in width to the base, where it is narrower than 

 behind the neck ; the scutellum smooth ; the elytra punctate, 

 punctures at times vaguely arranged in longitudinal lines ; 

 the legs and antennae palisii brown, somewhat lighter in 

 colour than the body. 

 Hah. Sapporo. 



Salpingus niponicus, sp. n. 



Nigresceus, nitidns ; capite thoraceque punctatis ; elytris nigro- 



brunneis ; antennis articulis l^-S" rufis, 9°-ll"" nigris. 

 L. 2|-3i mill. 



Blackish, shining ; the head very clearly punctate, punc- 

 tures rather closely set, eyes prominent ; the thorax, punctate 

 like the head, arched at the sides before the narrowed base, 

 usually with a fovea on the middle of the anterior edge ; the 

 elytra striate-punctate, interstices smooth, brown, dark brown, 

 or nearly black with humeral angle brown ; the antennge, 

 eight basal joints reddish brown, three apical black ; the legs 

 dull brown, tarsi paler. 



I did not obtain a species of Rkinosimus, but the genus 

 probably occurs in the north. 



Hah. Nikko, Chiuzenji, Nishimura, and Junsai. 



Lissodema ainunum^ sp. n. 



llobustum, piceo-nigrum, nitidum ; elytris pallide testaceis, basi et 



medio dorsi infuscatis ; antennis parum brevibus. 

 L. ^ mill. 



Rather robust, pitchy black, shining; the head somewhat 

 wide and rather roughly punctate, mouth-organs reddish 

 brown ; the thorax 4-denticulate laterally and closely punc- 

 tate, with two basal foveas ; the elytra striate-punctate, pale 

 testaceous, with two lobe-sliaped patches at the base and a 

 band across the middle of the dorsum (the band widens out 

 in the sutural area) infuscate ; the antennae and legs reddish 

 brown, the former being shorter and stouter than those of any 

 other of this series. 



Hah. Junsai. Two examples only. 



Lissodema plagiatum, sp. n. 



Longiusculum, nigrum, nitidum ; capite thoraceque dense punc- 

 tatis ; elytris macula subhumerali flavo-testacea ; tibiis tarsisque 

 pallide brunneis. 



L. 2# mill. 



