the Cistelidae &c. of Japan. 257 



thorace transverso, confertissime fortiter punctate, ante basin 

 utrinque oblique foveolato, lateribus rotundato, quinque denticu- 

 late, basin versus magis attenuate ; scutello Igevi, elytris thorace 

 paullo latioribus et triple longioribus, lateribus late rotundatis, 

 supra fortiter seriatim punctatis, interstitiis Isevibus." 

 L. 2-5 mill. 



Hah. "Japan." I am much indebted to Herr E. Reitter 

 for an example of this species. I did not meet with it, but 1 

 believe it was taken by Herr Hiller at Hagi, north-east of 

 Shimonoseki. 



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Parum breve, rufo-brunneum, nitidum; elytris tenuiter striato- 



punctatis ; antennis pedibusque concoloribus. 

 L. 2| mill. 



Somewhat short, reddish brown, shining ; the head bi- 

 impressed between the antennae, clearly and rather closely 

 punctured ; the thorax arched at the sides, from the anterior 

 angle to the base, punctured like the head, with two basal 

 fovege ; the elytra are a little paler in colour than the thorax, 

 especially at the humeral angles, punctures which constitute 

 the strise are irregular, largest near the bases, and becoming 

 gradually finer towards the apices, interstices flat ; the 

 antenna?, joints 9-10 and the terminal, except at the apex, 

 infuscate, the others with tlie legs i-eddish brown. 



Hah. Oyayama and Nishimura in June. Two examples. 



Lissodema dentatum, sp. n. 



Brunneo-nigrum, nitidum ; capite parum dense, thorace dense punc- 

 tatis, hoc lateribus distincte denticulato ; elytris unicoloribus, 

 punctato-striatis ; antennis basi pedibusque obscure rufls. 



L. 2|-3 miU. 



Brownish black, shining ; the head clearly but not thickly 

 punctured, with a small, not always very distinct, fovea 

 between the eyes; the thorax more closely punctured than 

 the head, 4-foveolate, with the lateral denticulations some- 

 what acute and well defined ; the el}'tra concolorous, punctate- 

 striate, with the rows of punctures along the suture more or 

 less broken ; the antennae, basal joints red, 9-1 1 infuscate ; 

 the legs wholly dull red. 



Hah. Fukushima and Junsai. A series of specimens from 

 both places. 



The two following species have one lateral thoracic tooth 

 very prominent : — 



