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Aphanobius fuscomarginatus, sp. n. 



Brunneo-testaceus, nitidus, pubescens ; capite thoraceque grosse efc 

 dense punctatis ; thorace elytrisque mediis et lateralibus infus- 

 catis ; antennis parte infuscatis ; pedibus brunneo-testaceis. 



L. 12 mill. 



Brownish yellow, shining, with dense pubescence of the 

 same colour ; the head coarsely and densely punctured ; the 

 thorax with similar sculpture, with a broad longitudinal 

 infuscate marking from the anterior edge to the base, lateral 

 margin also infuscate, the latter band reaching the posterior 

 angle, but does not quite touch the anterior edge ; the scutel- 

 lum punctate, black j the elytra evenly and markedly striate, 

 interstices rather convex and rugosely punctured, sutural 

 borders infuscate, at the bases to. the width of two interstices, 

 the infuscate border gradually lessening to one interstice at 

 the apex, outer margin more widely infuscate, occupying 

 four interstices ; the epi pleural fold is distinctly testaceous 

 and broad near the humeral angle ; antennas brownish at the 

 base, gradually becoming infuscate j the legs and under 

 surface reddish testaceous. The claws in this genus are 

 simple. 



Hab. Oshima (Ferrie). 



Silesis crocatus, Candeze. 



Silesis crocatus, Cand. M6m. Acad. Belg., Elat. Nouv. v. (publication 

 pending). 



Candeze's description refers to a form which I consider a 

 variety of S. nwsculus, Cand. (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, 

 xiii. p. 315, 1894). In my series of twenty-seven examples, 

 ten have pale elytra, and in the others the elytra are dark. 

 I took both forms together. Glyphonyx bicolor, Cand. (Elat. 

 Nouv. v.), I also consider a variety of G. illepidus, Cand., 

 and 1 referred to it as such (I. c. p. 315). 



Pyroccelia atripennis } sp. n. 



Elongata, subparallela, rufo-aurantiaca ; capite, palpis, antennis, 



elytris pedibusque atratis. 

 L. 17 mill. 



Elongate, somewhat parallel, bright reddish orange, with 

 the head, mouth-organs, antennas, elytra, and legs densely 

 black ; the head in this genus is concealed under the thorax, 

 which has over each eye a transparent space ; in this species 



