Geodepkagous Coleoptera of Japan. 239 



rufis, antennis pedibusque (tarsis inclusis) nigro-piceis ; 

 thorace valde transverso, lateribus fere regulariter et 

 leviter arcuatis. basi et margine laterali crebre ruguloso- 

 punctulatis ; elytris (mas) valde convexis apice oblique 

 sinuatis, crenato-striatis interstitiis planis. Long. 

 12J mm., $ . 



Yokohama ; one example. 



This is apparently only a local or colour- variety of a 

 species not uncommon in Eastern China and Korea, 

 which is generally of a deep black colour.* 



Harpalus fuliginosm, Dufts. 



Dufts., Morawitz, Beitr. z. Kaferfauna Ins. Jesso, 

 p. 71. 



Near the snow on Niohozan. 



Morawitz 's specimens were from the Komanotake. 

 Mr. Lewis' specimens agree very well with the European 

 form ; von Harold appears to have been wrong in refer- 

 ring the species determined by Morawitz to H. flavi- 

 tarsis. 



Harpalus flavitarsis, Dejean. 



Dejean, Sp. Gen., iv., 378 ; Harold, Deutsche Ent. 

 Zeitschr., 1878, p. 66. 



Tokio {Hilgendorf). 



An example from Junsai (var. niponensis) agrees with 

 the description, except in its much larger size, 4£ lin., 

 the European H. flavitarsis being 2^ — 3 lin. 



Harpalus variipes. 



H. anxio et Frolichii similis. Differt corpore angus- 

 tiori, thoracisque lateribus fere regulariter arcuatis. 

 Subanguste oblongo-ovatus, piceo-niger, elytris asneo- 

 tinctis, antennis palpis tibiis et tarsis melleo-fulvis, tibiis 

 4 posticis apice infuscatis. Capite parvo, laevi, foveis 

 frontalibus punctiformibus ; thorace elytris baud angus- 

 tiori, lateribus arcuatis antice paullo citius quam postice 



* It is apparently undescribecl : — Harpalus crates : H. chlori- 

 zanti quoad formam et sculpturam sirnilliraiis ; oblongus, crassus, 

 sat convexus, niger nitadus, interdum leviter a3iieo tinctus ; thorace 

 valde transverso lateribus fere regulariter et leviter arcuatis, basi 

 subconfluenter grosse punctato ; elytris profunde crenato-striatis. 

 Long. 12 — 13 mm. Korea; Kiu-Kiang; Hong-Kong. 



