Geodephagous Coleoptera of Japan. 281 



large species from Borneo very closely allied to L. eroty- 

 loides, differing chiefly in the total absence of striae or 

 rows of punctures. * 



Coptodera Japonica. (PI. XIIL, fig. 4). 



C. piligera, Chaud., simillima, sed differt thorace 

 multo latiori et postice minus angustato. Late oblonga, 

 castaneo-fusca, partibus oris, antennis pedibusque ob- 

 scure runs, femoribus tibiisque plus minusve infuscatis. 

 elytris utrinque maculis angulosis duabus fulvis, altera 

 prope basin interstitia 3 — 7 (infcerdum 4 — 6 vel 4 — 5 

 solum) tegentibus altera prope apicem apud interstitia 

 2 — 8, fasciam dentatam flexuosam formanti ; thorace 

 valde transverso, mox a collo late rotundato post medium 

 modice et vix sinuatim angustato, angulis posticis rectis, 

 margine explanato-elevato plus minusve rufescenti ; 

 elytris apice parum oblique et sinuatim truncatis, sub- 

 punctulatim striatis, interstitiis omnibus asqualiter con- 

 vexis. Long. 9 — 10 mm. 



Kiushiu, elevated forests, in fungi. 



Allied to C. subapicalis, Putz., and C. piligem, Chaud., 

 the latter of which appears to be undescribed. It has 

 been communicated to me by M. Bene Oberthur as 

 bearing that name in the Chaudoir collection, and as 

 having been taken by Pere David in China. 



Coptodera subapicalis, Putzeys. 



Putzeys, Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr., 1877, p. 84. 



Hagi (Hitter). In all the islands, rather common 

 in old trees in winter, and on foliage in summer. 



Mochtherus luctuosiis, Putzeys. 

 Putzeys, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1875 (vol. xviii.), p. 9. 

 Kiushiu and south of main island. 



Lioptera Plato. Magna, late-ovata parum couvexa, nigra fere 

 opaca, elytris utrinque signatura augusta triramosa prope basin et 

 hiunerum, altera transversa (antice rarnuni unicuin postice rarnos 

 duo emittenti) runs ; capite et thorace coraceis et strigulosis, hoc 

 valde transverso, lateribus late explanato-reflexis, postice parum 

 angustato, angulis posticis vix rectis ; elytris subtilissime punctu- 

 latis striis omnibus obsoletis. Long. 18 mm. North Borneo. 



