306 Mr. D. Sharp's revision of the 



This species, of which I have seen but two individuals 

 of doubtful sex, much resembles B. angustw, but the 

 hind tibiae are armed with an elongate apical spur, and 

 the curved line on the 1st dorsal plate is widely distant 

 from the outside ; the front of the head, too, in B. 

 punctipennis is simple, but this may be only due to a 

 difference of sex. The elongation of the terminal joint 

 of the maxillary palpi approximates the species to B. 

 jmlpalis, next which, notwithstanding the great difference 

 in size, I have placed it. 



The two individuals found have a very slight mucro- 

 nation of the apex of the middle tibiae. 



Miyanoshita and Hakone. 



Batrisus palpalis, n. s. 



Major, densius pubescens, rufus, abdomine piceo, an- 

 tennis sat crassis, elongatis, palpis articulo ultimo elon- 

 gato, gracili ; capite minus brevi, posterius angustato, 

 oculis in medio laterum sitis, post oculos longius seti- 

 gero ; prothorace elongato, medio canaliculato, utrinque 

 versus basin angulo elevato, ad latera longitudinaliter 

 impresso ; elytris striola (fere plicula) discoidali abbre- 

 viata, evidenter punctatis ; abdomine segmento basali 

 parum elongato. Long. 3£ mm. 



Mas, antennarum articulo ultimo elongato, oblique 

 acuminato, intus ad basin processu prominulo ; femori- 

 bus intermediis ad basin margine posteriore spina tenui 

 armato. Fern, incog. 



This fine and distinct species, by the shape of its head, 

 reminds one of Amaurops, from which, however, it is 

 very different by its robust make, and the comparatively 

 short 1st dorsal segment. The large vertex of the head 

 is shining, and separated by an elongate angular mark 

 from the elevated antenna! portion ; this latter is in 

 front much elevated and punctate, and bears behind an 

 elongate carina ; the forehead grades off to the clypeus 

 without any interruption ; the curved plica on each side 

 of the basal dorsal plate is very far removed from the 

 side ; this plate is only a little longer than the 2nd and 

 3rd together, the 4th is more elongate than the 3rd, 

 distinctly but not greatly shorter than the 1st ; the apical 

 spur of the hind tibiae is very elongate. 



A single specimen was found at Mayebashi, Aug. 28th, 

 1881. 



