30 Mr. G. Lewis on 



Meristhus niponensis^ sp. n. 



Nigricans; fronte, thoracis margine, elytrorum limbo punctisque 

 albido-squamiilosis ; thorace in medio cunaliculato, extus crenato ; 

 elytris punctato-striatis, apice distincte crenatis, 



L. 4| miU. 



Brownish black, and in appearance extremely like ^fA-punc- 

 tatus, Cancl. The thoracic angles are very peculiar ; from a 

 point behind the carina is a short emargination which sepa- 

 rates a rather prominent projection, which seems to represent 

 the normal angle. The carina is nearly straight. 



The species is shorter and broader than M. 4:-punctafus, 

 Cand., from Sylhet and Assam, and the scales are white, not 

 golden. 



Ilab. Niigata. Several specimens. 



The species of this genus inhabit places with extensive 

 sand-banks and dunes, but are not found on the immediate 

 sea-border. 



Meristhus scohinulay Cand. 

 Meristhus scohinula, Cand. Mon. Elat. i, p. 164, pi. ii. fig. 26. 



Cand^ze says this species is found in China and Mexico, but 

 it appears to be clear that his type example came from China. 

 Specimens I have seen in the Godman collection from Central 

 America are very similar to those from Japan, but the elytra 

 are relatively longer and, I think, the heads are broader. 

 They are very difUcult insects to differentiate. 



llah. Nagasaki. Occurs on bare and stony places ; its 

 saltatory powers are remarkable ; my specimens measure 

 barely 2 mill., but when disturbed jumped 10 or 12 inches 

 high. 



Alaus pint, sp. n. 



Fuscus, squamulis grisoo-brunneis dense vcstitus ; thorace infuscato- 

 bipuuctato ; elytris, macula lateral! infuscata, apico emai^ginatis. 

 L. 20-34 mill. 



Brownish, densely clothed with greyish-brown scales ; the 

 head concave in the middle and on the anterior edge, with 

 sides before the eyes rounded off and elevated ; the thorax 

 laterally not quite parallel, anterior angles obtuse, posterior 

 angles blunt and slightly turned outwards, longitudinal median 

 ridge a little elevated and free of scales, dark coloured, with 

 scattered punctures ; on each side of the ridge nearer to the 

 head than the base is an ublung dusky spot formed by con- 



