314 Mr. G. Lewis on 



Smaller and narrower than A. marginipennis^ Luc. ; the 

 thorax less parallel, posterior angles longer and turning 

 outwards, and the asperity of the elytral interstices more 

 conspicuous. 



Uah. Kioto, at the Ogura lakes. 



Agriotes palustrisy sp. n. 



Brevis, obscure brunneus, griseo-pubescens ; thorace sparbe punctu- 

 lato, punctis parvis et grossis iutermixtis ; elytris puuctato-striatis, 

 interstitiis vage rugosis ; antennis pedibusque brunneis. 



L. 5 mill. 



Short, rather robust, obscure brown, pubescence grey ; the 

 head rather closely and irregularly punctate ; the thorax 

 arched anteriorly, straight at the sides, hind angles with 

 same direction, convex and punctate, punctures close laterally, 

 but somewhat sparse on tlie disk, where the punctures are of 

 various sizes, many fine, with a number of large ones between 

 them ; the elytra punctate-striate, interstices feebly rugose ; 

 the antennae and legs dull palish brown. 



Hah. Tokio, Nikko, Ogura lake, and Sakai. 



Agonischius ohscurtpes, Cand. 



AgoniscMus obscuripes, Cand. Mon. Elat. iv. p. 420, pi. v. fig. 5 ; M6ni. 

 Liege, 1873, p. 31. 



Hah. Kagoshima. There are two examples in the Janson 

 collection from Central Japan. According to Cand^ze it is 

 found also in China, on the Himalayan Mountains and 

 Cochin China. 



Sericosomtis viridis^ sp. n. 



Viridis vcl aureo-viridis, mctallicus : capite thoraccque dense punc- 



tatis ; antennis (basi exccptu) nigris : pedibus Ucto rufis. 

 L. 6-8 mill. 



Bright metallic green or golden green, scarcely pubescent ; 

 the head densely punctured, usually with a round frontal 

 impression between the eyes ; the thorax narrowest anteriorly, 

 gradually widening to base, angles continuing in same direc- 

 tion, wholly punctate like the head, with a short median 

 chainiel before tlie scutellum ; the scutellum obtusely pointed 

 behind, punctulate ; the elytra rather deeply punctate-striate, 

 interstices convex and rugosely punctuhite ; the antennje, 

 three basal joints clear red, the rest black ; the legs also 

 clear red. 



Uah. Ilitoyoshi, Oyama, and Miyanoshita. At the last 



