the Tencbrionidai of Japan. 4Sl 



channel ; the scutt'lhim obscurely pUMoturecl, wider than that 

 of S.ja/>anuin; the elytra stronj^ly j)unct:ite-.striate, iuters|)ace3 

 convex and impuiictate, apices obtuse j the antennie, seeoinl to 

 fourth joints more or U'ss reddish, others infuscate; the le:;.s 

 nearly black, with the bases ot" the femora and tibiaj usually 

 reddish, anterior tibiae not bent in tiie male. Tlie fovea be- 

 tween the eyes is sometimes absent. 



This species is smaller tiian S. basifemoratum, Miikl., from 

 China, but tiiere is a strong resemblance between the two 

 species. 



Ildb. Nikko, Kashiwagi, Tsukubayama near Tokio, and 

 in JSado. 



Strongylium impigrutn, sp. n. 



Elongatum, cylindricum, brunueo-nij^rum, uitidum ; frontc iti 

 medio tbveolato ; thorace loiigitudinalitor iinpresso, margitie 

 laterali into'2:ro ; elytri.s prufuiido punctuto-striatis ; anteuuis 

 j)odibusque obscure rufo-bruiiueis. 



L. 11| mill. 



Elongate, cylindrical, brownish black, sometimes with a 

 faint brassy tint; the head punctate, epistoma reddish, foveo- 

 late between the eyes; the tiiorax punctate, with a median 

 longitudinal channel and a shallow fovea near the base on 

 each side of it, anterior and posterior margin raised, lateral 

 marginal rim complete; the scutellum small ; the elytra long, 

 parallel at the sides, deeply punctate-striate, interstices convex, 

 impunctate ; the antennai and legs reddish brown, tarsi paler. 



'I'his is the most slender species of this series. 



JIab. Yuyama, Ichiuehi, llitoyoshi, Kashiwagi, Miyano- 

 shita, and Nikko. 



Strongylium Marseiili, sp. n. 

 Strongylium costipenne, Miikl. ?, Mars. 



Piceo-brunneum, subopacum ; thorace densissime punctate ; elytris 

 9-costatis, sutura elcvata ; antenais, tibiis tarsisquo rufo- 

 brunneis. 



L. 9-12 mill. 



Rather dull pitchy brown, the head rather roughly punc- 

 tured, the punctures largest and closest near the neck, ob- 

 scurely foveolate between the eyes ; the thorax very densely 

 punctate throughout, lateral margin usually complete, but not 

 very well marked towards the base, swollen laterally in the 

 middle, median channel faint and sometimes absent; the scu- 

 tellum distinctly punctate ; the elytra narrowly elevated at 

 the suture, with nine smooth costas on each elytron, inter- 



