Coleoptera of Japan. 



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Trox niponensis, Lew., is T. scaber, L., which lias become 

 distributed throughout the world. 



Onthophagu8 luto8opictus i Fairm., from Ishigaki Shima, 

 Las to be added to the list. 



Aphodius major, Wat., is A. brachysomus, Solsky, and not 

 A. sorer, F.j as formerly supposed. 



A. vitellinus, Klug., must be added to the list. It was 

 taken by Mr. Lewis at Hakodate, Sapporo, and Lake 

 Junsai. 



A. orient all s y liar., was found at Chiuzcnji. 



The specimen without precise locality, which Mr. Water- 

 house described as A. oralis, is identical with the specimen 

 recognized by him a few pages earlier as the female of 

 A. nigerrimus. The two forms were found together at 

 Nagasaki. 



Aphodius 4>-punctatus, Panz., is a variety of the European 

 A. sordidus, F. 



The Lucauid genus Niyidius has been added to the list, 

 M. Boileau having described a species, N. lewisi. Mr. J. E. 

 A. Lewis has sent me this insect from Oshima Island. 



The following are the Pleurostict Lamellicornia so far as 

 at present known, 109 in number, as against 83 formerly 

 catalogued by .Mr. Lewis in his two lists of 1887 and 

 1895 :— 



MELOLONTHIN.r. 



Hoplia obducta, Mots, 



variolosa^ Wat. 

 II. gracili ])<■>. I,, n\ 

 1 1. macula ta, Bates. 

 II. communis, ll'af. 

 1 1, vini. Heyd. 

 II. moerens, Wat. 

 Sericauia mi mica, Z< no. 

 S. lewisi, Arrow, sp, n. 



fuscolineata, Lew., nee Motsch. 

 ( lastroserioa herzi, Jl< //</. 

 < i. brevicornis, Lew. 

 < i. higonia, Lew. 

 Paraserica grisea, Mots. 

 Opbthalmoserica boops, Wat. 

 Autoserica castanea, Arrow, pp. a. 

 A. secreta, Brenske. 

 Aserica orientalis, Mots. 

 Serica similis, 1 



ida, Brenske. 

 S. l! i- r< « \ ariata, L< w. 

 S. angulata, I.< w. 

 S. 4-toliata, .' 

 Microserica brenskei, Tteitt. 

 M. nipponensis, B 



Maladera orientalis, Mots. 

 M. japonica, Mots. 

 y\. salebrosa, Brenske. 

 Apogonia amida, Lewis. 



A. splendida, Wat., nee Boh. 

 A. major, Wat. 

 A. bicavata, Arrow, sp. n. 

 A. cupreoviridis, Kolbe. 

 A. bicarinata, Lew. 

 A. niponica, Lew. 

 Brabmina niponica, Lew. 



Rhizotrogus niponicus, Lew. 

 Lachnosterna inelegans, Lor. 

 L. diompbalia, Bates. 

 L. picea, Wat. 

 L. morosa, Wat. 

 L. castanea, Wat. 

 L. niponensis, Lew. 

 Pollaplonyx Bavidus, Mots. 

 I [eptophylla picea, Mots. 

 Polyphylla laticollis, I 

 Granida albolineata, Mots. 

 Melolontha japonica, Burnt. 



Hoplosternusjaponicus, liar. 



//. haroldi, Moser. 

 M. frat( r. Arrow, -p. n. 



Hoplosternus japonicuS) Wat. 



