282 Dr, D. Sharp on 



Antennae short, rather stout, the three basal joints sordid 

 red ; ninth and tenth joints quite similar to one another. 

 Thorax strongly transverse, densely and finely punctate and 

 pubescent. Elytra about as long as the thorax, densely, 

 moderately finely punctate, the hind margin very slightly 

 red. Hind body much narrowed to the extremity, densely, 

 moderately finely punctate ; last dorsal plate with the hind 

 margin simple. 



Kiga, Nagasaki, and Nikko ; four specimens. 



The place of this species is between A. hipunctata and A. 

 asiatica ; from the former it is distinguished by the finer 

 punctuation and shorter and thicker antennae, and from A. 

 asiatica by denser and finer punctuation and the unemarginate 

 last dorsal plate. 



Aleochara nitida. 

 Aleochara nitida, Grav. Col. Micr. Brims, p. 07. 



Found on the main island at luoshima and in Yezo at 

 Hakodate ; several examples, 



Aleochara squalitliorax (Fauvel in litt.), n. sp. 



Opaca, fueco-nigra, breviter flavo-setosa : prothorace peropaco, obso- 

 lete pimctato ; elytris abdominequo densissime punctatis ; anten- 

 nanim basi pedibusque fuscis. 



Long. 4 millim. 



Antennse small and not thick, penultimate joint evidently 

 transverse. Head narrow, quite dull, almost impunctate. 

 Thorax transverse, remarkably dull, sparingly and obsoletely 

 punctate, along the middle an obscure, rather broad, scarcely 

 elevated space quite free from sculpture. Elytra scarcely 

 longer than the thorax, very densely and roughly sculptured. 

 Hind body very densely punctate, Mesosternum very 

 strongly carinate quite to tiie apex. 



Hagi {Fauvel)^ Hakodate {Lewis), 



I have preserved the name proposed for this curiously 

 sculptured species by the well-known French savant. 



Aleochara trisulcata. 



Aleochara trisulcata, Weise, Deutsche ent. Zeitichr. 1877, p. 88. 



Hagi {Weise), Hakodate {Lewis). 



Only one example of this very peculiar little insect was 

 obtained by Mr. Lewis. 



