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form, I should gladly agree with Mr. Edwards that the two species 

 should be maintained. I still entertain the idea from finding both 

 species together on nettles at Ilfracombe, that developed neglectus will 

 be found identical with decoratus. 



Such critical examinations as these of Mr. Edwards' are always 

 useful ; I only regret that I cannot follow his views. 



St. Ann's, Woking : 



March 3rd, 1889. 



THREE NEW SPECIES OF COLEOPTERA FROM JAPAN. 

 BY H. W. BATES, F.B.S. 



JNebbia Leechii, n. sp. 



N. Sadona, var. vel ^ ?, Bates, Trans. Ent. Soc, 18S3, p. 217. 



Mr. Leech obtained both sexes of this species, which proves to be 

 distinct from, though closely allied to, A 7 ". Sadona. The chief difference 

 lies in the form of the thorax, which, in A 7 ". Sadona, is rather narrow 

 at the base, with produced and acute hind angles, and dilated an- 

 teriorly in a strong curve (almost as in A 7 ", crenatostriata) ; but in 

 both sexes of A 7 ". Leechii it is much more gradually widened (almost 

 as in A 7 ". Lafrenayi) . The thorax in AT. Sadona is further peculiar in 

 narrowing again, strongly, to the anterior angles, which are scarcely 

 at all produced and rounded, whilst they are much produced in A 7 ". 

 Leechii. The elytra are narrower and more parallel and the eyes 

 much more prominent than in A 7 ". Lafrenayi. 



Mr. Leech's examples are from the neighbourhood of Nikko. 



Aphodius eccoptus, n. sp. 



Sub-yen. Melinoptero (Muls.), referendus. Elongatus parum convexus, 

 nigro vel castaneo-fuscus, femoribus ventroque sordide testaceis elytris hand 

 dense reeunibente fulvo-pubescentibus ; capite discrete punetulato, inermi, 

 clypeo semicirculari, genis haud productis, obtusis ; thorace apud anyulos 

 posticos valde sinuato, margine laterali incrassato, basali medio immarginato, 

 disco cequaliter discrete punetulato ; elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis 

 medio convexis sparse punctulatis, striis 3 — 7 apice abbreviatis ; tibiis posticis 

 apice spinis incequalibus. Long., 8 mm. 



Nikko (Leech). In Mr. Gr. Lewis's collection also from the same 

 locality. 



Resembles most the series of allied Mexican species of which A. 

 meccicanus is the type ; but it differs from all in the large and deep 

 emargination of the hind angles of the thorax. Anterior to this 

 emargination the sides of the thorax are very slightly arcuated and 



