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in a line continuous with the basal line. The third dorsal streak is very small, and 

 never joined to the third costal streak. The third and fourth costal streaks are 

 united by some white scales above the black subapical spot. 



19, Hallgate, Doncaster : 



March lOth, 1893. 



JAPANESE COLEOFTUBA— TWO NEW SPECIES. 

 BT G. LEWIS, F.L.S. 



Since the Memoirs by Herr E. Eeitter on the Nitidulidce and 

 GuGujidce ("Die Nitiduliden Japans" [Wien. ent. Zeit., iii, iv], 

 " Yerzeichniss der Cucujiden Japans mit Beschreibungen neuer 

 Arten" [Wien. ent. Zeit., viii]), were published, I have found in my 

 collection a new species in each Family, of which the following are 

 descriptions : — 



EHTZOPHAaUS NOBILIS, fl. Sp. 

 Cylindricus, parum elongatus, niger nitidus, punctulatus ; pedihus valde 

 robustis antennisque ferrugineis, oculis prominentibus ; thorace sparsim 

 punctulato ante scutellum longitudinaliter valide impresso ; elytris striato- 

 punctatis. Long., 4 mm. 



Head sparsely punctulate, punctures largest at base and sides, lightly impressed 

 on each side from behind the mandibles to its base, eyes large and rather prominent ; 

 thorax more sparsely punctulate, punctures slightly oblong, in front of the scutellum 

 is a wide and conspicuous impression beginning in the centre of the thorax and con- 

 tinuing near to the base ; elytra striate-punctate, the sutural stria widening out 

 before and behind ; legs very robust, the antennae reddish. 



This is the sixth species of the genus now known from Japan, 

 and in facies is not unlike Pityophngus basalis, Eeitter, especially in 

 the form of the femora, tibise and tarsi. The tarsi are relatively as 

 long againas in S. japonicus, Eeitter. 



Sab. : Kashiwagi in Karachi ; June 28th, 1881. 



AnCISTEIA EeITTERI, 01. sp. 

 Mlongata, cylindrica, nigra sat nitidu, tarsis piceis ; tliorace punctaio 

 postice haud constricto ; elytris tenue punctuto-striatis. Long., 4-2 mm. 



Elongate cylindrical, black, somewhat shining, tarsi and the 2nd and 3rd joints 

 of the antennae piceous; the head rather sparsely punctulate with a median furrow the 

 entire length, and two short curved furrows between the antennse ; the thorax very 

 slightly narrowed from behind the middle ; the elytra finely punctate-striate, inter- 

 stices lightly and transversely rugose ; tibial spur rather stout, and as long as the 

 1st and half of the 2nd joint of the tarsus. 



This species is somewhat similar to A apicalis, Eeitter, but it is 

 smaller, head shorter, thorax slightly narrowed, not constricted behind 

 and the elytra are wholly black. 



Hah. : Tuyama in Higo. 

 Folkestone : March 1st, 1893. 



