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sequente parum longius ; tibiae ecalcaratse ; tarsi articulis tribus basalibus 



minutis sequalibus, articulo ultimo crasso elongate. 



Antennse short, first joint thick, concealed from above, second 

 joint globular, third small, much narrowed from apex to base ; 

 4-9 each quite small, the first of tbem slightly, the last of them 

 considerably, shorter than long ; two terminal joints forming an 

 abrupt club, the pubescent terminal joint being evidently nar- 

 rower than the tenth. Head more than usually exserted, with 

 prominent eyes. Thorax quite destitute of antennal grooves or 

 impressions. Each pair of coxae only slightly separated, extremity 

 of prosternal process turned upwards. First ventral segment in 

 the middle only slightly longer than the following. Tibiae hispid 

 externally, rather more slender at the apex, not spinose there. 

 Pemora thicker at the knees. 



The genus is somewhat difficult of location in Erichson's 

 system; if it be placed, as it would appear from the systematic 

 characters that it should, among the genera at the commencement 

 of the Synchitini, near Diodesma, then it is very different from 

 any of its neighbours. 



Neoteiohtjs hispidus, u. sp. (Plate III. fig. 1.) 



Fuscus, setulis erectis griseis hispidus, angustulus subparallelus ; pro- 

 thorace elongate, posterius inaequali, lateribus in medio subeonstrictis ; 

 elytris profunde erenato-striatis, interstitiis angustis. Long. 4-5 millim. 



Head narrower than the thorax ; the latter longer than broad, 

 with uneven surface, but without distinct depressions or eleva- 

 tions ; the front angles rounded, not prominent ; the sides irre- 

 gular, presenting a shallow broad constriction at the middle ; 

 the surface hispid ; the setse most conspicuous at the sides, where 

 they project outwards. Elytra elongate, narrow and parallel, 

 with deep sculpture forming quite irregular series, with narrow, 

 definite, but only slightly elevated interstices which bear erect 

 setse. Under surface quite dull, coarsely punctate; the setae on 

 the outer edges of the tibiae very conspicuous. 



Nagasaki, Oyayama, and Hitoyoshi, on Kiushiu ; Kashiwagi 

 and Nikko, on the main island. 



Endophlceus seeeattjs, n. sp. 



Parum convexus, rufus, indumento obscuratus, suboblongus, super- 

 ficie valde insequali; prothoracis lateribus rotundatis, posterius fortiter 

 angustatis, marginibus serratis: elytris tuberculatis, marginibus crebre 

 denticulatis. Long. 4-5 millim. 



