Collecfion of Jlemipiera from Japan. 309 



the central keel, and the side margins scarlet. Eli/tra 

 scarlet, thickly and somewhat deeply punctured ; lateral 

 margins very much reflexed, and terminating a little 

 way before the apex. Clanis black ; base, apex, inner 

 margin, and suture scarlet. Corium, disc with a large 

 almost round black spot having its lower margin almost 

 in a line with the apex of the scutellum. Membrane 

 piceous, with a yellowish margin. Lcf/s black, clothed 

 with dark hairs which in certain lights appear of a red- 

 brown colour. Tiirsl beneath thickly clothed with short 

 yellowish hairs. Abdomen beneath scarlet on the sides, 

 slightly shading into yellowish towards the middle, on 

 the side of each segment next the anterior margin a 

 large somewhat semioval black spot ; posterior margin 

 of each segment between the extremities of the spots very 

 narrowly black. 

 Length 8^ lines. 



A fine species, which at first sight might be taken for 

 a huge Ltjgceiis of the foniliaris type, and thus easily 

 recognised. There were two specimens given to me by 

 Mr. George Lewis, after the publication of my previous 

 paper. 



Family Cydnid^. 



Genus ^thus, Dall. 



jEthus pnUiditarsus. 



Black, shining. Head on each side somewhat coarsely 

 punctured. Antennce brownish. Pvonoium with a row 

 of minute punctures, running parallel with the anterior 

 margin, sides, and a few rows running parallel with the 

 j)osterior margin ; disc and posterior margin shining. 

 Scutellum somewhat coarsely punctured, except a lunate 

 patch at the base. Ehjtra somewhat thickly punctured, 

 the punctures becoming finer as they approach the apex. 

 Membrane yellow. Legs pitchy-brown. Tarsi pale 

 brownish yellow. Head black, shining, somewhat 

 coarsely pun3tured on each side of the central lobe. 

 Ocelli pale. Antennce brownish, apex of the joints 

 brownish yellow. Thorax. — Pronotum black, shining, 

 with a row of minute punctures a little within, and 

 running parallel with, the anterior margin, and termi- 

 nating nearly in a line with the inner margin of the eyes, 

 where the punctures are slightly coarser and disposed 

 irregularly ; lateral margins with a few pitchy-coloured 



