Coleoi^terd of Japan. 53 



naming many of these divisions by a prefix to the 

 common generic name, using, e.g., Hoplapoderus as a 

 subgenus of AjJoderiis ; Heterolahus as a subgenus of 

 Attelahns ; and so on. But if Bedel's change were 

 accepted, HopUqioderus would be a subgenus of Attelabus, 

 and Heterolahus a subgenus of Cyphus. I reject the 

 change proposed by Bedel as being a source of the 

 greatest confusion, and as offering no advantage what- 

 ever to compensate for this. 



Attelahns is widely distributed in the warmer regions 

 of the world, and its species are specially numerous in 

 Tropical America. Japan possesses, so far as we at 

 present know, only three or four species, of which two 

 are Chinese insects, and the other two have their allies 

 in Eastern Asia far to the south. 



Attelabus rufipcnnis. 

 Phialodes rujipennis, Koelofs, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 



xvii., p. 138. 

 ? Attelahus ruhripennis, Chevrolat, C. E. Soc. Ent. 

 Belg., xxi., p. xxxi. 

 Var. thorace vel ex parte vel in toto testaceo. 

 Phialodes distinctus, Eoelofs, I. c. 



This remarkable species appears to very variable in 

 the colour of the legs and thorax. Of the few examples 

 I have seen most are intermediate between the form 

 with quite black, and that with quite yellow thorax. 



Mr. Lewis procured a single example at Miyanoshita 

 of a very small variety, with shorter antenna; and more 

 obsolete sculpture ; and I have a specimen in my own 

 collection of another variety from Assam. 



Chevrolat's diagnosis accords with this species except 

 as regards the punctuation of the elytra. 



Attelabus leivisii, n. s. 



Niger, vertice, thorace, elytris femoribusqiie anterioribus laete 

 rufis ; oculis perconvexis, inter sese longius distantibus ; thorace 

 parce piinctiilato ; elytris fortiter seriatim punctatis. Loug. 

 6 — 7 mm. 



Mas, pedibus anterioribus elongatis, tibiis curvatis. 



Antennae rather stout, with elongate, oblong, abrupt, comijact, 

 but evidently three-jointed club; rather widely separated at their 



