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  Dr. 
  D. 
  Sharp 
  on 
  

  

  Quedius 
  abnormalis, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Piceus 
  ; 
  oculis 
  parvis 
  ; 
  prothorace 
  suboblongo, 
  elytris 
  longiore. 
  

   Long. 
  15 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  obscure 
  red, 
  moderately 
  stout, 
  not 
  thicker 
  exter- 
  

   nally 
  ; 
  penultimate 
  joint 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  

   terminal 
  joint. 
  Head 
  suboblong, 
  eyes 
  not 
  in 
  the 
  least 
  promi- 
  

   nent 
  and 
  occupying 
  less 
  than 
  one 
  third 
  of 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  

   sides, 
  the 
  space 
  behind 
  the 
  eyes 
  numerously 
  punctate. 
  

   Thorax 
  a 
  little 
  rounded 
  at 
  the 
  sides, 
  hind 
  angles 
  distinct 
  

   though 
  very 
  obtuse, 
  in 
  front 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  middle 
  with 
  

   three 
  fine 
  serial 
  punctures. 
  Scutellum 
  very 
  obsoletely 
  punc- 
  

   tate. 
  Elytra 
  deplanate, 
  considerably 
  shorter 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  

   rather 
  closely 
  and 
  finely 
  punctate. 
  Hind 
  body 
  closely 
  and 
  

   finely 
  punctate. 
  Legs 
  long. 
  

  

  Found 
  on 
  the 
  borders 
  of 
  the 
  snow 
  at 
  Nikko 
  in 
  June 
  and 
  

   August 
  ; 
  four 
  specimens. 
  

  

  This 
  peculiar 
  insect 
  may 
  be 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  subgenus 
  Ediquus, 
  

   Eey, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  related 
  to 
  the 
  European 
  Q. 
  longicornis, 
  Kr. 
  I 
  

   am 
  unacquainted 
  with 
  the 
  male: 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  four 
  individuals 
  

   before 
  me 
  is 
  considerably 
  smaller 
  than 
  the 
  other 
  three, 
  but 
  

   does 
  not 
  differ 
  very 
  strongly 
  in 
  any 
  other 
  respect 
  ; 
  all 
  hough 
  

   it 
  is 
  considerably 
  darker 
  in 
  colour, 
  this 
  is 
  no 
  doubt 
  due 
  to 
  the 
  

   other 
  examples 
  being 
  somewhat 
  immature. 
  

  

  Quedius 
  Jlavicornis 
  i 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Nitidus, 
  niger; 
  elytrorum 
  basi 
  abdominisque 
  segmentis 
  singulis 
  

   postice 
  rufis 
  ; 
  antennis, 
  palpis 
  pedibusquo 
  flavis 
  ; 
  elytris 
  lawi- 
  

   gatis, 
  singulo 
  medio 
  obsolete 
  uniseriatim 
  punctato. 
  

  

  Long. 
  6 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  short 
  and 
  stout, 
  clear 
  yellow, 
  sixth 
  to 
  tenth 
  joints 
  

   transverse. 
  Head 
  narrow, 
  scarcely 
  constricted 
  at 
  the 
  neck 
  ; 
  

   eyes 
  small, 
  occupying 
  not 
  one 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  sides. 
  Thorax 
  

   quite 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  the 
  elytra, 
  not 
  so 
  long 
  as 
  broad, 
  narrowed 
  

   in 
  front, 
  very 
  shining, 
  reddish 
  on 
  the 
  front 
  margin, 
  without 
  

   serial 
  punctures. 
  Elytra 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  shining, 
  

   black, 
  red 
  at 
  the 
  base, 
  and 
  more 
  indistinctly 
  so 
  along 
  the 
  

   suture, 
  with 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  very 
  fine 
  punctures 
  placed 
  along 
  

   the 
  sutural 
  depression 
  and 
  with 
  a 
  similar, 
  still 
  more 
  indistinct 
  

   series 
  along 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  each. 
  Hind 
  body 
  not 
  closely 
  

   punctate, 
  each 
  segment 
  broadly 
  cingulate 
  with 
  red. 
  The 
  

   male 
  has 
  a 
  feeble 
  emargination 
  on 
  the 
  last 
  ventral 
  plate. 
  

  

  Ichiuchi 
  and 
  Hitoyoshi, 
  at 
  the 
  commencement 
  of 
  May 
  ; 
  

   seven 
  individuals. 
  

  

  