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  Dr. 
  D. 
  Sharp 
  on 
  

  

  transverse. 
  Head 
  small, 
  both 
  short 
  and 
  narrow, 
  only 
  about 
  

   half 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  the 
  elytra, 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  behind 
  the 
  eye 
  with 
  

   three 
  very 
  distinct 
  approximate 
  punctures 
  ; 
  palpi 
  yellow. 
  

   Thorax 
  scarcely 
  so 
  long 
  as 
  broad, 
  piceous. 
  Elytra 
  shining, 
  

   rather 
  sparingly 
  punctured, 
  a 
  little 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  thorax 
  ; 
  

   scutellum 
  impunctate. 
  Hind 
  body 
  a 
  little 
  versicolorous, 
  the 
  

   segments 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  red 
  behind, 
  the 
  anal 
  styles 
  and 
  hind 
  

   part 
  of 
  the 
  terminal 
  segment 
  rather 
  bright 
  red 
  ; 
  sparingly 
  

   punctate. 
  

  

  Miyanoshita, 
  Dec. 
  22, 
  1880 
  ; 
  one 
  example. 
  

  

  This 
  insect 
  may 
  be 
  placed 
  near 
  Q. 
  umbrtnus, 
  though 
  very 
  

   distinct. 
  

  

  Quedius 
  annectens, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Niger, 
  nitidus 
  ; 
  antennis, 
  palpis, 
  elytris 
  pedibusque 
  runs, 
  his 
  tibiis 
  

   fuscescentibus 
  ; 
  elytris 
  ad 
  suturam 
  et 
  ad 
  latera 
  nigroplagiatis, 
  

   parce 
  fortiter 
  punctatis. 
  

  

  Long. 
  8 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  with 
  the 
  penultimate 
  joints 
  about 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  

   broad. 
  Head 
  with 
  two 
  punctures 
  on 
  a 
  line 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  

   between 
  the 
  eyes. 
  Scutellum 
  not 
  punctate. 
  Elytra 
  a 
  little 
  

   longer 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  black 
  along 
  the 
  suture, 
  but 
  not 
  quite 
  

   so 
  far 
  as 
  the 
  hind 
  margin, 
  also 
  with 
  a 
  black 
  mark 
  at 
  each 
  

   side 
  not 
  extending 
  quite 
  to 
  the 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  punctuation 
  consists 
  

   of 
  a 
  few 
  distant 
  punctures, 
  which 
  are 
  scarcely 
  serially 
  

   arranged, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  sides 
  are 
  finer 
  and 
  more 
  numerous 
  and 
  

   diffuse. 
  Hind 
  body 
  versicolorous, 
  the 
  terminal 
  segments 
  

   more 
  or 
  less 
  red 
  towards 
  the 
  extremity 
  ; 
  rather 
  closely 
  punc- 
  

   tate. 
  The 
  male 
  has 
  a 
  slight 
  emargination 
  of 
  the 
  terminal 
  

   ventral 
  plate, 
  preceded 
  by 
  a 
  depression 
  of 
  the 
  surface. 
  

  

  Miyanoshita; 
  five 
  examples. 
  

  

  Closely 
  allied 
  to 
  Q. 
  japonicus, 
  but 
  with 
  the 
  elytra 
  shorter, 
  

   differently 
  punctate 
  and 
  coloured. 
  

  

  Quedius 
  adustus, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Piceo-rufus, 
  nitidus 
  ; 
  capite 
  nigricante, 
  antennis, 
  palpis, 
  pedibus 
  ab- 
  

   dominisque 
  segrnentorum 
  margiuibus 
  rufis 
  ; 
  scutello 
  impunctato; 
  

   elytris 
  abdomineque 
  sat 
  crebre 
  punctatis. 
  

  

  Long. 
  11 
  millim. 
  

  

  Antennas 
  slender, 
  very 
  slightly 
  thicker 
  towards 
  the 
  extre- 
  

   mity 
  ; 
  penultimate 
  joint 
  rather 
  longer 
  than 
  broad. 
  Head 
  

   narrow, 
  quite 
  impunctate 
  on 
  the 
  middle. 
  Thorax 
  rounded 
  

   at 
  the 
  sides 
  and 
  much 
  narrowed 
  in 
  front, 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  