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  Dr. 
  D. 
  Sharp 
  on 
  

  

  in 
  colour 
  with 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  European 
  or 
  Siberian 
  varieties 
  I 
  

   have 
  seen 
  of 
  that 
  species, 
  moreover 
  it 
  lias 
  the 
  elytra 
  longer, 
  so 
  

   that 
  I 
  have 
  little 
  doubt 
  it 
  is 
  distinct. 
  The 
  suture 
  is 
  black 
  from 
  

   the 
  scutcllum 
  to 
  the 
  extremity, 
  and 
  the 
  conspicuous 
  black 
  

   mark 
  at 
  the 
  outer 
  angle 
  does 
  not 
  extend 
  inwards 
  to 
  the 
  

   suture, 
  though 
  along 
  the 
  deflexed 
  sides 
  it 
  reaches 
  in 
  front 
  

   nearly 
  to 
  the 
  shoulder 
  ; 
  the 
  two 
  striee 
  on 
  the 
  elytra 
  are 
  defi- 
  

   nite, 
  but 
  there 
  are 
  very 
  few 
  additional 
  punctures. 
  The 
  hind 
  

   body 
  is 
  entirely 
  black 
  ; 
  the 
  legs, 
  though 
  yellow, 
  have 
  the 
  

   tibiae 
  infuscate 
  towards 
  the 
  extremity 
  and 
  frequently 
  likewise 
  

   at 
  the 
  base. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Lewis 
  obtained 
  a 
  small 
  series 
  of 
  examples 
  ; 
  they 
  are 
  

   unfortunately 
  in 
  bad 
  preservation. 
  Occurs 
  in 
  South 
  Yezo 
  

   and 
  has 
  been 
  taken 
  in 
  Kawatchi. 
  This 
  is 
  the 
  species 
  referred 
  

   to 
  0. 
  annularis, 
  Gebl., 
  in 
  Trans. 
  Ent. 
  Soc. 
  1874, 
  part 
  i. 
  p. 
  8c). 
  

  

  Oxyporus 
  maculiventris, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Niger 
  ; 
  antennis, 
  palpis, 
  elytris, 
  pedibus 
  abdoniinisque 
  segmentis 
  

   duobus 
  basalibus 
  marginibus 
  flavis 
  ; 
  elytris 
  ad 
  anguluui 
  exteri- 
  

   orem 
  oblique 
  nigro-signatis. 
  

  

  Long. 
  8 
  millini. 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  the 
  nearest 
  of 
  the 
  Japanese 
  species 
  to 
  the 
  Euro- 
  

   pean 
  0. 
  maxillosus, 
  but 
  it 
  does 
  not 
  agree 
  in 
  colour 
  with 
  any 
  

   of 
  the 
  varieties 
  I 
  have 
  seen 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  mentioned 
  ; 
  

   and 
  as 
  it 
  differs 
  also 
  in 
  the 
  punctuation 
  of 
  the 
  elytra, 
  I 
  

   have 
  little 
  doubt 
  it 
  is 
  distinct. 
  All 
  the 
  palpi 
  and 
  an- 
  

   tennas 
  are 
  clear 
  yellow, 
  the 
  latter 
  are 
  very 
  short. 
  The 
  

   thorax 
  is 
  very 
  short. 
  The 
  elytra 
  are 
  bright 
  yellow, 
  even 
  

   the 
  suture 
  being 
  of 
  that 
  colour 
  except 
  just 
  behind 
  the 
  scu- 
  

   tellum 
  ; 
  at 
  the 
  outer 
  angle 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  black 
  mark 
  that 
  extends 
  

   inwards 
  along 
  the 
  hind 
  margin, 
  but 
  disappears 
  before 
  reaching 
  

   its 
  fellow 
  of 
  the 
  opposite 
  side 
  ; 
  the 
  hind 
  body 
  is 
  jet-black, 
  but 
  

   the 
  two 
  basal 
  segments 
  have 
  the 
  lateral 
  margins 
  yellow 
  in 
  a 
  

   very 
  definite 
  manner. 
  The 
  legs 
  are 
  clear 
  yellow 
  except 
  the 
  

   coxae 
  and 
  trochanters. 
  The 
  elytra 
  are 
  considerably 
  shorter 
  

   than 
  they 
  are 
  in 
  0. 
  Japonicus 
  • 
  the 
  two 
  lines 
  of 
  serial 
  punctures 
  

   are 
  very 
  definite, 
  and 
  outside 
  them 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  third 
  series, 
  in 
  

   front 
  divergent 
  ; 
  between 
  the 
  serial 
  punctures 
  and 
  the 
  suture 
  

   there 
  are 
  only 
  a 
  few 
  other 
  punctures. 
  

  

  A 
  small 
  series 
  was 
  obtained, 
  but 
  the 
  locality 
  was 
  not 
  

   noted. 
  

  

  Oxyporus 
  parous, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Niger 
  ; 
  elytris 
  pedibusque 
  flavis, 
  illis 
  ad 
  latera 
  latins 
  oblique 
  nigro- 
  

   maculatis 
  ; 
  antennis 
  palpisque 
  fusco-testaceis 
  ; 
  abdominis 
  seg- 
  

  

  