the Cistelidse dec. of Japan. 253 



Hab. Nikko, Miyanoshita, and Kashiwagi, in June. In 

 Nagasaki as early as March. 



Mycetochares collina, sp. n. 



Picea, nigro-pubescens, nitida ; elytris 4-maculati8, maculis rufis ; 



pedibus rufis. 

 L. 4i-5^ mill. 



Piceous, clothed with black pubescence ; the head rather 

 wide, width especially noticeable between the eyes, irregu- 

 larly and rather finely punctured ; the thorax widest near 

 the middle and rounded off to the anterior angles, posteriorly 

 rectangular, punctured like the head, basal fovese well-marked, 

 with a rather wide antescutellar depression ; the scutellum 

 triangular and distinctly punctured ; the elytra parallel at 

 the sides, with a lobe-shaped red spot behind the humeral 

 angle and a second transverse spot well before the apex and 

 placed midway between the outer and sutural edges, punctate- 

 striate, strise not well-defined, owing to the punctuation, 

 interstices vaguely rugose and punctulate ; the antennae red, 

 with joints 6 to 10 usually infuscate ; the legs clear red. 



Hah. Kashiwagi. 



Mycetochares miniica, sp. n. 



Nigro-brunnea, griseo-pubescens, nitida; elytris basi bimaculatis ; 



pedibus brunneis. 

 L. 4|-5 mill. 



Blackish brown, with greyish pubescence ; the head nar- 

 rower than that of M. col/ino, irregularly and rather coarsely 

 punctured ; the thorax narrowest anteriorly, punctured like 

 the head, basal fovea not well defined ; the scutellum trian- 

 gular, punctured irregularly ; the elytra not parallel at tiie 

 sides, widest near the middle, sometimes with a small humeral 

 red spot ; the antennai and legs reddish brown. 



Resembles M. linearis, 111., a European species. 



Hah. Hitoyoshi, Wada-toge, Sapporo and Junsai. 



Mycetochares scutellaris, sp. n. 



Brunnea, nigro-pubescens, nitida ; capita elytrisque infuscatis ; 



thorace obscure brunneo ; scutello rufo ; antennis pedibusque rufo- 



testaceis. 

 L. 4^-4^ mill. 



Somewhat elongate, narrower than either of the last two 

 species, reddish brown, shining ; the head somewhat narrow, 

 punctulate, near!)' black between the eyes, anterior part and 

 mouth-organs testaceous ; the thorax rather finely punctured, 

 brownish, darkest on the disk ; the scutellum reddish brown 



