272 Mr. G. Lewis on 



somewhat densely punctured, foveolate between the eyes ; tlie 

 thorax Uackisli, more or less scarlet in parts, especially on 

 the ridges, widely canaliculate in the middle, channel open at 

 the base, closed anteriorly, at the sides from the base to about 

 two-thirds of the thoracic length are excavations or deep 

 depressions of irregular outline, pubescence more scattered 

 than on the elytra ; the scutellum black ; the elytra bright 

 scarlet, with pubescence of the same colour, 4-striate, stria3 

 more or less conspicuous, interstices densely and rather 

 rugosely punctured ; the abdomen, antennse and legs densely 

 black. 



Hah. Miyanoshita, Kiga, Chiuzenji, Kashiwagi and other 

 places. This pretty species is by no means uncommon in the 

 forests in June, flying in the sunshine. 



Melandrya gloriosa, sp. n. 



Elongata, rufo-testacea, pubescens ; thorace margine extiis ct subtus 

 rufo ; elytris aureo-viridis, nitidissimis, apice rufis ; an tennis 

 (basi excepta) pedibusque rufis. 



L, 7|-13i mill. 



This species is very similar to, but quite distinct from, 

 M. rufipes, Gebl. The head rather small, soraewliat thickly 

 punctured, black, with mouth-organs and palpi testaceous ; 

 the thorax black above, leaving the lateral margin broadly 

 and the under surface wholly red ; the elytra brilliant golden 

 green, wnth the apex red, posterior area striate ; the antennse 

 somewhat infuscate at the base, gradually becoming red- 

 brown towards the terminal joints ; the legs and abdominal 

 segments reddish brown. 



Hab. Miyanoshita, Hakone, Nikko, also at high elevations 

 in Higo. Abundant at the time of appearance in June. 



Melandrya mongolica, Solsky. 



Melandrya mo7igolica, Sols. Ilor. Ross. vii. p. 378 (1871) ; Lew. Eut. 

 xxvi. p. 152 ; Mannerheim, Bull. Mosc. p. 105 (18.53) (indescrip.). 



*' Nigra, nitida, subtiliter puberula, punctata, thorace anterius 

 angustato, basi utrinque sinuate, profunde, late excavate, medio 

 plus minusve canaliculato, lateribus postice explunatis subreflexis ; 

 elytris nigris, subcyaneis vel subvirescentibus, crebre profunda 

 sulcatis, interstitiis sulcorum costulatis ; ore cum palpis, auteunis 

 pedibusque nigro-piceis, plus minusve rufescentibus. 



" L. 9-14 mill." 



Hah. " E. Siberia." I found it also generally throughout 

 Japan ; on the main island and in Yezo. 



