the CistelidjB (&c. of Japan. 433 



there is a broad flattish protuberance on the head similar to 

 that in P. atripennis, Lew. ; the thorax black ; the elytra 

 obscurely reddish scarlet ; the antenna? and legs black, with 

 posterior tibia? gradually but slightly enlarged from the base 

 to the apex, and at the tarsal end they are as thick again as 

 those of P. atripennis^ and in P. episcopalis the basal joint of 

 the antenna is bulbiform. 



This species scarcely differs from P. atripennis^ except in 

 the colour of the thorax and elytra and in the form of the 

 legs and basal antennal joint. 



Hah. Yuyama. One male example. 



Stolius, gen. nov. 



This genus is founded to receive a species not very dis- 

 similar to Microtonus elongatus. Champ. It differs in having 

 a wider and more transverse head, with the eyes occupying 

 the anterior angles ; the antenna has a 3-jointed club ; the 

 thorax is nearly as wide anteriorly as at the base ; the tibiae 

 have very minute spines on the tarsal ends of the anterior 

 and intermediate pair (only visible under a high power), but 

 they are wanting on the posterior pair. 



Stolius vagepictus, sp. n. (Fig. 8.) 



Elongatus, parallelus, obscure pallido-brunneus ; capite nigro ; 



elytris sutura maculisque duabus vage infuscatis. 

 L. 4| mill. 



Elongate, parallel at the sides, rather dull pale brown, with 

 grey pubescence ; the head nearly black, 

 transverse, finel}' but thickly punctured, eyes Fig. 8. 



a little prominent ; the thorax not so wide 

 as the head anteriorly, but rather wider at 

 the base, anterior and posterior margins 

 brownish ; surface blackish, but not so dark 

 as the head, punctured like the head ; the 

 elytra rather pale brown, with the sutural 

 margin narrowly, and two rather vague spots 

 on the elytra not far from their bases, and 

 two others well before the apices, infus- 

 cate ; the palpi pale brown ; the antennae 

 obscurely brown at the base, club and five 

 preceding joints darker ; the legs, thighs reddish brown at 

 their bases, narrowly reddish at their apices, infuscate in 

 the middle, tibise and tarsi dull brown. 



Hah. In Higo on Oyayama and at Ichiuchi. Four 

 specimens. 



