36 Mr. G. Lewis on 



Scymnus pilicrepus, sp. n. 



Breviter ovalis, convexus, dense griseo-pubescens: capite rufo, vix 

 dense et minute punctulato ; thorace dense punctulato, margine 

 laterali rufo ; elytris sparse punctulatis, punctis grossis intermixes, 

 apice rufis ; pedibus rufo-brunneis. 



L. 2|-3 mill. 



Shortly oval, convex, densely clothed with grey pubes- 

 cence ; the head red, densely but minutely punctured ; the 

 thorax black, with the lateral margin red, the red margin 

 widens out towards the back of the eye, rather densely punc- 

 tured, the punctures being distinctly largest before the 

 scutellum ; the elytra black, with the apices clearly red, 

 surface punctured with rather large shallow punctures inter- 

 mixed with a fine punctuation ; the presternum is bistriate, 

 truncate between the stria} both before and behind, with the 

 intermediate area somewhat roughly punctured ; the meso- 

 and metasternum are clearly punctured and with the first 

 abdominal plate black, the second and third abdominal seg- 

 ments are infuscate in the middle, the others wholly red ; the 

 legs and tarsi reddish brown. 



This is the largest species of Scymnus known from Japan, 

 as S. tricolor, Har., is now placed in another genus. 



Ilab. Yokohama, Kiga, Ichiuchi, and Kashiwagi. 



Scymnus sylvaticus, sp. n. 



Breviter ovalis, convexus, dense griseo-pubescens ; capite thoraceque 



rufis ; elytris nigris, apice rufis. 

 L. 2| mill. 



This species is as large again as S. dorcatomoides, Weise, 

 but the coloration is very similar, although the apical red 

 area is much broader and straighter towards the epipleuree. 

 The abdominal segments are red and the legs also, but the 

 metasternum is infuscate. This species is perhaps closely 

 allied to S. apicifiavus, Motsch., an Indian species. 



Ilab. Nagasaki and Yokohama. 



Scymnus dorcatomoides, Weise. 

 Scymnus dorcatomoides, Weise, Deutsche erit. Zeit. p. 151 (1879). 



" Oblongo-ovatus, convexus, niger,nitidus; capite, thorace, elytrorum 

 apice plus minusve pedibusque rufo-flavis ; abdomine toto vel 

 apicem versus flavo ; thorace dense subtilissime puuetato ; laminis 

 abdominalibus integris. 



" Long. | lin." 



