the Coccinellidee of Japan. 39 



I found a closely allied species to this in Ceylon ; the 

 colours are very similar as well as the general form. 

 Hob. Nagasaki, 25th May, 1881. One example only. 



Scymnus patagiatus, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovalis, convexus, griseo-pilosus, capite thoraceque utrin- 

 que rufo-brunneis ; elytris in medio testaceis, cum marginis 

 nigris. 



L. 2 mill. 



Oblong-oval, convex, greyly pilose ; the head minutely but 

 clearly punctulate, reddish brown ; the thorax infuscate, with 

 the lateral margins rarely reddish brown ; the scutellum 

 black • the elytra with a large pale testaceous oblong area in 

 the middle of each wing-case, which is somewhat parallel at 

 the sides, surrounded by a blackish margin, which is broadest 

 at the apices and near the scutellum ; the legs testaceous. 



Hab. Nagasaki. Not uncommon. 



[Scymnus ferrugatus, Moll (Fiissly, Neu. Mag. Heft ii. 



5. 183, 1785), a European species, has been recorded from 

 apan by Weise ; but as he suggested, without any descrip- 

 tion, a varietal name for it, it is open to doubt whether 

 Moll's species really occurs in Japan or only a species 

 resembling it. Illiger also gave a varietal name to an insect 

 he considered was S. ferrugatus from Siberia. I have not 

 included it in the list.] 



Kodolia, Mulsant. 

 Rodolia, Mulsant, Spec. p. 902 (1851). 



In the Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxix. p. 148 (1895), Weise 

 rightly places the species hitherto included in Novius in this 

 genus. The anterior tibite are widely and conspicuously 

 emarginate in Rodolia on the inner edge. 



Rodolia limbatus, Motschulsky. 

 Novius limbatus, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. i. p. 178 (1866). 



" Novius limbatus, Motsch., statura Nov. cruentati sed rotundior. 



Subrotundatus, convexus, nitidus, brevissime cinereo-puberulus, 



niger, thoracis marginis, elvtrorum limbo, basi suturaque rubris ; 



thorace valde transverso ; elytris thorace latioribus, subrotun- 



datis. 

 " L. If lin." 



Hab. Nagasaki and other places, common ; Pekin {David). 



