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Drypta Japonica. 



Drypta lineola, Dej., var. Japonica, Bates, Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. Lond., 1873, p. 803. 



Abundant at Tokio, Kioto, Osaka, Nara, Niigata, and 

 other places, among reeds in marshes. 



Mr. Lewis has convinced himself, on the comparison 

 of a long series, that this form is very distinct from 

 D. lineola, Dej. Baron Chaudoir (Bull. Mosc, 1877, i., 

 262), is correct in saying that the Chinese examples of 

 lineola with which I compared I). Japonica are his D. 

 virgata, but he committed an error regarding D. Japonica 

 which is unintelligible ; the differences stated in my 

 description are accurate, and hold good over a large 

 series of examples. 



Drypta fulv cola. 



D. distinctce affinis sed differt corpore supra toto badio- 

 fulvo, elytris vix perspicue fusco-marginatis ; subtus 

 capite, pro- et mesothorace, coxis et trochanteribus 

 fulvis ; metathorace abdomine et pedibus chalybeis ; 

 antennis fulvis scapo et articulo tertio dimidio apicali 

 chalybeo. Long. 9 mm. 



Honjo, in Tokio ; at roots of reeds. Very local. 



Differs from D. distincta in form as well as in colour ; 

 being decidedly narrower and more slender in all its 

 parts ; the interstices of the elytra also are more 

 strongly punctured. 



Dendrocellus geniculatus, Klug. 



Klug, Jahrb., i., p. 52. 



Yuyama ; in bundles of a reedy grass on elevated 

 slopes, cut for roofing purposes. Also Burma, Assam, 

 Java. 



Brachinus ceneicostis. 



B. stenodero, Bates, affinis sed angustior, elongatus 

 subgracilis, elytris obscure viridi-seneis subopacis, costis 

 utrinque 8 angustis seneis politis, tota superficie (costis 

 inclusis) minute granulatis ; capite mox pone oculos 

 angustato, supra punctato ; thorax minus elongato. 

 antice paullo magis rotundato-dilatato, postice sat pro- 

 funde sinuatim angustato, angulis posticis acutis, dorso 



