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The species was met with by Mr. Lewis at Miyano- 

 shita in May, 1880, and at Nagasaki in March and 

 April, 1881. 



It is possible the two supposed varieties may prove to 

 be distinct species, in which case the one with broad 

 male tibiae should bear the name of modestus, a new 

 name being applied to the form having more slender 

 tibiae in the male. All the Miyanoshita specimens 

 belong apparently to the first form, but unfortunately 

 most of the specimens met with are females. The 

 peculiarity of the male tibiae is not found in any other 

 species, and is very curious ; the pencil with which 

 they are armed is apparently very mobile, and when de- 

 pressed and applied to the front of the leg appears to be 

 absent. 



Batrisus antennatus, Weise (nee Motsch.). 



Weise, Deutsche Ent. Zeit., 1877, p. 97. 



A few specimens of this species have been found by 

 Mr. Lewis at Nagasaki and Fukuhori in April, and at 

 Sanjo and Niigata in Sept., 1881. 



Batrisus optatus, Sharp. 

 Sharp, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1874, p. 112. 

 This remarkable species is still unique. 



Morana. 



This is, I think, an ally of Batrisus ; the maxillary 

 palpi are formed as in that genus, and the peculiarities 

 of the head are as much like Batrisus as Euplectus ; the 

 1st basal ventral segment is visible and prominent 

 between the hind coxae ; the claws are very small and 

 their condition quite doubtful, — I do not think there are 

 two equal ones, as I formerly considered, though with 

 some doubt, to be the case ; the elongate 2nd joint and 

 the large terminal joint of the antennae will greatly aid 

 the recognition of the genus. 



Morana discedens, Sharp. 

 Sharp, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1883, p. 118. 

 A second individual of this species was found at Naga- 

 saki on the 19th April, 1881. 



