404 Eev. H. S. Gorham's revision of the 



which is no doubt easily removed by wear or any friction. 

 The antennae of the male are more distinctly serrate 

 from the 3rd to the 8th joints, and are fully one-quarter 

 longer than those of the female. The latter is the 

 smallest of three examples of this species found by 

 Mr. Lewis, and, as the same difference in the antennae 

 is the case in the next species, it may be generally so 

 in this genus. 



Conderis pictus, n. s. (PI. XVII. , fig. 4). 



Praecedentisimillimus, elytris striga humerali, plagaque 

 subapicali laete carminea. Long. 8 — 9 mm., $ , ? . 



Odaigahara, in Yamato, June 22nd, 1881. 



The elytra in this species have an elongate and rather 

 wide stripe, equal in length to about one-third of the 

 elytra, of a beautiful crimson-red before the apex, 

 leaving, however, the entire margin black. Although 

 from the two examples (which are all Mr. Lewis secured) 

 I cannot point out any structural or other difference 

 than that of colour, I feel confident it will prove to be a 

 distinct species. The larger specimen is a male. 



Lyponia quadricollis. (PI. XVII., figs. 5, 6). 



Celetes quadricollis, Kiesenw., Berl. Ent. Zeits., 1874, 



p. 252. 

 Eros militans, Kiesenw., loc. cit., p. 253, ? . 



Nagasaki ; Kobe ; Miyanoshita ; Subashiri. 



Celetes was proposed by Newman for a North American 

 species, C. basalis, Lee, which may be described as a 

 Calopteron, with the antennae pectinate in the male. 

 The present insect, however, has nothing to do with 

 that type, but is very closely allied to the species for 

 which Mr. Waterhouse proposes Lyponia (L. debilis, 

 Waterh., Types of Col., p. 25), and with which it should 

 clearly be associated. The genus is allied to Plateros 

 by its thoracic groove, and elytra with ten even rows of 

 punctures, the alternate costae being sometimes raised. 

 It differs from it in the pectinate antennae and more 

 quadrate thorax. 



L. quadricollis is readily distinguished by its bright 

 red elytra and evenly punctured striae ; it varies from 

 8 to 12 mm. in length. It was rather commonly met 

 with by Mr. Lewis. 



