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are wholly red. With the latter were captured about twenty- 

 examples of Figidus hinodulosus^ C. Waterh. (Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. 1883, p. 339). This is a curious record of the meeting 

 in a common habitat of a northern and a tropical genus. 



1. Valgus angusticollisj C Waterh. 



This species, as Mr. Waterhouse states, is common in all 

 the Japanese islands. On the 13th March, 1880, I broke up 

 a pole of " Matzu" [Abies) ^ 4 inches in diameter, and quite 

 rotten, and about fifty specimens tumbled out. Later it 

 occurs in most flowers, but especially in the rape-fields and 

 dog-roses. 



2. Valgus fumosus, n. sp. 



Breviter ovatus, ater, ocellato-punctatus, subnitidus ; thorace parum 

 lato medio bicarinato, utrinque exeavato ; elytris lateribus punc- 

 tatis, mediis punctato-rugosis, scutello circum et fascia transversa 

 liiteis ; propygidio transverso luteo-fasciato, utrinque acute tuber- 

 culato ; pygidio medio longitudinaliter anguste fasciato, apice 

 inconspicue bituberculato, tibiis anticis 2-dentatis. L. 7^ mill. • 



This species resembles V. tuberculatus only in the acute 

 tubercle on the edge of the propygidium. The whole of the 

 species is densely black ornamented with orange-coloured 

 scales, which are arranged on the elytra in a broad band round 

 the scutellum, with another transverse band which touches 

 the edge of the first fascia and extends to the middle of each 

 elytron from the suture, on the propygidium in a parallel 

 transverse band, and on the pygidium in a longitudinal and 

 narrow band down the centre. The thoracic carinte are 

 somewhat loop-like in form and terminate abruptly behind 

 the neck in two obtuse angles ; in front of the lateral 

 excavations on each side is a tubercle or very short carina, 

 and the base of the thorax has a well-marked excavation 

 before the scutellum. The outer edge of the thorax is 

 narrowly elevated and deeply slnuated behind the eyes. The 

 yellow fascige are composed of rather large scales, and are 

 apparently easily lost by abrasion, but the description is 

 drawn from an example fresh from the pupa. The two teeth 

 on the fore tibia are near to the femur. 



Found in the flowers of Hydrangea^ at Junsai, 28th July, 

 1880 ] Fukushima, Ontake, and Chiuzenji, in 1881. Five 

 specimens in all. 



3. Valgus tuherculatus^ n. sp. 



Breviter ovatus, granulosus, rufo-piceus, subnitidus ; thorace parum 

 angustato, 8-tuberculato ; elytris castaneis, mediis obscure nigro- 



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