the KlateriJaj of Japan. 197 



tatus the punctuation of tlie thorax is very dense, whicli 

 nii'^ht suggest its being the tenia le. 



In coloration botli sj)ecies have a very close resemblance to 

 a species found in Hongkong (see Cand. Mem. Lifege, 1873, 



P- 22)- 



Ilab. Miyanoshita. Three individuals, all males. 



Limonius rufipennin, sp. n. 



Niger, parura nitidus, griseo-pubescens ; capito thoraceque sub- 

 aeneis ; elytris fortiter punctato-striatis, rufis ; antennis pedi- 

 busque nigris. 



L. 7 mill. 



Black, rather shining, with grey pubescence ; the head 

 densely and somewhat rugosely punctate, frontal carina well- 

 marked ; the thorax rather long, parallel on sides, punctuation 

 finer and less close than that of the head ; the scutellum 

 punctulate ; the elytra bright red, punctate-striate, punctures 

 large and deep, especially those of the fourth, fifth, and sixth 

 striae ; the antennas densely black, second and third joints 

 short and equal ; the legs black, knees and claws pale. 



Hah. Hitoyoshi. Tiiree examples on Ogumayama, alt. 

 2000 feet. 



Limonius atricolor^ Lew. 



Limonius atricolor, Lew. Eut. Month. Mag. 1879, p. 157. 



Ater, opacus, griseo-pubescens ; antennis podibusque concoloribus ; 



elytris punctato-striatis, inters titiis rugoso-punctatis. 

 L. ^ mill. 



Black, opaque, with grey pubescence ; the bead uneven, 

 densely and rather coarsely punctured, carina well-marked ; 

 the thorax convex on the disk, a little swollen at the anterior 

 angles, punctures closely set, finer than those of the head, 

 posterior angles obtuse ; the scutellum very finely but closely 

 punctured, carinate ; the elytra punctate-striate, interstices 

 punctulate and rather rugose; the antennae and legs black, 

 second and third joints of the former sliort and equal, claws 

 pale. 



The example noticed in 1879 was quite black; more recent 

 specimens have an jeneous and sometimes bluish tint. 



Hah. Wakayama in Kii and Miyanoshita. 



Limonius ignicollis^ sp. n. 

 Purpureo-niger, opacus vix pubescens ; capite thoraceque aureo- 



