474 Mr. G. Lewis on 



edpje, and legs pitchy red ; the head punctate, sparingly and 

 rather finely before the frontal suture, punctures larger 

 between the eyes ; the thorax marginate at the sides and 

 base, margin interrupted behind the neck, irregularly (not 

 closely) punctured, anterior angles rounded off, hind angles 

 rectangular ; the scutellurn behind nearly semicircular in 

 outline, w-ith a few very irregular punctures ; the elytra rather 

 strongly punctate-striate, interspaces a little convex ; the 

 antennae, second joint short, third more than as long again, 

 4 to 6 equal, 7 stouter, 8 to 10 equal and raoniliform, ter- 

 minal oval. 



It appears right now to place this and the four preceding 

 species in Motschulsky's genus Seietn's, of which S. valgus, 

 Wiedem., is the type. Nyctohates is now reserved for A', gigas, 

 L., a large American species. 



IJah. Oyama and Kashiwagi. Only two male specim 



Tenebrio ohscurus, F. 



Von Heyden has reported the capture of this species in 

 Japan (Deutsch. ent. Zeitschr. 1879, p. 353). 



Li/props sinensis, Mars. 



This species is extremely abundant both in China (Foo- 

 chow and Kiukiang) and Jajian. It is most abundant in 

 the dead stems of Batatas edulis, which is often hung up in 

 trees in masses to dry in both countries. 



Ilah. Kiushiu and main island. 



hydrops crihrifrons, Mars. 



This is a very different species to the last, and is usually 

 found resting under stones. 



Hal. Nagasaki. Not found in North Japan nor is it 

 very abundant in the south. 



Hemicera zigzaga, Mars. 



Harold has stated that this species is the same as Tetra- 

 phyllus Latreillei, Lap., a Javan species, and one similar to 

 T. lumth'ger of this series. Schonfeldt, in his Catalogue, 

 1891, p. 261, has also united them. 1 cannot understand 

 how these errors have arisen, as one is an oblong species 

 measuring 11 mill., the other a hemispherical species" of about 

 6 mill. 



llab. Nagasaki. Aj>pcars after the summer rains. 



