262 Mr. G. Lewis on 



laiiitly dusky, especially on the disk, with the fore part red- 

 dish, sculiiture very clear and rather larger than that of the 

 head; the elytra clear reddish brown, without fasciae; the 

 antennae and legs testaceous ; the eighth joint of the antennje 

 is not longer than the seventh, the three terminal joints form 

 a club, which is much stouter than that of O. MarseuU. 

 Hah. Kashiwagi, in June. 



Orchesia Marseuh\ sp. n. 

 Orchesia micans, Panz. ; Mars. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 333 (187G). 



This species differs structurally from 0. micans in being 

 larger and much more elongate, the thorax less broad at the 

 base, and the basal joint ot the hind tarsus is more than one- 

 third lonH-er. Marseul's determination rested on indifferent 



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specimens. 



IJub. Kashiwagi, Fukushima, Cliiuzenji, and Junsai. 



Microscapha jajwnica, Reitter. 

 Lederia japonica, Reit. Deutsche eut. Zeitschr. p. 30 (1891). 



Hub. Kashiwagi and Nagasaki. Rather common in hay- 

 stack-refuse at the latter place in March. 



Microscapha fcenilisy sp. n. 



Elliptica, convexa, pubescens, obscure bruunea, supra miiiutissime 



strigosa ; antennis articulis primo et secimdo roLustis. 

 L. 1| mill. 



This species is much broader than J/, japonica and much 

 darker in colour ; the two basal joints of the antennse are 

 shorter and much stouter. The abdominal segments of the 

 male in both species are very curious ; there is a broad channel 

 in the middle bordered by a carina : the channel equally 

 occupies all the segments, but in M. jiqwnica it is compara- 

 tivey shallow. 



The two basal joints of the antennaj in this genus are 

 remarkable for their size and length. 



Huh. Simabara and Nagasaki. Two examples. 



Microscapha lata, sp. n. 



Ovalis, convexa, pubescens, picco-brunnea, nitida ; elytris apice per- 



spicue dehiscentibus ; antennis pedibusque testaceis. 

 L. 2{ mill. 



This species is at once known from the two preceding by 

 its larger size, greater breadth, and the gaping apices of the 

 wing-cases, and also by the absence of a sternal sulcus in 

 front of the posterior coxse. The abdomen is only feebly 



