270 Mr. G. Lewis on 



griseous pubescence ; the head slightly but widely impressed 

 before the antenuaj, distinctly loveolate between the eyes, 

 neck infuscate ; the thorax granulate, rounded off anteriorly, 

 hind angles nearly rectangular, on each side near the centre 

 well in front of the scutelluni is a dusky, nearly black, blotch 

 not very well-defined in outline ; the elytra with two dark 

 vittJB behind the scutelluni, each vitta touching the suture at 

 its base, and two similarly coloured marks near the suture 

 in the middle of the dorsal fascia, dorsal fascia infuscate and 

 on the area over the hind coxa?, in form dentate-sinuate, the 

 apices also infuscate; the antenna?, tibiie, and tarsi dusky- 

 reddish brown, thighs darker. Beneath the meso- and meta- 

 sterna are darker than tiie general colour of the body. 



This species most nearly resembles H, acutangulus. 



Hah. Oyayama in Higo, in May 1881. 



Hi/pulus acutangulus, sp. n. 



Elongatus, granulatus, subopacus, fusco-brunneus ; fronte impres?a ; 

 thorace augulis posticis acute productis ; elytris fasciis dentato- 

 sinuatis, grisco-sericeis ornatis ; antennis tarsisque obscure brun- 

 neis, femoribus et tibiis infuscatis. 



L. 7-7| mill. 



Elongate, dull dusky brown, granulate, with greyish pubes- 

 cence ; the head somewhat widely impressed between the 

 eyes ; the thorax much longer than broad, with the hind 

 angles acutely produced, variegated with greyish pubes- 

 cence, in front of the scutelluni is a median longitudinal 

 shallow channel with two longer lateral ones on each side of 

 it ; the elytra are longer and narrov/er than those of H. 

 higonius and darker in colour, the markings are very similar, 

 but the dai'k band behind the posterior coxae reaches further 

 posteriorly as well as further in front, and the edges are con- 

 spicuously sinuate-dentate, apices infuscate ; the antennaj 

 and legs infuscate. 



Hah. Oyama in Sagami and Chiuzenji. Six examples. 



BONZICUS, gen. nov. 



The characters of this genus correspond in a great part with 

 those of Melandrya. Maxillary palpi, second joint long and 

 triangular, third triangular and short, terminal appears trun- 

 cate if viewed oneway and cultritbrm on the other; the antennse 

 after the sixth joint are widened and flattened out, terminal 

 joint conical ; the thorax bisinuous at the base and eniar- 

 ginate before the scutelluni; the elytra witiiout stride and 

 femora robust. 



