272 Mr. G. Lewis on 



somewhat densely punctured, foveolate between tlie eyes ; the 

 thorax bhiekish, more or less scarlet in ])arts, especially on 

 the ridges, widely canaliculate in the middle, channel open at 

 the base, closed anteriorly, at the sides from the base to about 

 two-thirds of the thoracic length are excavations or deep 

 depressions of irregular outline, pubescence more scattered 

 than on the elytra ; the scutellum black ; the elytra bright 

 scarlet, with pubescence of the same colour, 4-striate, strise 

 more or less conspicuous, interstices densely and rather 

 rugosely punctured : the abdomen^ antenna and legs densely 

 black. 



Hub. JMiyauoshita, Kiga, Chiuzenji, Kashiwagi and other 

 places. This pretty species is by no means uncommon in the 

 forests in June, flying in the sunshine. 



Melandrya gloriosa, sp. n. 



Elongata, rufo-testacea, pubescens ; thorace margine extus ct suhtus 

 rufo ; elytris aureo-viridis, nitidissimis, apice rufis ; antennis 

 (basi excepta) pedibusque rutis, 



L. 7|-13| mill. 



This species is very similar to, but quite distinct from, 

 M. 7-uJipes, Gebl. The head rather small, somewhat thickly 

 punctured, black, with mouth-organs and palpi testaceous ; 

 the thorax black above, leaving the lateral margin broadly 

 and the under surface wholly red ; the elytra brilliant golden 

 green, with the apex red, posterior area striate ; the antennae 

 somewhat infuscate at the base, gradually becoming red- 

 brown towards the terminal joints ; the legs and abdominal 

 segments reddish brown. 



IJab. Miyanoshita, Hakone, Nikko, also at high elevations 

 in Higo. Abundant at the time of appearance in June. 



Melandrya mongolica, Solsky. 



Melandrya mongoUca, Sols. Hor. Ross. vii. p. 378 (1871) ; Lew. Ent. 

 xxvi. p. 1.52 ; Mannerheim, Bull. Mosc. p. 105 (18.53) (indescrip.), 



" Nigra, nitida, subtiliter puberula, punctata, thorace anterius 

 angustato, basi utrinque sinuate, profunde, lute excavato, medio 

 ])lusminusvc canaliculato, lateribus postice explanatis subrefiexis ; 

 elytris nigris, subcyaneis vei subvirescentibus, crcbre proiuude 

 sulcatis, interstitiis siilcorum costulatis ; ore cum palpis, aiiteunis 

 pedibusque nigro-piceis, plus minusve rufescentibus. 



" L. 9-14 mUl." 



Ilah. " K. Siberia." I found it also generally throughout 

 Japan ; on the main island and in Yezo. 



