the Cistelidae (fee. of Japan. 435 



second together, fourth scarcely shorter than the third, fifth 

 somewhat sliorter than the fourth, sixth sliorter and stouter 

 tlian the second, seventli to the eleventh shorter than the 

 sixth and coequal, apical shorter than the eleventh ; the seven 

 apical joints are reddish brown, the others fuscous. 



H(ih. Nara. One male specimen, taken in the deep shade 

 of the forest, 29th June, 1881. 



Patiala ocularis ^ sp. n. 



P. untennata fonna simillima at oculis obliquis ; thorace partim 



infuscato. 

 L. 13 mill. 



This species is extremely similar to the last, but the eyes 

 are much less convex, and therefore not so prominent, and 

 are obliquely set, so that the space between them is less than 

 in P. antennata anteriorly, but posteriorly it widens out in a 

 marked degree along the rim of the eye ; the thorax is con- 

 siderably longer than broad, infuscate at the sides and in the 

 median area ; the sculpture of the elytral interstices is also 

 coarser, and the small seven terminal joints of the antennae 

 are less slender. The antenna and legs are rather darker in 

 colour, but I can see no other differences. 



Hah. Oyayama in Higo. One male example. 



Patiala deformiSj sp. n. 



Elongata, parallela, fusco-lutea ; oculis vix prominulis ; antennis 



articulis (septem) ultimis modice brevibus. 

 L. 12-13 mill. 



This species, as regards the eyes, is intermediate between 

 the last two ; the eyes are nearly as convex as those of 

 P. antennata^ but in being somewhat oblique posteriorly they 

 more resemble those of P. ocularis. The thorax is rather 

 longer than broad, reddish yellow, uneven and finely punctu- 

 late ; the scutellum and bases of the elytra narrowly correspond 

 in colour to the thorax ; the general colour of the elytra is 

 darker, costa3 well-defined, with the interstices more finely 

 sculptured than those of P. antennata. The antennse are 

 very dissimilar ; two basal joints agree with those of P. an- 

 tennata, but the third is not longer than the first; fourth and 

 fifth are shorter than the third, and thicker ; sixth three- 

 quarters the length of the fifth, and swollen on the anterior 

 half ; seventh to twelfth nearly half as long again as the 

 corresponding joints in P. antennata. I have a species some- 



