the Cistelidffi <£r. of Japan. 439 



Oxacia carinicoUiftj sp. ii. 



Elongata, parallel;!, Hubnitida ; capitc thoracc(iu«'acneo-nigris, parum 

 dense punctiJatis ; elytris ohseuie liruiuicis ; jtedibus fernigineis ; 

 thorace in medio carinato. 



I.. 7 mill. 



The head blackish, rather closely punctulate, with a fovea 

 between the eyes, eyes small and rather prominent ; the 

 thorax broadest behind the anterior angles, narrowest at the 

 base, with a rather large shallow fovea on either side before 

 the middle, with a median carina before the scutelhim, well 

 marked at the base, evanescent on the disk ; the elytra 

 brownish, with a very faint metallic tinge, densely clothed 

 with short prostrate pubescence, parallel at the sides, rounded 

 oflf apically, costfe obsolete ; the antennae, first three joints 

 reddish brown, the rest dusky ; the palpi and legs also 

 reddish brown, claws and the terminal tarsal joints darker. 



The second example, from Sapporo, has the legs and elytra 

 black, with an isneous tinge. 



Nab. Hakodate and Sapporo. Two male examples. 



Nacerdes melanura, Linn. 



This species is commonly found in Japan, chiefly on the 

 coast ; some of my specimens have dark-coloured legs. 

 Bab. Nagasaki, Kob^, Yokohama, and Hakodate. 



Anoncodes sambucea, sp. n. 



Nigro-cyanea, subnitida, griseo-pubescens ; 2 thorace abdomineque 



rufo-flavis. 

 L. 1(>-12| mill. 



Dark blue, shining, with grey pubescence ; the head irregu- 

 larly punctured, eyes prominent ; the thorax rounded off at 

 the sides behind the neck, with median impressions not well 

 defined in outline ; the elytra 4-costatc, inner costa forming a 

 sutural margin; the antennw black, 12-jointed in male, 11- 

 jointed in female ; palpi sometimes pitchy red, obscurely 

 brown or black j male, intermediate thighs largely swollen 

 and emarginate on the lower edge at the tibial end, inter- 

 mediate tibia^ bent at the base, anterior and hind femora 

 strongly and acutely toothed ; female, thorax and abdominal 

 segments bright orange-red, thighs simple. 



The species is notable for being of a deep blue colour, and 

 it is much larger and much more robust than A. coarctata, 

 (ierm., A. croceiventrisy iMotsch., or A. niyriveniris^ Alotsch. 

 A. nigriventris is described as being " nigro-viridis," and 



