Mr. G. Lewis on the Japanese Cleridaj. 189 



Hah. Kiushiu. At Ipongi, near Nagasaki, by beating the 

 thatch on old cottages in June and July. 



In the eight species which follow the punctuation of the 

 elytra is thickset, without lineal arrangement, and the basal 

 joints of the fore tarsi are short and transverse, except in the 

 genus Tenems, 



Tenerus cyaneus, sp. n. 



Angustatus, cj'uneus, griseo-piibescens ; aiitennis nigris ; pedibus 



infuscatis. 

 L. 5i mill. 



This species is narrower than macidieollis^ Lew., and is 

 wholly blue above and beneath ; but in its general sculpture 

 I cannot find much to distinguish it. 



Ilah. Kiushiu. Konose, in Higo, one example only. 



Tenerus maculicoUisy sp. n. 



K,ufo-testaceus, pubescens ; thorace in medio nigro-raaculato ; elytris 

 griseo-pubesceutibus, cyaneis ; autenuis (basi excepta) nigris ; 

 pedibus rufis ; metasterno abdomineque infuscatis. 



L. 5-6 mill. 



Head and thorax clothed with reddish pubescence, red, 

 with the thoracic disk black ; the black disk in one example 

 is enlarged before and behind ; the elytra are cyaneous, 

 clothed with grey pubescence, more rugosely punctate at the 

 base than at the apex ; antennee, basal joint red, the rest 

 black ; the metasternum and the last four segments of the 

 abdomen are infuscate ; legs wholly red. Scutellum blue. 



This species is smaller than higonius and has an important 

 specific character in the colour of its pubescence. 



Hah. Kiushiu. Taken at Yuyama, in Higo. 



Tenerus higonius^ sp. n. 



Robustus, rufo-testaceus ; anteunis nigris ; elytris cyaneis nigro- 



pubescentibus ; scutello, autennis pedibusque rufis. 

 L. 8i mill. 



Much more robust than the preceding species, but in some 

 respects very similar. Head, thorax, legs, and under surface 

 red, except the last three segments of the abdomen, which 

 are blackish; scutellum and basal joint of the antenna red. 



The punctuation in the species of this genus does not 

 seem to serve for specific characters, but the colours in the 

 Japanese species seem to be fairly constant. 



Hab. Kiushiu, at Yuyama. 



