752 MR. M. JACOBY ON THE [NoV. 3, 



punctured than the head but not very closely. Scutellum obscure 

 fulvous. Elytra strongly punctate-striate anteriorly, with a depression 

 belovF the base, the shoulders prominent, the interstices rather convex 

 at the sides and with a single row of very fine punctures ; the disk 

 of the elytra (in shape of a longitudinal band) fulvous, the sutural 

 and lateral margin dark greenish-piceous extreme lateral margin 

 metallic green, accompanied by a single row of deep punctures. 

 The four posterior tibiae emarginate at their apices ; claws appendi- 

 cnlate. 



Hitoyoshi. 



This species cannot be considered one of the many varieties of 

 N. ceneipenne, Motsch., on account of the totally different punctua- 

 tion of the thorax and the elytra ; but I am greatly inclined to 

 believe that N. varicolor is equally variable in regard to its coloration. 



NoDOSTOMA coNSiMiLE, Baly. 



I am much inclined to believe that this species is but one of the 

 varieties oi N.Jlavo-j)ustulatum, Baly, although the latter is generally 

 smaller, and has the thorax less deeply and strongly punctured. I 

 find, however, both species placed on the same card and bearing the 

 one name N. consimile in the author's handwriting. 



NoDOSTOMA JAPONicuM, Jacoby. 



A further examination of this species proves to me that the insect 

 described by myself under the above name is but a black variety of 

 N. balyi, Har., with which it agrees in everything but the colour of 

 the elytra, the head and sometimes the anterior thoracic margin 

 alone remaining of the general fulvous colour. 



Leprotes pulverulentus, Jac. 



The species published by myself under this name is identical with 

 Lypesthes ater, Motsch., of which I have compared a specimen in 

 Mr. Baly's collection (now in the British Museum); Motschulsky 

 was not aware of the powdery white excrescence which covers the 

 elytra of this species in its natural state ; the name of " ater" applies 

 therefore only to rubbed specimens, and misled me in describing tjie 

 species. 



I append a complete list of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, 

 with references to those species mentioned in this and my former 

 communication. 



List of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan. 



H^MONiA, Latr. 



japana, Jacoby., p. 190. 

 DoNAciA, Fabr. 



aeraria, Baly. 



simplex, Fahr. 



gracilipes, Jac, p. 191. 



constrict icollis, Jac, p. 192. 



Bericea, L. 



var. sibirica, Solsky? 

 Syneta, Lacord. 



adamsi, Baly. 



Lema, Fabr. 



concinnipennis, Baly. 

 diversa, Baly. 

 lewisii, Baly. 

 coronata, Baly. 

 honorata, Baly. 

 fortunei, Baly. 

 puncticollis, Curtis. 

 dilecta, Baly. 

 flavipes, Suffr. 

 downesii, Baly. 



