BUPRESTID^ OF JAPAK. 331 



Melanophila OBSCFEATA, sp. □. 



Obscuro-senea, dense punctata ; thorace ante scutellum distincte foveo- 

 lato ; antennis pedibusque concoloribus. L. 11-12 millim. 



Obscurely aeneous, antennae and legs concolorous, claws 

 reddish. The head and thorax densely punctured, the latter 

 rounded off before the anterior angle, obtuse at the hind angles, 

 impressed with a very distinct fovea before the scutellum ; the 

 elytra rather more densely sculptured, apices obtusely and 

 obscurely spinose and very feebly denticulate. 



This insect resembles the European species M. acuminata, 

 De G-eer, and M. atropurpurea, Say, very closely, but the punctu- 

 ation of the anterior angles of the thorax is clearer and the 

 hind angles more rectangular. The species described from 

 Mongolia is marked with yellow blotches. The species of this 

 genus are very difficult to differentiate, but I believe this one is 

 distinct from all the others described. 



Hah. Tezo aud Kiushiu. I caught one at Otaru and I have 

 a second from Hi go. 



COEiEBUS EUSTICANTTS, Sp. n. 



C. rubi simillimus, sed thorace elytrisque multo latioribus. ^Eneus, 

 elytris albo-fasciatis. L. ']\ millim. 



^neous, with elytral fasciae exactly corresponding to those of 

 C. rubi, L. The head somewhat golden, canaliculate between 

 the eyes, punctured, with vermicular sculpture ; the thorax 

 punctured behind the neck, sides with a crenulate strigosity, 

 sides arcuate, little dilated, lateral edges rugose or subcrenulate ; 

 the scutellum wholly rugose ; the elytra narrowly of a greenish 

 hue along the suture ; the dorsal sculpture is not so deep as in 

 G. rubi ; apices rounded off and obscurely denticulate. Legs 

 bluish-black. 



Sab. Yezo. One example at Junsai. 



COE^BUS QIJADEIUISDTJLATUS, MotScJl. 



This species is very abundant and feeds on the common 

 Japanese Rubus. 



Sab. All the islands. 



Ageiltjs CTANEONiaEE, Saund. 



This species has no tlioracic carina, and the superior part of 

 the scutellum is triangular and ample. The marginal carina 



