LOISTGICOEN BEETLES OF JAPAN. 217 



Leptuea stJccEDANEA, Lewis, Ann. Sf Mag. JST. S. ser. 5, iv. 

 p. 464. 



Sapporo. 



Mr. Lewis described the female only, mentioning the points in 

 which, it differs from the very closely allied European L. riibra 

 (Linn.). The males of the two species differ more conspicuously, 

 the thorax above ia the Japanese form (except a transverse spot 

 at the base) being tawny red, like the elytra, and in L. rubra 

 black. 



Leptuea YABiicoRifis, Dalman in Schoiih. Si/n. Ins. i. 3. 

 p. 482. 



Niohozan. 



Found also in Eastern Siberia and thence to North-eastern 

 Europe. Besides typical specimens, Mr. Lewis took a single 

 example of a black variety on Niohozan. 



Lepttjra gjranulata, n. sp. 



Hobusta, opaca, nigra, elytris obscure rufis; capite mox pone 

 oculos constricto ; thorace medio late rotundato, basi valde con- 

 stricto angulis baud prodnctis, disco convexo inaequali, cum capite 

 grosse rugoso-punctato,pilis incumbentibus aureis; elytris modice 

 elongatis et attenuatis, apice baud oblique sinuato-truncatia 

 angulis acutis ; tota superficie crebre granulata ; subtus rugoso- 

 punctulata tenuiter griseo-pubescens. Long. 17-23 millim. c? $ . 



Sapporo ; Tani. 



A large robust species, with thorax still more rounded on the 

 sides tban L. proxima (Say). The head behind the eyes is ex- 

 tremely short, showing only a small shiining tubercle before the 

 deep constriction of the neck. The pubescence is sbort and 

 adpressed. 



Leptuea ctanea, Gehler, Nouv. Mem. Mosc. ii. p. 70. 

 Niohozan. Widely distributed in Eastern Siberia. 



Leptuea excavata, n. sp. 



L. cyaneae aflS.nissima sed differt corpore relative breviore 

 coloreque toto nigro. Postice parum angustata, nigra, elytris 

 subnitidis medio ad suturam concavis, pone scutellum marline 

 utrinque valde elevato, apice recte truncatis, angulo exterior! 

 rotundato, suturali acuto, sat grosse et crebre (versus apicem 



