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8. Climac iella 3Iiyakei Okamoto. 



Mantispa \-tubcrculata, Westwood, Miyake, Journ. Coll. Agr. 

 Tokyo, ii, p. 21S, pi. xii, figs. 1, ia, ib, I (1910). 



Climaciclla Miyakci, Okamoto, Zool. Anz. xxxvii, p. 299 (191 1). 



Rather rare and only occasionally found in the western parts of 

 Hondo (the main island of Japan). I have received three specimens from 

 the Province of Harima. 



Prothorax is commonly brown, but soautimes deep black as in 

 habiitsuella. It is a noteworthy fact that this color variation occurs 

 in Climaciclla. 



Wings are colored fuscous yellow at base and anterior margin, 

 though often very faintly. The apical cloud is always fulvous 

 brown. 



This elegant species appears in the months of August and Sep- 

 tember. 



9. Climae iella magna (Miyake.) 



Mantispa magna, Miyake, Journ. Coll. Agr. Tokyo, ii, pp. 214- 

 16, pi. xii, figs. 3 & 3a-c, ? (1910). 



Climaciclla magna, Okamoto, Zool. Anz., xxxvii, p. 294 (191 1). 



This magnificient species takes an unique position in the genus on 

 account of the exceedingly large size of body, and also of the fact 

 that the anterior portion of prothorax, which in all other species is 

 stoutly developed in relation with the raptorial fore-legs, is here but 

 slightly dilated. Another peculiarity of the species consists in the 

 presence of a whitish tubercle on the basal joint of antennae. This 

 tubercle has not been mentioned by Miyake in his description. 



If the characterizations referred to warrant generic separation of 

 the species from Climaciclla, may be doubted. 



So far as I know, this species is peculiar to Kiushiu. 



I think the iact that adult specimens have been obtained in 



