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patch extending as far as the third stria, continued as a sutural 

 band as far as the median part, and triangularly dilated thence into 

 a transverse posterior black band reaching the six stria and with 

 both the anterior and posterior margins bi-sinuate ; apical tarsal 

 joints deeply bi-lobate. 



The nearest ally of this species is L. racira, Pering., in which 

 the intervals of the elytra are quite plane and impunctate, but the 

 markings are the same. 



Length 6-6^ mm. ; width 2f- 3 mm. 



Hab. Natal (Durban). C. N. Barker. 



LEBIA UMTALINA, n. sp. 



Head and prothorax fuscous-red, clypeus black ; elytra flavescent 

 with a basal transverse black patch extending on each side as far as 

 the fourth stria, and a supra apical bi-sinuate one reaching the outer 

 margin and connected with the basal one by a narrow black band 

 along the suture ; antennas rufescent and with the fourth, fifth, and 

 sixth joints deeply infuscate ; head aciculate and plicate ; prothorax 

 nearly twice as broad as long, ampliate and rounded laterally in the 

 anterior part and faintly aciculate ; elytra gradually ampliated 

 laterally from the base to a shoi't distance from the apex, finely 

 striate and with the intervals plane and smooth ; basal apical tarsal 

 joint strongly bi-lobate. 



Length 6i mm. ; width 3 mm. 



Closely allied to L. fortnita, Pering. ; it is, however, easily dis- 

 tinguished by the colour of the intermediate antennal joints. 



Hab. Southern Ehodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong. 



LEBIA INEDITA, n. sp. 



Head infuscate with the hind part and the prothorax testaceous- 

 red, and the elytra flavescent and concolorous ; head aciculate and 

 faintly plicate longitudinally, posterior part smooth, antennas and 

 legs pale flavescent ; prothorax rounded laterally in the anterior 

 part, straight thence to the basal reflexed angle, slightly more than 

 twice as broad as long, plainly aciculate ; elytra slightly wider than 

 the prothorax at the base, and very little ampliated laterally in the 

 posterior part, deeply striate, the intervals plainly convex but not 

 distinctly tectiform, and impunctate ; posterior abdominal segments 

 fuscous ; apical tarsal joints short, incised. 



Allied to L. inconspicua, the shape of the prothorax is the same, 

 but the elytra have no posterior black band as in L. inconspicua, 



