128 Annals of the South African Museum. 



HlSPA STEAMINEA, n. Sp. 



Light straw colour, glabrous, shining, spines of the prothorax 

 infuscate for half the length, those of the elytra black nearly to the 

 base ; antennae moderately short and massive, with the joints closely 

 set, the five apical ones thickened and about one-third wider than 

 the two preceding ones, third a little longer than the fourth ; pro- 

 thorax deeply punctate ; elytra deeply and closely foveolate and 

 having on each side three series of long and slender spines, the 

 suture spinulose, spines of the outer margin as long as the dorsal 

 ones and more closely set ; spines of the prothorax very long and 

 sub-horizontal. Length 4 mm. ; width 2^ mm. 



Hob. Cape Colony. Exact locality unknown. 



HISPA CAPENSIS, Thunb., 

 Nov. Ins. spec, iii., p. 66, fig. 76. 

 Hub. Cape Colony (Port Elizabeth). 



HISPA DECIPIENS, n. sp. 



Black, shining, glabrous on the elytra, but with the prothorax 

 clothed with a very short, squamiforrn pubescence ; antennas long, 

 intermediate joints narrow and of nearly equal length, the five 

 ultimate joints much thickened, the three penultimate ones monili- 

 forrn, the apical one a little wider at base than the preceding one ; 

 spines of the lateral process of the prothorax very long and sub- 

 horizontal, discoidal part with a very narrow longitudinal groove ; 

 elytra deeply foveate and having on each side four series of long, 

 slender spines, and a marginal one of equally long but more closely 

 set ones. Length 4 mm. ; width 2J mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (? Worcester). 



HISPA DELICATA, n. sp. 



Black or very deeply infuscate on the upper side, posterior and 

 lateral margins of elytra sub-flavescent, antennas and legs also 

 flavescent, dorsal spines on the elytra dark, those on the lateral 

 margins and on the prothorax flavescent but darker at tip ; antennas 

 very long, the four intermediate joints very slender, third, fourth, 

 and fifth of nearly equal length, the five ultimate ones thickened and 

 about twice as long as broad ; prothorax very nearly glabrous, spines 

 of the lateral process very long, slender and horizontal ; elytra 

 deeply seriato-punctate and having on each side three dorsal rows of 

 very long and slender spines not closely set, and a marginal one of 

 still longer spines closely set. Length 3^- mm. ; width 14 rnm. 



Hab. Natal (Verularn), G. A. K. Marshall. 



