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IV. Aplieniastus Thorns. (^Arc/t. Ent., 1858, ii., p. 191). 

 Type: Aplieniastus rutilas sp. nov. (= A. rubidus Thorns, [nee Clievr.]). 

 ScajJO sine cicatrice, elytris singulis apice rotuudatis vel subacutis, processn 

 prosteruali rotundato, mesosleruali autice verticali, margiue rotundato. 



2;51. Chariesthes elegans sp. uov. 

 6 ? . Ch. nifo-testacea, pube laeta albo-viridi vestita. Antennae uigrae, articulis 

 primo et secundo testaceis. Caput inter antennas macula transversa brunnea 

 ni)tatum. Protliorax vittis quinque longitndinalibus bruuneis ornatus. Scutellum 

 bruuuL'nin, medio viridi-pnbescens. Elytra siguaturis albo-viridibns notata, scilicet: 

 macula prima sat magna elytris communi cordiformi, scutellum amplectente, 

 l)lerumque ad suturam iuterrupta, secunda juxta humerum ad margiuem basalem 

 sita parva, tertia elongata pone liumerum ad marginem exteriorem, quarta mediana 

 ovata prope suturam, quinta i)ostmediaua parva rotuudata margiuali, praeterea 

 ])Iaga magna anteapicali irregulare al) margiue lateral! fere ad suturam extensa, 

 duo puncta nigra (in siugulo elytro) transverse disposita inclndeute ; tertio puucto 

 uigro post humerum ad latus site. 



Variat : («) forma typica maculis sejiaratis ; 



(J)) maculis tertia et quarta confluentibus ; 

 (f) punctis uigris anteapicalibns conjuuctis ; 



(d) forma minore, maculis 1", 2", 3", 4" confluentibus, capite sine fascia 

 brunnea Interanteuiiali. 

 Long. lU mm., elytr. 7, lat. 'i. 



Head with a brown band between the antennae, and usually with a second but 

 ill-detiued one in the centre of the front. In most specimens the base of the tliinl 

 and fourth antenual joints of the brick red colour of the two basal ones. Sides of 

 the elytra somewhat darker than the disc, and almost blackish before the large 

 apical patch. The latter sinuate liehind, and this sinus also somewhat blackish. 

 Tiic first broicii band, obliquely runuing from the shoulder to the suture, sends out 

 a fine brown line to the basal margin near the shoulders, and is usually connected 

 with the postmediaii hrown band by a second line. 



The small form, mentioned above under {(I'), may be another new species, but 

 as the Museum contains a single specimen only with imfjerfect antennae, I refer it 

 to Ch. cleijd.HS. 



ILih. Kuilu and Gaboon (A. Mocquerys, 1892). 



This species differs from its nearest allied form, Ch. laetisshna Bates, chiefly in 

 tlie colour of the antennae being rufous only at the two basal joints — in a few 

 examples the base of third aud fourth joints is also rufous — in the wanting of an 

 aiitemedian discal black spot on each elytron, aud iu the somewhat different pattern 

 of the markings. As these differences are found in a dozen sjjecimens, I regard 

 Ch. elegans as a distinct species. 



2;32. Chariesthes laetissima Bates. 

 In one rather small specimen from Kuilu the humeral oblitpie brown streak is 

 not extended to the suture, and the postmediau transverse bifurcate band is very 

 narrow. Anotiier specimen from C!ameroons has the greeuish pubescence occupying 

 nearly the whole of the elytra ; there is scarcely a trace of the humeral brown 

 band, and of the second streak ouly the lateral part is visible. In all specimens 

 the black spots of the elytra are sharply marked. 



