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i;40. Apheniastus rutilus ^|l. nov. 



c??. ^. testaceiis. Caput im|iunetiitiim. Auteiiuae uigTiir, articiilis (|iiiu-to 

 ad octavnm basi piceis, quarto iufra basi albu-pubesceute. Prothorax impuuctatus 

 dorso ante constrictiouem basalem impressioue pai-va iustnu-tus. Elytra punctata, 

 iuterstitiis puuctis multo majoribus. Prosteruuni in utnM|Uc latere macula 

 alba, parum ante ansulum externum coxae ea-vitatis sita, notatum. Meso- et 

 metasternnm lateribus albo-pnbesceutia, hoc nitjruni. illud ti'sta<'cuui. Pedes ni<!:ri, 

 I'emoribus auticis infra fulvis. 



Long. 12 mm., elytr. 9, lat. 4|. 



Usually the fourth antenual joint only is white underneath, but in some 

 examples the four basal joints are more or less white on the underside. The 

 prothorax, though uuicolorous in most sjjecimens, bears sometimes a small white 

 spot on each side near the anterior margin. 



Hub. Kuilu and Ogowe K. (A. Moc-nuerysj. 



This species agrees cpiite well with Thomsou's description and figure of 

 llaplieninstim rubidii.s Thoms. (iwr ( 'hevr.) giveu in Arcli. Entom., ii., p. 192, 

 pi. 4, fig. 7. Ill 8i/st. Ccramb., ]i. 117, Tiiomson ijuotes by mistake " //. rubUlas 

 Tiioms. Syn. : H. raJ'aH Thoms." As far as I am aware, Thomson never pub- 

 lished a species of Hajiheiuaslas under the name of ra/'iis. L'hevrolut's II. 

 {Meiosa ?) rubii/un is quite a different species, of smaller size aud paler colour, 

 with the ti]> of the elytra black. The sjnouymy of ^4. rtitilt/s will accordiugly read : 

 Aplienia.stiis rutilus sp. uov. = Iliiplu'idii.stus iiibk/us Thoms. (/«'r Chevrolat) 

 {Arc/,. I'.iiL, ii., ]i. U»2, PI. IV., flg. 7). 



2;ii). Apheniastus aualis sp. nov. 



S. A. ferrugineus, pube ochraceo-lutea vestitus. Auteunis rufis ; basi nigra, 

 apice brunneo. Prothorace fasciis tribus longitudiualibus sat iucousjiicuis ferrugineis, 

 praeterea in utroque latere fascia nigra, notato. Elytris sat sparsim punctatis, 

 apice nigrie. Infra, niger ; ])rosteruo et mesosterni medio et femoribis ((uatuor 

 auticis rufis. 



Long. 8 mm., elj^tr. 6, lat. 2^. 



Upper surface, except the black apex of the elytra, clolhfd with a p;ile 

 ochreous pubescence, confined on the prothorax to four longitudinul Ininds. Scape 

 and second joint of the antennae black; third to sixth joints pale rufous, with the 

 apices blackish; the remainder blackish; antennae a quarter their length longer than 

 the body. Scutellnm slightly trapeziform, and rounded at the ai>ex. Punctures 

 rather strong at the base, diminishing in size towards the apex, and with the inter- 

 stices larger than the punctures. Apex of elytra, about a quarter the length, of a black 

 colour. Metasternnm and alxlomen also black. Four anterior femora rufous, with 

 their tip blackish ; tibae and tarsi and the hind legs pitchy black. Under surface 

 with sparse gtey hairs, whicli are much i-loser at the sides of the metasternnm. 



Hab. Sierra Leone. 



27)1. Apheniastus apicalis sj). uov. 



i%. A. f'rrugiueus, pubi^ ochraceo-lutea vestitus. Auteunis nigris, articulo 

 quarto basi Inteo. Elytris sat sparsim punctatis, apice nigris. Infra niger, meso- 

 et metasterno lateraliter cinereo-pubescentibus. Pedes nigri. 



Long. lOi mm., elytr. 7A, lat. SA. 



