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293. Latisteruum pulchruin sp. nov. 



? . L. uiurum, fulvo-cinereo-i)ubescens. Capite genis et i'roiite paucis punctis 

 nigris, vertice pone ociilos duabus fasciis lougituJiualibus luteo-griseis notato. 

 Antennavum scapo prothoracis medium attingente. Prothoracis basi ntrinque 

 sinuata, lateribus aiitice et postice transverse bicanaliculatis, disco quiuiiue-uoduloso, 

 ttiberculis posticis et deutibus lateraJibus validis pnnctis uigris instnictis. Scutello 

 magno, rotundato. Elytris brevibus, versus apicem attenuatis, inter liiimerum et 

 scutellnm tabercnlo sat acnto instructis, panctulatis, basi granulato-pimctatis, 

 maculis transversis liiteo-griseis et nigris oruatis. Pedibus nigro-auuiilatis. 



Long. 17 mm., elytr. 11 J, lat. 8. 



Scape of the antennae slender, very finely punctuated, with some granules and 

 transverse wrinkles at the inside. The longitudinal grooves at each side of the 

 front of the head narrow and straight, standing at right angles to the transverse 

 groove behind the epistome; middle groove of the head feeble anteriorly. Pubescence 

 of head and ])rothorax somewluit paler here and there. Eaeh elytron with five small 

 black spots, one placed behind the scutellum and including a grey spot, a second 

 behind the shoulder, two at the beginning of the last third, and one before the apex 

 at the outer margin ; each of these spots touches a grey spot which stands in front 

 of the black one, and in the middle of the elytron and near the apex are some more 

 grey markings. Femora and tibiae with two black rings each. 



Hab. Loanda. 



204. Olenecamptus triplagiatus ^). nov. 



(). rufo-bruunens, antennis pedilmsiiue pallidioribns, griseo-pubescens. Vertice 

 albo ; autennarum scapo granulato ; {)rothorace retrorsum augustato, biconstricto, 

 transverse plicato ; scutello rotundato, basi excepta albo ; elytris punctatis, piunctis 

 versus apicem minutis, macula basali communi usijue ad utrosque humeros extensa, 

 postice rotundata, fascia postmediana communi margines laterales non attingente, 

 albis ornatis. 



Long. 16 mm., elytr. 11, lat. 4. 



Brown, with tJie u{)per surface of a paler brown colour, and with the antennae 

 and legs rufous buif ; clothed with a fine grey pubescence. Eyes strongly convex. 

 Vertex white, with a very feeble tint of buff. Scape of antennae strongly granular. 

 Prothorax as long as broad, narrowed behind, covered with transverse ridges. 

 Scutellum rounded, with the apical half white. Elytra bearing a large basal patch, 

 extending from one shoulder to the other and rounded behind ; another large patch 

 situated beyond the middle, also common to both elytra, much broader than long, 

 somewhat rounded at each side and not extending to the lateral margins ; both 

 patches are coloured like that of the vertex, and arc bordered with -.i narrow dark 

 brown line. 



Hab. Gold Coast. 



2Mb. Olenecamptus albidus sji. nov. 

 0. brunneus ; corpore infra, capite autennarum scapo piceo-uigris, antennis 

 pedibusque jiallide fulvis : pube alba vestitus. Fronte et genis sparsim albo- 

 tomentosis, macula postoculare et vertice albis. Prothorace latitudine lougiore, 

 albo, vittis brunneis notato, una mediana autice abbreviata, una lateral!, una supra 

 coxae cavitatem sita. Scutello rotundato, albo, basi brunneo. Elytris parallelis. 



