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one-fourth longer in middle tluui at the sides. Elytra cj-lindrical, slightly raised 

 behind hasp, but here not tubereulated ; third, tifth and ninth interspaces feebly 

 carinifurm. 



Length, 5| mm. ; breadth, 2i mm. 



Ilab. Mulango, Kitui, British East Africa. 



1 ? , received from Prof. Dr. Hanser. 



7. Phloeobius striga spec. nov. 



c?. Brown-blaclc, shaft of antenna and tibiae rufesccnt ; pubescence lutescent 

 grey ; tlie mesial line, an indistinct lateral discal vitta and sides of pronotum 

 clay-coloiir, alternate interspaces of elytra also clayish ; two dots on pronotum, 

 situated before middle, and scutelium white; frons also whitish ; a sharjdy defined 

 linear spot on the suture before the apex of the elytra deeji black ; tibiae with 

 vestiges of three brown rings ; anterior tarsns brown-black. 



Rostrum three times as broad as long, slightly depressed ; no longitudinal 

 carina either on rostrum or frons. Antenna reaching base of elytra ; segment 3 

 shorter than 4, but a little longer than 5, 8 as long as 7, ',) and 10 symmetrical, 

 11 longer than 9. Frothorax nearly as broad at apex as at base, being broader 

 jnst behind the apical edge than the head inclusive of eyes, faintly depressed 

 transversely above behind the apex and before the base, densely punctate-granulate, 

 hinder angle slightly obtuse, being more than 90°. Elytra cylindrical, alternate 

 interspaces slightly elevate, with small raised spots of black and white pubescence, 

 these spots most distinct in ai)ical third ; declivous apex slightly flattened. 



Length, 4^ mm. 



Had. Ikiitha, British East Africa. 



2 SS, received from Prof. Dr. Hanser. 



8. Phloeobius pachymerus spec. nov. 



c?. Brown-black; shaft of antenna rufescent ; head, an irregular elongate 

 patch behind the base of each elytrum, ape.\ of elytra (this area sinuate anteriorly 

 at suture), pygidium and sides of breast white ; pmnotum clayish, mottled with 

 white, with a black central dot of longer pubescence ; interspaces 2, 4 and 6 of 

 elytrum distinctly clayish, 1, 3 and .5 grey and tesselated with brown or black, 

 3 and •") with three resjiectively two black raised tufts in apical half, two similar 

 tufts near base in first and third interspaces ; lateral edge tesselated with brown ; 

 tibiae with three brown spots or incomplete rings. 



Rostrum very short, without carina. Antenna reaching base of prothorax, 

 segment 3 asymmetrical, elongate-pear-shaped, 4 and 5 much enlarged, compressed, 

 asymmetrical, little longer tiian broad, (J and 7 smaller, but also produced forward, 

 8 small, not enlarged, 9 triangular, asymmetrical like Iti, a little longer than 

 apically broad. Prothorax narrower at apex than at base, but ajjical angles 

 jirojecting, the width of the prothorax being here equal to that of the head inclusive 

 of eyes ; sides sinuate before hinder angle ; the latter acute, with the extreme 

 tip rounded off. Elytra slightly elevate behind base. 



Length, ijl mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Ifdb. Ikntha, British East Africa. - 



2 cJ(?, received from Prof Dr. Hanser. 



The antenna is unlike that of any other species hitlierto described. 



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