an African Beetle. 403 



wards, forked and denticulated at the end ; the lateral horns 

 elevated perpendicularly, compressed and denticulated. In- 

 termediate stripe on the thorax abbreviated behind. Anterior 

 femora six-toothed internally, and notched at the base. Body 

 beneath, except the sternum and abdomen, covered with a 

 yellowish velvet-like pile. Length, exclusive of the horns, 

 2| inches ; central horn | inch, or more. 



Female. Clypeus narrowed before, and widely emargin- 

 ated on the anterior edge. Thorax grossly punctured ; the 

 intermediate vitta obsolete. Body beneath entirely green, 

 polished, grossly punctured, and scantily clothed with tawny 

 hairs. Length l2| inches. (PI. xxi. figs. 5-1 L) 



2. MECYNORHINA. SAVAGII. 



Thorax opaque velvet-green above, with five broad yellow- 

 ish stripes ; scutel green, with a broad yellowish stripe in the 

 middle ; elytra velvet-black, with three rows of tawny spots on 

 each elytron, and an indented stripe of the same color on the 

 suture, the marginal and subsutural spots confluent from the 

 base to the middle ; head of the male and central horn above, 

 two spots on the vertex of the female, two square spots on 

 the podex, and sides of the breast, yellowish gray ; sternum, 

 abdomen, and legs, dark green and polished ; horns and mar- 

 gin of the clypeus, anterior and intermediate tarsi, black ; 

 posterior tarsi pale rufous, with the articulations and claws 

 black. 



Male. Head three-horned ; the anterior horn horizontally 

 extended, and forked at the end ; lateral horns smooth and 

 tapering, extended forwards and outwards ; anterior femora 

 with three unequal robust teeth on each side, those on the 

 outer edge abruptly bent downwards. Length, nearly 2 

 inches ; horn more than I inch. 



Female. Clypeus quadrate, truncated before ; sides of the 

 breast covered with a yellowish gray substance, intermixed 

 with coarse hairs. Length 1^ inch. (PI. xxi. figs. 1-4.) 



It is possible that the species belonging to Sir William J. 

 Hooker, and referred to by Mr. Hope and Mr. Macleay, may 

 be identical with M. Savas^ii- 



