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entirely red, the flagellnm more largely red ; the thorax and legs 

 being also more largely marked with red : and the punctuation 

 appears to be stronger, probably from its greater size. 



P. rxibeus^ Klug and P. decorata, Klug from Noi-th E st 

 Africa, are allied species. 



Ghalvis (Xipcnsis sp. nov., 



Black ; the lower half of the antennal scape below, yellow, 

 tinged with red ; teguhe dull whitish yellow ; legs i-ed ; the 1 

 anterior coxae and trochanters, fore femora at the base below to 

 near the middle, the greater part of the middle femora, their tibiae 

 broadly in the middle and the base of the hind tibiae behind, black ; 

 the base and apex of all the tibiae, the apical half of the fore femora 

 below and more narrowly above, the apex of the middle more 

 narrowly and of the hinder still more narrowly, whitish yellow ; 

 the tarsi testaceous. Hind femora with 10 teeth ; the basal 3 stumpy 

 and close to each other ; the others longer, sharper and more widely 

 separated. Female. 



Length 6 m.m. 



Katberg. Miss Sole. 



Front and vertex rugose, reticulated at the sides of the ocelli 

 and with 3 curved striae — the outer waved and less distinct than 

 the others. Sides of face strongly, closely, reticulated, the centre 

 more shining and bearing widely separated punctures. Malar 

 space weakly punctured, stoutly keeled below and less strongly on 

 the outer side. Pronotum closely rugosely punctured. Mesonotum 

 more shining, less closely and more strongly punctured ; the 

 scutellum is somewhat more strongly punctured than the meso- 

 notum and more closely on the sides tium in the middle ; the apical 

 teeth are broader than long, irregular, one being broader than the 

 other. Metanotum )eticulated a long area of equal width and with 

 2 transverse keels near the middle ; the sides are broadly rounded 

 and untoothed. Propleurae aciculated, obscurely striated below 

 and at the base apex. Mesonotum shining ; the lower part at the 

 base closely reticulated ; the middle with some stout, clearly 

 separated striae on the upper half. Basal half of metapleuras 

 hollowed, smooth except for some curved striae at the base ; the 



