CETO NUDAR FHOAF WEST AFRICA '3^i-^ 



the whito markings, lliorc are usually two small while discal 

 spots, besides those in tlie basal foveae, on the thorax , and in 

 some examples there are also indications of a tine white median 

 line. A female specimen has the spots on the thorax rejilaced by 

 irregular white lines extending from the base to the front margin; 

 in this sex the apical segment of the abdomen is coarsely pun- 

 ctured and the apical spurs of the hind tibiae are broader and 

 more oljtuse than in the male. 



;ì3. Pseudotephraea ancilla, Harold. 



St. Thomas Is. (Vista Alegre, 200-300 m. ; lliljeira Palma, 400- 

 (iOO m.; Agua-Izè, 400-700 m., August-December 1900). Prince's 

 Is. (P^ahia do Oeste, 100-200 m. ; Roca Inf. D. Henricjue , 100- 

 300 m.; January-June 1901). 



This species was met witli rather freely by Mr. Fea in i)oth 

 islands. The specimens vary in size from 11 to 16 mm. and in 

 colour from rust-red to almost black and are often without any 

 brassy lustre. The female is generally larger and ])resents the 

 usual sexual characters of a stronger punctuation, more convex 

 abdomen, stouter legs, l^roader and more obtuse apical spurs of 

 the hind tibiae and stouter teeth of the fore tibiae. The abdomen 

 in the male is shghtly arched but not longitudinally iinjiressed. 



Kraatz adopts this species as his type of Pseudotephraea , 

 l)ut furfurosa, Burm. , which he also includes, does not in any 

 way conform to his definition of the genus, and, if we have iden- 

 tified the latter correctly, the two s})ecies are certainly not con- 

 generic. 



o4. Tephraea pulverulenta, Gory. 



Portuguese Cruinea (liolama , June-December 1(S99). 



Three specimens. 



3o. Pachnoda marginata, Drury v. aurantia, Herb. 



Portuguese Chiinea (Bulama , June-December 1899). 

 Three specimens. 



30. P. prasina, Karsch. 



St. Thomas Is. (Uibeira Palma, 400-000 m.; Agua-Izè, /|0()- 

 700 m. , August-December 1900). 



Seven specimens of this beautiful species were obtained. 



