NEW SPECIES OF PHYTOPHAGA 520* 



the fourth and following joints widened, the terminal ones nar- 

 rower; thorax subquadrate, scarcely wider than long, the sides 

 straight, the anterior angles produced forwards, the entire sur- 

 face finely coriaceous and impressed with numerous shallow 

 round punctures, scutellum broader than long, more shining; 

 elytra wider at the base than the thorax, finely coriaceous like 

 the thorax, but distinctly punctate-striate, apparently extremely 

 finely pubescent, when seen under a strong lens, below and the 

 legs black, more shining, the femora all armed with a strong 

 tooth. 



Hab. Da Sancurar agli Amarr Burgi, April 1896. 



Of this very interesting and peculiarly sculptured species only 

 a single specimen was obtained, it differs from any other Syagrus 

 in the entirely opaque black colour caused by the finely coria- 

 ceous sculpture of the entire upper surface. 



6. Syagrus mashonanus, Jac. — Two specimens which were 

 obtained at « Dai Badditu a Dime » differ from the typical form 

 described by me from Mashonaland in being one half larger 

 and having the head finely rugose-punctate, as I cannot find 

 other differences of importance I refrain at present from de- 

 scribing them as new till more material should turn up ; the 

 Bottego's specimens belong to the variety having a fulvous 

 head , black and shining thorax , the elytra fulvous , strongly 

 punctate-striate, with the suturai and lateral margins as well 

 as a spot before the middle, greenish-aeneous, the legs are ful- 

 vous, the knees and tarsi more or less piceous. 



7. Eurydemus semivitiatus , sp. n. — Greenish -aeneous, the 

 antennae and legs flavous, thorax strongly and closely punctured, 

 elytra strongly punctate-striate, flavous, the interstices more or 

 less marked with short greenish-aeneous stripes. 



Length 5 millim. 



Head rugose-punctate, obscure piceous, the eyes extremely 

 large leaving only a very narrow intermediate space, labrum 

 fulvous, antennae extending to the base of the elytra only, fla- 

 vous, the third joint elongate, the terminal joints widened, 

 thorax twice as broad as long , the sides rounded , the surface 



