DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF MYLABRINAE 



COLLECTED DURING CAPT. BOTTEGo's LAST EXPEDITION 



BY MRS. M. K. THOMAS 



Mylabris distinctus, n. sp. — Black, opaque glabrous; the head 

 and prothorax rugose , coarsely punctured , and covered with 

 coarse black hairs, with median shining line, and an impression 

 between the eyes. 



The elytra which are closely and finely punctured and only 

 slightly pubescent are black with three distinct yellow transverse 

 bands almost equi-distant from each other, the first starting 

 from just below the shoulder which is black, and the third ap- 

 proaching the apex which is also black ; each of these bands 

 extend from the margin to the suture with the exception of the 

 last , which does not touch the suture , and thus may be said 

 to form a long oval transverse marking rather than a band. 



The antennae are red , with the exception of the first and 

 second joints which are black and the third joint w T hich is in- 

 fuscated. 



The underside, legs and tarsi are all black covered with thick 

 yellowish pubescence interspersed with long black hairs. 



Length 25, breadth 9 millim. 



Hah. Somaliland, Brava, October 1895. 



Coryna somalica, n. sp. — Oblong, black opaque, pubescent; 

 the head and prothorax rather coarsely punctured, and covered 

 with thick yellow pubescence, interspersed with longish black 

 hairs ; there is an elevated median line down the centre of the 

 head. 



The elytra which are rugose and coarsely punctured, with 

 fine short yellow pubescence , are black with two yellow Ion- 



