17s * L January, 



Hab. : Lake Nyassa. 



The pubescence on tbe under surface of the body is ari'anged in 

 dense patches on the sides of the thorax and on the pleurje ; over the 

 abdomen and breast it is more scattered. 



CoLASPOSOrA TIBIALE. 



Suhelongafum, parallelum, modice conveocum, viridi-ceneum, nitidum, pule 

 adpressa grisea vestittim ; antennis extrorsum nigris, his basi, femorihus basi, 

 tibiis tarsisque piceo-fulvis ; thorace elytris cequilato,fortiter punctato ; elytris 

 glabris, oblongis, infra callum humerale longitudinaliter elevatis, pone basin 

 transversim depressis, rude transversim elevato-strigosis, strigis inter se irregu- 

 lai'iter reticulatis, interstitiis fortiter piinctatis. Long. 2 lin. 



Hab. : Lake Nyassa. 



COLASPOSOMA TAEIANS. 



Anguste oblongum, modice convexum, ccnruleo-plumbeum, nitidum, supra 

 glabrum, pedibus viridi-tinctis, antennis nigris, articulis basalibus obscure 

 fulvis, viridi-tinctis; thorace elytris fere cequilato, tenuissime granulosa, sat 

 crebre fortiter punctato ; elytris rude transversim elevato-strigosis, strigis 

 inter se irregulariter reticulatis. 



Var. A. Corpus viridi-aureum aut ceneuni. Long. 2| — 3 lin. 



Hab. : Lake'Nyassa. 



Nearly allied to Colasposoma tihiale ; separated by its larger size, 

 broader form, different coloration, and still more easily by the absence 

 of the longitudinal elevation on the sides of the elytra, and also of the 

 transverse depression below the basilar space. 



Menius costatus. 



Sreviter ovatus, valde convexus, subgibbosus, nitidus, subtics obscure 

 piceus, cupreo vix micans, pedibus antennisque fulvis, femorihus basi smnina 

 antennarumque articulo ultimo piceis; supra obscure cupreus, clypeo labroque 

 pallide 2>iccis ; thorace transverso, lateribus a basi ad apicem citius angus- 

 tatis, leviter rotundatis, disco modice convexo, fortiter minus crebre punctato ; 

 elytris convexis, singulatim infra basin transversim impressam pictis, ceneo- 

 tinctis, sat profunde punctato-striatis ; interspatiis convexis, infra basin hie 

 illic abrupte elevatis, pone callum humerale et prope latera interrupt is ; sulco 

 orbitali postice modice dilatalo ; prosterno latitudine longioj'i, Icevi, pone 

 medium abruptte ampliato, lateribus anticis elevatis, postice prolongatis et 

 supra discum poSticum cretas duas elevatas formantibus ; marginibus late- 

 ralibus posticis rejlexis. 



Mas, tarsis anticis articulo basali valde dilato. Long. 1| lin. 



Hab. : Guinea, Camaroous. • 



