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tudinally convex, the punctures distinct to the apex; below black, 

 the legs ferrugineous, the posterior femora sometimes piceous. 



I cannot identify this species with N. dilecta Dalm. (sub 

 Haltica) on account of the simply punetate-striate elytra of that 

 speeies. Dalnian gives a very detailed deseription of bis iiisect 

 and would certainly have mentioned the geminate rows of elytral 

 punctured liad they been there, he also gives the sides of the 

 thorax as rounded, which is not the case in the present species; 

 otberwise the two inseets seem very closely allied. 



Cladocera uniformis sp. n. 



Fulvoiis, the apical joints of the antennae piceous, thorax 

 very iinely and closely punctured, elytra opaque, verv eloseh' 

 semirugose punctate, below paler, tinely pubescent. 



Length 8—9 mill. 



A comparatively small species of uniform coloration, the 

 head with a few fine punctures, the antennae not extending to 

 the niiddle of the elytra, nearly black, Ihe lower three joints 

 and part of the fourlh fulvous, the third slightly longer than the 

 second, the fourth the longest and like the following joints slightly 

 triangularly widened, the terminal one fulvous at the apex, thorax 

 more than twiee as broad as long, the sides nearly straight, the 

 posterior margin sinuate, oblique at the angles, the surface verv 

 closely and tinely punctured, obscure tlavous with traces of darker 

 Spots at the sides and middle, scutellum broad, impunctate, elytra 

 opaque, obscure fulvous, extremely closely and scarcely more 

 strongly punctured than the thorax with the interstices more or 

 less tinely wrinkled, underside rather paler, the legs fulvous, 

 the tibiae and tarsi slightly darker; clothed with fine yellow hairs. 



Hab. Ikutha, Centr. Africa. 



I have Seen several specimens of this speeies whieh I received 

 from M. Clavareau but all I believe behmg (o the female sex 

 in the male the antennae may ])Ossibly dilVer strueturally. 

 The species resembles in coloration C. fciiioralis Gerst. but is 



StcU. entomol. Zeit. 1903. OQ 



