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Hab. KubatnbHve, Congo (Belgian Mus. CoUection and 

 111 V own). 



Aniongst llie unicitloroius African species, the presciit one 

 is the smalk'st known to mc aiid to be distinguished oii Ihat 

 accouiit and by the black tibiae and tarsi. 



Diacantha Conradti sp. n. 



Fiilvous, the antennae (the basal joints exeepted) the breast 

 and the legs black, thorax very finely punctured, with a distinct 

 transverse sulciis; elytva finely and rather closely ]>unctured, 

 reddish-fiilvous, a basal sjiot on the Shoulders, two spots before 

 the middle, another below the latter ncar the suture and the 

 lateral and apical margin, in shajie of a curved band, black; 

 abdomen flavons. 



Mas. Elytra with a small red tubercle near the a))ex at 

 the snture. 



Length 6 mill. 



Head impunctate, the frontal elevatioiis narrowly transverse, 

 earina elongate and narrow, antennae filiform, black, the lower 

 two or three joints flavous, third Joint slightly longer than the 

 fourth; thorax transverse, the sides but little narrowed at the 

 base, tlie snlcus rather deep, placed at the middle, (he surface 

 finely but not very closel}^ punctured, scutellum fulvous; elytra 

 slightly widened posteriorly, with a distinct depression below the 

 base, very finely and somewhat closely punctured, fulvous, the 

 lateral margins, widened into a spot before the middle and into 

 an angle below the latter, a sj)ot on the Shoulders, one near the 

 suture before, another below the middle and the ajiieal margins 

 black; anterior femora unarmed, the others with a spine; ab- 

 domen flavous. In the markings of the elytra, this species 

 resembles somewhat D. Deusseni Karsch, but the thorax in that 

 insect is spotted and the number and position of the elytral 

 spots is quite different; the mal^^ of the present species has 

 a small elongate tubercle placed near the suture and near the 



Stett. entomol. Zeit. 1903. 



