»)0'7 [October, 



Colyce hi col or, sp. ii. 



cj. Fulvous, the antennae, except the three basal joints, mandibles, and 

 elytra, except near base, black. Antennae stout, serrate, joints 5-10 as wide as 

 long-, produced on inner side. Last joint of maxillary palpi transversely elongate, 

 the inner lobe much more developed than the outer, each lobe with a long flat 

 process, the inner one more or less enwrapping the joint itself and the outer 

 one closing over the whole (when these lobes are enwrapped and the palp 

 extended it becomes almost as long as an antenna] (fig, 1). Posterior tibiae 

 with five black oblique comb-like ridges on outer face, each longer and more 

 oblique than the preceding ; first tarsal joint with three short ridges, 2nd with 

 one. Tarsal claws toothed. Pygidium long and pointed, about twice as long 

 as hy^popygium. 



Length ()| mm. 



Hah. E. Africa, Ntasalakd, Mt. Mlanje, alt. 3000-4000 ft. 



{Br. S. A. Neave). 



Two examples, both 6 . This species differs from the Central and 

 S. American forms in its longer, more pointed pygidium. 



Cata'CELLa, gen. nov. 



Head widest behind the eyes, which do not reach its posterior margin. 

 Antennae serrate from 4th or 5th joint, not reaching base of thorax; maxillary 

 palpi exhibiting strong sexual dimorphism, the last joint branclied in c^") tri- 

 angular in 2 , with one face much less developed than the other, so that the 

 apex is strongly oblique and exposed on the weakly developed fnce. Thorax 

 strongly transverse, with a broad projecting median lobe both at apex aud bas-e, 

 so that its lateral margin is only about half its median length ; scutellum tri- 

 angular. Pygidium short and conical, scarcely prolonged beyond hypopygium. 

 Posterior tibiae without oblique comb-ridges on outer face (except at apex as 

 in Mordella) : penultimate joint of anterior and intermediate tarsi more or less 

 widened, bilobed at apex ; joints of posterior tarsi cavinate beneath aud spini- 

 farm at apex ; tarsal claws pectinate beneath. (Type, C. 2)filpalis, sp. n.) 



Tlie structure of the head and thorax in this genus closely resembli's 

 that of Calyce Champion, but the oblique comb-ridge» on the outer face 

 of the posterior tibiae and tarsi are wanting. Jn its stout build, form 

 of thorax, and tarsal structure it closely approaches Glipa, from which 

 it differs, inter alia, in the smaller eyes, which do not nearly reach the 

 postt;rior border of the head, the peculiar palpi, and the very short 

 pygidium. 



Palpi of very similar form are found in the American genus 

 Glipodes Lee. (figured in the " Biologia ''), in which, however, the eyes- 

 are practically contiguous with the pronotum, and the posterior tibiae and 

 tarsi hear oblique ridges. 



