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Scirtes rliodesiae, n. sp. 



5 . Oblong-oval, rather broad, somewhat depressed, shining, thiclily 

 clothed with coarse pallid pubescence; testaceous or obscure testaceous, the 

 head, joints 4-11 of the antennae, prothorax, and posterior knees more or less 

 infuscate ; densely, very finely, the elytra a little more coarsely and not so 

 closely, punctate. Antennae moderately long, very slender, joints 2 and 3 

 short, equal, 4-11 filiform. Prothorax rapidly narrowed from the base. 

 Elytra with an indication of faint raised lines on the disc, narrowly, sharply 

 margined. Posterior coxal plates angular. Legs long ; upper spur of posterior 

 tibiae simple, shorter than the first tarsal joint. 



Length 4|-oJ, breadth 3 mm. 



Hah. N. Khodesia, Namwala (fiT. C. Dollman : SO.iii. and 

 l.iv.l913). 



Two females, each Avith ovipositor extruded. Intermediate in size 

 between 8. suhcostatiis from Entebbe, Uganda, and 8. qfricanus from 

 Natal, differing from the former (type 2 ) in tbe relatively shorter and 

 more slender antennae and the less distinctly costulate elytra, which are 

 also less rounded at the sides, and from the latter in the slender antennae, 

 etc. S. neavei, infra, from the Victoria Nyanza, is another allied form. 



Scirtes neavei, n. sp. 



5 . Oblong, broad, depressed, shining, thickly clothed with pallid pubes- 

 cence; reddish brown, the eyes, antennae (except joints 1-3, which are 

 testaceous beneath and infuscate ab >ve), anterior and intermediate tibiae^ 

 posterior femora (except at the base), and sides and apex of abdomen, black ; 

 the entire upper surface densely, minutely punctate. Head rather small, the 

 eyes large ; antennae very long, moderately slender, joints 2 and 3 short, equal, 

 together about as long as 4, 4-11 subfiliform. Prothorax rapidly narrowed 

 from the base forward, deeply hollowed in front opposite the eyes. Elytra 

 oblong, sharply margined, with a distinct, posteriorly evanescent sutural stria, 

 and three faint raised lines on the disc. Ventral segment 5 broadly arcuate- 

 emarginate. Posterior coxal plates angular. Posterior tibiae slightly curved, 

 carinate, the upper spur very long, shorter than the first tarsal joint. 



Length 6, breadth 3iV mm. 



Hub. British E. Afbica, East shore of Victoria Nyanza near 

 KaYungvi{S. A. Weave: 2S.iv.l9ll). 



One specimen. Closely related to S. suhcostatiis (of which seven 

 examples have now been seen by me *), from Uganda, but differing from 

 that insect (type 5 ) in having the elytra much less rounded at the sides, 

 the general shape being oblong, and the entire upper surface densely, 

 minutely punctate. S. neavei and the additional specimens of S. sub- 



» Of. ante, p. 27. 



