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Mamboia (Mr. Last) ; one example. 



Nearest allied, apparently, to T. muata, Harold, of West Central 

 Africa ; but the head much narrower and more elongated behind the 

 eyes. The space between the 7th elytral costa and the margin is 

 plane and granulated, as in T. vioJaceus. 



CraspedophoeUS GLABEE. — Breviter oblo/if/us^lafus, niger nltidiis, partibus i 

 oris, antennis (basi exceptis) (jenubus tibiis et tarsis fu/vo-piceisj elytris utrinqite 

 7naculis magnis aurantiacis duabus, l"ia sub-humcrali mterstitia 5 — 9, 2<^« sub- 

 apicali mterstitia 4 — 8 tegentibus : capite lato, ocidis vnlde prominentibus : tliornce 

 fere sicut in C. grosso {Murray), scd laferibus adhuc latius explanato-reflexis ; 

 elytris breviter subovatis profutide punctulato-striafis, interstitiis impunctatis gla- 

 berrimis. Long. 16 mm. 



Mount Gameroons ; many examples. 



In everything except the more triangular apical joint of the palpi 

 this species accords with the first sub-section of Chaudoir's genus, 

 Graspedophorus (Essai Monograph. Panagceides, 1878, p. 11). It baa 

 very short mesothoracic episterna, much broader than long, strongly 

 crenulated anterior edges of ventral segments, and in the form of the 

 thorax resembles closely C. gi^ossus. It differs, however, from C. 

 grossus and from C. ruficrus (Laf.) and Lafertei (Murray) in the more 

 prominent eyes and narrower neck (the crown very coarsely punc- 

 tured). It is a much shorter and less convex species than G. grossus. 

 The thorax is relatively broader and more angularly dilated in the 

 middle, and its surface is very strongly punctured, the punctures in 

 the middle being distinctly separated from each other. In the elytral 

 surface being quite destitute of hairs and the interstices impunctate 

 it is distinguished from all allied species. The anterior red spot of the 

 elytra is quadrate, and reaches nearly to the base, the sub-apical spot 

 is shorter and more transverse, but variable in length. According to 

 the shape of the apical joint of the palpi the species would belong to 

 Epicosmus, according to Chaudoir, but all the other characters are 

 those of Graspedojjhorus. 



Ceaspedophoeus cameronus. — C. Leprieuri (Cas//.) proxime cffinis. Ob- 

 Inngo-ovatns, ?iiger, pa/pis, ariteJinis (basi exceptis) tibiis et tarsis picco-ritjis, elytris 

 utrinque maculis duabus aurantiacis — 1'«« intersfitia 5 — 8 tegenti apud 7^'^ et 

 gw/n, viaxime dilatata et humerum attingenti ; 2'if^« sub-apicali minori ijiterstitia 

 5 — 8 tegenti : capite supra hand depresso, vertice et fronte grosse punctatis ; 

 thorace lateribus late explanatis posfice rejlexis, medio rotundato-dilatato, antice 

 arcuatim avgustato, margine antico projunde sinuuto, postice multo magis quam in 

 C. Leprieuri angustato ihique margine sinuato et ante anguli dendcuhiin prqfunde 

 emarginato, toto superficie grosse punctata : elytris punctato-striatis breviter seto- 

 sis. interstitiis sat sjarsitn punctulatis. Long. 15 mm. 



