ASPIDOMORPHA, 255 



*2, spectabilis (BHN.) Bhn. Mon. Cassid. II. p. 245. 2. — Cat. of Coleopt. 

 Ins. IX. p. 104. 2. 



Patria: Guinea. 



*3, inmcticosta (BHN.) Bhn. Mon. Cassid. IT. p. 246. H. — Cat. of 

 Coleopt. Ins. IX. p. 104. 3. 



Patria: Caifraria. 



*4. Pallmgo (BHN.) Bhn. Mon. Cassid. II. p. 247. 4. — Cat. of Coleopt. 

 Ins. IX. p. 104. 4. 



Patria: Caffraria. 



*5. hldistincta (DEJEAN.)- Bhn. Mon. Cassid. II. p. 248. 5. — Cat. of 

 Coleopt. Ins. IX. p. 105. 5. 



Patria: Senegallia, Gambia. 



*6. officiosa: breviter ob-ovata, convexa, superne flavescens, 

 nitida; antennarum articulis duobus ultimis, capite corpo- 

 reque subtus nigris, abdomine extus late segmentisque apice 

 tenuiter testaceis; prothorace mediocri, laevi, antice rotun- 

 dato; elytris subtiliter punctato-striatis, pone basin elevatis; 

 margine sat late explanato, parum hyalino, confertim reti- 

 culato. — Long. 10, lat. 9 millim. 



Patria: Old Calabar. Mus. Dom. Baly. 



M. indistinctae proxima, aliter colorata, elytris subtilius 

 punctato-striatis , dorso antico magis convexis, prothorace 

 minus lato. Caput nigrum, nitidum, obsolete punctulatum. 

 Palpi testacei. Oculi ovati, modice convexi, nigri. Antennae 

 dilute flavescentes, articulis duobus ultimis nigris. Prothorax 

 mediocris, latitudine plus dimidio brevior, antice rotundatus, 

 fere semicircularis, postice utrinque leviter sinuatus, lobo medio 

 lato, parum producto, apice truncato, angulis obtusis; superne 

 modice convexus, laevis, flavescens, nitidus, dorso saturatior; 

 margine modice explanato, parum hyaiino, confertim reticulato. 

 Scutellum fiavescens, nitidum, laeve. Elytra prothorace vix 

 dimidio latiora et plus duplo longiora, antice utrinque leviter 

 sinuata, liumeris antrorsum parum prominulis, sub-rotundatis ; 

 pone basin nonnihil rotundato-ampliata, a medio citius rotun- 

 dato-angustata, apice conjunctim rotundata, superne in dorso 

 convexa, dilute flavescentia, nitida, subtiliter, minus crebre 

 punctato-striata ; margine sat late explanato, parum deflexo, 



