140 Mr. 0. E. Janson's Notices oj 



uvibonata ; iu some specimens it is large and extends to the "base 

 and in others it is more or less abbreviated, and sometimes 

 divided posteriorly; the scutellura is often partly, or entirely 

 black, the emargination of the rellexed apex of the clypeus in 

 the male is also variable. This may be the same as M. shnil- 

 linia, Ki'aatz, but the description of the latter is so vague and 

 imperfect that it will apply equally well to some varieties of 

 timbonata as it does to this species. 



Heterorrliina picturata, Harold, is erroneously referred to this 

 genus by Kraatz. It has a central longitudinal ridge on the 

 head terminating in a small elevated point in front, a short 

 obtuse scutellum not impressed at the sides and a strongly in- 

 curved mesosternal process similar to ahhreviata, Fab., and 

 should be placed Avith that species in the genus ChondrcnTliina, 

 Kz.; the generic character " elytra late fasciata'" must, however, 

 be expunged in order to admit it. 



Melinesthes calvipes, n. sp. 



$ Deep shining black ; elytra ochreous-yellow, the suture, 

 apex and an almost obsolete humeral spot pitch-black. Head 

 with two stout porrect lateral horns, dilated and obliquely trun- 

 cate at the apex ; the base impressed and punctured on each 

 side, the centre elevated and produced anteriorly into a short 

 acute deflexed spine. Thorax punctured at the sides, the base 

 rather strongly emarginate before the scutellum. Elytra with 

 rows of fine punctures and scattered punctures between them, 

 the discal costae slight but distinct. Beneath very coarsely 

 punctured and strigose at the sides ; anterior tibiae strongly pro- 

 duced at the apex and ^vithout lateral teeth, posterior tibiae Avith 

 an acute tooth just beyond the middle. Length (excluding 

 horns) 21 mm. 



Basuto Land, S. Africa. 



Allied to M. Jlavipenni)^, Westw., but rather largei", broader 

 and less convex ; head less punctured, the lateral horns wider 

 apart and more strongly dilated at the apex, the clypeus sparsely 

 punctured, very concave and Avithout the transverse ridge con- 

 necting the horns as in Jlavipennis; the basal spine is also longer 

 and more acute, the thorax more deeply emarginate at the base 

 before the scutellum, the elytra finely punctured, the pygidium 

 more finely rugulose and the intermediate and posterior tibiae 

 are not fringed Avitli hairs on the inner side. 



