Species of African Halticinai and Gakrvcinie. 18 



the middle of the elytra, flavous, the last three or four joints more or 

 less blackish, second joint thicker but not longer than the third, the 

 following joints more elongate; thorax subquadrate, convex, about 

 one-half broader than long, the sides nearly straight, anterior angles 

 oblique to a slight extent, the surface extremely minutely punctured, 

 pale fulvous, soutellum black, elytra slightly wider at the shoulders 

 than the thorax, convex, nearly subcylindrical, regularly and strongly 

 punctate-striate, the interstices with a few very fine punctures, black, 

 legs flavous, tlie first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the 

 following joints together ; breast and abdomen black. 



Hah. DUNBRODY, Cape Colony {Bcv. O'Neil), on 

 EuphorhiiB. 



This sinall species is well distinguished by its system of 

 coloration, the distinct frontal tubercles and the nearly 

 regularly punctate-striate elytra. 



Longitarsus hraunsi, sp. n. 



Winged, black, the ba?al joints of the antennae, the head and 

 thorax reddish-fulvous, elytra metallic dark blue, very closely 

 punctured, thorax impunctate, subquadrate. Length 2|-3 niillim. 



Head smooth, impunctate, the frontal elevations just indicated, flat 

 and broad, no oblique grooves, clypeus broad, impunctate, labrum 

 and palpi black, antenna? extending to the middle of the elytra, 

 black, the lower four and the ba-e of the fifth joint, flavous, third 

 and fourth joint equal, longer than the second one, the fifth the 

 longest, terminal joints thickened ; thorax subquadrate, one-half 

 broader than long, the lateral margins nearly straight, the anterior 

 angles oblique, forming another angle before the middle, the surface 

 impunctate, fulvous, scutellum broadly triangular, black ; elytra 

 scarcely widened at the middle, broadly rounded at the apex, very 

 convex, dark blue, the punctuation very fine and arranged in indis- 

 tinct very closely approached rows ; under-side and legs black, very 

 .shining, metatarsus of posterior legs longer than the following two 

 joints together. 



Hab. WiLLOWMORE, Cape Colony (D')\ Brcmns). 



The black under-side and similarly coloured legs in 

 connection with the general system of coloration distin- 

 guishes this species (I received three specimens from Dr. 

 Brauns) from its African allies. 



Phijllotetra weisei, sp. n. (Plate III, fig. 3.) 



Black, the ba?al two or three joints of the antennse, the base of the 

 tibiaj and the tarsi, more or less flavous, head finely, thorax strongly 



