Species of African Halticinm and Galcrucinm. 21 



angles slightly oblique, posterior ones obliquely rounded, the disc 

 rather convex, extremely minutely punctured, elytra widened towards 

 the middle, finely punctured in closely approached, semi-regular rows, 

 under-side and legs fulvous like the upper surface, the extreme apex 

 of the tibioe and the tarsi black ; presternum extremely narrow. 



Hah. Beira, East Africa (P. A. Sliepijcird). 



Of this species, which differs from all its allies in the 

 colour of the antennae and legs, and in the semi-regular 

 elytral punctuation, I received two specimens from Mr. 

 Sheppard ; they seem to represent the female sex, in the 

 other the eyes are probably more developed ; the tibial 

 spur agrees in length with that of the other species of the 

 genus, but the presternum is scarcely visible. 



Nisotra wcisci, sp. n. (Plate III, fig. 2.) 



Oblong, subcylindrical, obscure fulvous, the terminal seven joints 

 of the antennas black, thorax minutely punctured, the anterior and 

 posterior depressions punctiform, elytra punctured in obsolete double 

 rows, the interstices with finer punctures. Length 3J millim. 



Head impunctate, without frontal tubercles, clypeus with a few 

 punctures, eyes prominent, antennce about half the length of 

 the body, black, the lower four joints fulvous, the basal joint 

 curved, the second one nearly as long as the third but thicker^ 

 terminal joints distinctly thickened; thorax transverse, nearly 

 twice as broad as long, the sides strongly rounded, the anterior 

 and posterior margin with a punctiform depression at each side, very 

 feebly rounded or produced, very finely and closely punctured, elytra 

 subcylindrical, finely punctured in double rows, very obsoletely so 

 near the apex, the interstices still more finely punctured ; below 

 coloured like the upper surface, terminal spine at the posterior tibite 

 distinct ; prosternum narrow and elongate. 



Hab. Beira (P. A. Shciipard). 



Smaller than the species I refer to N. spadicea, Dalm., 

 and at once distinguished from this and other species with 

 nearly similar coloration by the obsolete and punctiform 

 depressions of the thorax in place of grooves ; in N. uni- 

 forma, Jac, the latter are very distinct and elongate. 



Nisotra dneili, sp. n. 



Pale testaceous, the basal joints of the antenna^, the head, thorax 

 and legs pale fulvous, terminal joints of the antennoe black, thorax 

 nearly impunctate, the posterior perpendicular grooves distinct, 



