African Phytojihagov.s Gohoptcra. 9 



bluisii black, impunctate, elytra slightly widened towards the middle, 

 the apex of each almost truncate, the punctuation similar to that ot" 

 the thorax ; posterior femora seneous at the apex, the base fulvous as 

 well as the other legs and the posterior tibipe, the first joint of the 

 posterior tarsi as long as the following joints together. 



Hah. Diiubrody, Cape Colony {Rev. O'M'iJ). 



Tliis species is of a more peculiar shape and depressed 

 appearance than any of its allies from the same country; 

 the absence of any frontal tubercles, the extremely fine 

 punctuation of the upper surface, the truncate elytra and 

 comparatively short metatarsus will assist further in its 

 recognition. 



Aplitltinui barkcri, sp. n. 



Ovate, bhick, ihurax transverse, closely punctured, elytra very 

 closely, strongly and irregularly punctate, posterior femora short 

 and very thick, their tiljiio with a strong spur. 



Length 3 niillim. 



Head broad, nearly impunctate, shining, the frontal elevations 

 broadly transverse, bounded liehind by deep grooves, the carina 

 short, antenna' extending beycjud the middle of the elytra, black, the 

 second and third joint short, more or less flavous, the fourth and 

 fifih as long as the preceding two joints together, the following 

 sligiitly shorter ; thorax transversely subquadrate, twice as broa'l as 

 long, the sides feebly rounded, the anterior angles thickened and 

 somewhat oblique, the posterior ones rather obtuse, the sides with 

 a narrow margin, the surface rather convex, closely and strongly 

 punctured, the punctures irregularly placed, somewhat more closely 

 at the sides than at the middle, scutellum l)road, triangular, im- 

 punctate, elytra much wider at the base than the thorax, much more 

 strongly and more closely punctured than the latter, under-side and 

 the legs black, the posterior femora strongly thickened, ovate, the 

 first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the following two joints 

 togetlier. 



Hah. Malvern, Natal {C. Barlxr). 



This species is well distinguished by its entirely deep 

 black and shining colour and the strong and close elytral 

 punctuation; the structural characters all agree with 

 Aphthona ; the anterior tibicB have a very small spine, the 

 claws are appendiculate and the anterior coxal cavities are 

 open ; the prosternum is very narrow^ I am not able to 

 say anything with regard to the male organ as I seem to 

 have only female specimens before me. 



