10 Mr. M. Jacoby on 



Aplitkona similis, sp. n. 



Bluck, sliiniiig, tlie lower fmir joints of the aiitenni« tiavons, thorax 

 transverse, finely and sub-remotely punctured, elytra more strongly 

 punctured in closely approximate rows. 



Length 3 millim. 



Head impunctate, shining, Ijlack, the frontal tubercles obliquely 

 transverse, the carina acutely raised, antennae extending to about 

 the middle of the elytra, black, the second to the sixth joint flavous, 

 the second and third joints shcu't, equal, terminal joints slightly 

 thickened and shortened ; thorax twice as broad as long, with the sides 

 feebly rounded, the anterior angles thickened and slightly obliquely 

 produced, and the surface very distinctly but not very closely 

 punctured ; scutellum broad, impunctate, elytra scarcely more strongly 

 punctured than the thorax, the punctures arranged in closely approxi- 

 mate rows, distinct to the apex, under-side and tlie legs black, the 

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

 t<igether. 



Hah. Malvern. Natal (C. BarJccr). 



At first sight this species exactly resembles A. barker i, 

 but it is quite distinct, the thorax has not the narrow 

 lateral margin of the allied species, and the sculpturing of 

 the upper parts is different and much less strong, the 

 antennas have the second and the following five joints 

 flavous, and the metatarsus of the posterior legs is elongate. 

 I have received three specimens from Mr. Barker, 



A'phtlicnia scncgalensis, sp. n. 



Flavous, shining, tlie apical joints of the antenn;eand the posterior 

 femora piceous, head and thorax impunctate, the sides of the latter 

 straight, elytra not perceptibly punctured. 



Length 3i- millim. 



Of Ijroadly ovate shape, the head impunctate, the frontal tubercles 

 small but Iji'oad, deeply grooved Ijehind, the clypeus very broad, the 

 space lietween the antennte but little constricted, the labrum and 

 palpi obscure piceous, antennae not extending to the middle of the 

 elytra, piceous, the lower four joints flavous, third and fourth joints 

 equal, not much longer than the second one, the apical joints. slightly 

 thicker and scarcely shorter, thorax about one-half broader than 

 long, the sides straight, the anterior angles obliqiU', the siu'face 

 impunctate with an obsolete longitudinal groove near the lateral 

 margins, elytra smooth and impunctate, flavous, under-side of the 

 latter colour, the posterior femora piceous, their tibiaj strongly widened 



