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towards the apex, with a strong spur placed at the outer edge, the 

 first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the fi )llowing three joints 

 ti "gether ; abdomen finely puliescent. 



Hall. Senegal. 



A comparatively robust and large species, distinguished 

 by the straight lateral margins of the thorax and the 

 impunctate upper surface; the presternum is extremely 

 n rrow, and the legs with the exception of the posterior 

 femora are of entirely flavous colour. 



AphtliOiia himaculata, sp. n. 



Head and the imder-side obscure piceous, the basal joints of the 

 antenna' and the tliorax pale fulvous, the latter finely punctured, 

 elytra pale davous, very closely and distinctly punciured, the 

 suture, the sides and an elongate spot below the middle, piceous. 



Length 3 millim. 



Head impunctate, the vertex nearly black, the lower portion fulvous, 

 frontal tubercles obsolete, clypeus thickened, very broad at the base, 

 pale fulvous, antenna' short, not extending to the middle of the 

 elytra, black, the lower ft)ur joints fulvous, the second joint thicker 

 but not-shorter than the third one, terminal joints slightly thickened, 

 about onedialf longer than broad ; thorax transverse, twice as broad 

 as long, the sides ver}' feebly rounded, anterior angles slightly 

 oblique, the disc with a very obsolete transverse groove near the 

 base, remotely and finely punctured, the punctures rather shallow, 

 the surface pale fulvous, stained with some very obsolete darker 

 spots, scutellum piceous ; elytra pale flavous, very closely and finely 

 punctured with an obsolete short longitudinal costa below the 

 shoulders, the suture and lateral margins narrowly piceous, each 

 elytron wdth another short piceous longitudinal stripe below the 

 middle, under-side and the posterior femora piceous, tibia- and tarsi 

 fulvous, the first named widened towards the apex, armed with a 

 distinct spine; the spine of the posterior tibiae is placed at. the 

 outer margin ; presternum narrow, coxal cavities open. 



Hal). Malvern, Natal (C Barker). 



It will uot be diflficult to distinguish tliis proportionately 

 large and well-marked species, of which I received a single 

 specimen from Mr. Barker. 



Podagrica ivqjressijjcnnis, sp. n. 

 Ovately rounded, very convex, black, the basal joints of the 

 antenna?, the head, thorax and legs fulvous, thorax transverse, 

 impunctate, elytra extremely finely and irregularly punctured with 



