African Phyfoj^hagcms Colcoiitera. 13 



joint very slightly longer than tlie third ; thora^ one-half broader 

 than long, the sides straight, the anterior angles obliquely thickened 

 and produced outwards, the surface convex, finely and sparingly 

 punctured, the basal sulcus very broad, bounded at the sides by an 

 acute, slightly-curved ridge, the sulcus with some deeper punctures 

 anteriorly, scutellura black ; elytra wider at the base than the 

 thorax, tlie base slightly raised, tlie disc very closely punctured in 

 rows, bluish green, the shoulders prominent and joined by an acute 

 ridge which extends nearly to the apex ; this ridge is preceded by a 

 more feebly raised one near the apex, and the space between the outer 

 ridge and the lateral margin is concave ; legs robust, fulvous, all the 

 femora thickened, the intermediate tibise diUxted at the apex. 



Hob. Drakensberg, Natal {G. Marshall'); Malvern, 

 Natal (C. Barker). 



This is rather an aberrant species, the male of which 

 resembles much in shape and colour the Central American 

 genus Fledotetra, especially in the structure of the antennas. 

 The sculpturing of the elytra will at once distinguish 

 the species. The single specimen sent by Mr. Barker 

 only differs in the entirely blue upper surface and the 

 less strongly developed elytra! costse. 



Crepidodera marshalli, sp. n. 



Obscure piceous below, the basal joints of the antenna^, the head 

 (the vertex excepted) thorax and the legs fulvous, elytra very 

 strongly and closely punctate-striate, metallic green. 



Length 3 millim. 



Head rather elongate, impunetate, the vertex metallic green, 

 frontal elevations Ijroad and sti'ongly raised, carina acute, antennaj 

 extending beyond the middle of the elytra, black, the lower four 

 joints fulvous, the third joint one-half longer than the second one ; 

 thorax scarcely twice as broad as hjng, rather convex, the sides rounded, 

 narrowly margined, anterior angles thickened, the base with a deep 

 transverse groove which does not extend to the lateral margins, the 

 entire surface impunetate, scutellum black ; elytra slightly wider at 

 the base than the thorax, the shoulders rather prominent, the base 

 slightly raised, the punctuation very strong and closely arranged in 

 not very regular double rows here and there, finer at the apex, 

 legs and the extreme apex of the abdomen more or less fulvous ; 

 posterior tibisE with a small spine ; prosternum rather narrow 



Hah. Drakensberg, Natal {G. Marshall). 



