24 Mr. M. Jacob}- on 



Whether the other species described by AUard belong to 

 the same genus, is doubtful. Of those mentioned above, 

 however, I was able to compare the types, so that there 

 is no doubt about it. A. viarginaf.a, Jac, has, as I now 

 find, entirely unarmed tibise and elytral epipleurse which 

 are absent below the middle ; this insect must therefore 

 find another place, although the general appearance and 

 structure is that of the genus here proposed. 



PaLvoiihijIia grannlosa, sp. n. 



Metallic green below, the antenna} and legs fiilv()us, above less 

 shining, minutely granulate, thorax subquadrate, the extreme lateral 

 margins fulvous, elytra minutely punctured and granulate. 



Length 5 millim. 



Head entirely iminuictate, the frontal luliercles trigonate, strongly 

 raised and shining, carina short but distinct, laljrum fiavous, antenna- 

 extending beyond the middle of the elytra, fulvous, the second joint 

 half the length of the third, fourth and following joints slightly 

 longer than the third ; thorax scarcely one-half broader than long, 

 the sides rounded, the angles obtuse, the surface rather convex, 

 without impressions, bright green, minutely granulate, scutellum 

 impunctate ; elytra par.illel, sculptured like the thorax but with some 

 minute })Unctures ; underside more shining, green, the legs fulvous, 

 the anterior and intermediate tibi;Te with a small spine, posterior ones 

 unarmed, the first joint of their tarsi as long as the following two 

 joints together, anterior coxal cavities open. 



Hah. Upper Tongaat, Upper Tugela, Natal {G. Barker). 



Of this species I received several specimens which may 

 be known by the silky green and finely granulate upper 

 surface, and by the narrow flavous margin of the thorax ; 

 the last segment of the abdomen in the male has a longi- 

 tudinal sulcus of fulvous colour; the antennae in the 

 female are shorter, and the abdominal sulcus is absent. 

 I cannot identify this species with A. Ihtvivieri, Alld. 

 (Comptes-rendus Ent. Soc. Belg. 1889), although it is 

 evidently closely allied, but Allard makes no mention of 

 the flavous labrum nor similarly-coloured thoracic margins, 

 nor does he mention the fine elytral punctuation, 



Palcvophylia semirugosa, sp. n. 

 Metallic green, the labrum, antennpe and the legs flavous, thorax 

 finely granulate, the sides broadly flavous, elytra finely punctured 

 anrl transversely wrinkled. 



