African Phytojjhagov.s Coleoptera. 27 



Head coarsely punctured and slightly wrinkled, frontal elevatione 

 strongly raised, subquadrate, divided by a deep central groove, 

 clypeiis and labrum flavous, antennae fulvoiLS, the terminal three 

 joints black, fourth joint longer than the third and the longest ; 

 thorax about one-half broader than long, slightly narrowed 

 anteriorly and posteriorly, the angles tuberculate, the surface rugose 

 and strongly punctured, with three obsolete small fovese, scutellum 

 black ; elytra much wider at the base than the thorax, very closely 

 punctured and finely transversely rugose throughout, their epipleurae 

 broad and concave anteriorly, disappearing below the middle, breast 

 metallic green, abdomen piceous, legs fulvous, the tibiae tmarmed, 

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

 together, claws appendiculate, anterior coxal cavities open. 



Hab. Traxstaal. 



There are some slight structural differences to be 

 noticed in this species in comparing it with the type, 

 S. viridicoUis, Jac. ; in the latter the thorax is deeply 

 bifoveolate and narrower at the base, and the elytral 

 epipleuroe, although very narrow below the base, are 

 visible ; in the present species they are absent, but as all 

 these differences are but one of degTee,. and the unarmed 

 tibia? and open cavities agree with the generical characters, 

 it would not be wise to separate the insect, of which I 

 possess three specimens. In the male, which may be 

 known by the dilated first joint of the anterior tarsi, the 

 last abdominal segment is rather deeply foveolate and 

 slightly emarginate at the aj)es with thickened sides. 



Megalogrudha, Baly. 



The type of tliis genus is J/, clegans, Baly, which has 

 been described from apparently female specimens, now in 

 the British Museum. In the male insect the terminal 

 joints are considerably thickened, much more so than in 

 the other sex. Apopliylia clcgaatuJa, Jac. (the Entomo- 

 logist, 1S91), is identical with this species, and must be 

 omitted altogether. Baly's description of his J/, clegans 

 differs somewhat from my specimens, as the lower part of 

 the face is not " nigro-piccous " but fulvous, nor does Baly 

 mention the narrow fulvous lateral elytral margins. 



Mcgahjgnatha lolicmo.ai, Baly {Cnciyranc fovcicoUis, Jac.). 



This is another species which scarcely fits into the 

 genus, as the thorax is transverse and not subquadrate, 



