AfriccDi PkijtQplMgoiLS Colcoptcra. 83 



lens, scutellum smooth ; elytra subcylindrical and parallel, extremely 

 closely and finely punctured, under-side black, legs testaceous, the 

 metatarsus longer tlian the following joints together ; anterior 

 cavities closed. 



Hah. Malvern, Natal (C. JJarlrr). 



A comparatively small species, allied to H.jjicdpes, Jac, 

 likewise from Natal, but smaller, with entirely flavous and 

 much more slender and longer antenna?, the legs differently 

 coloured and the metatarsus longer. I received two 

 specimens from Mr. Barker. 



Pkdyxantha varicornis, sp. n. 



Pale testaceous, the head, tliorax and tlie femora darker, the basal 

 and the apical two or three joints of the antenna' black, thorax bifo- 

 veolate, impunctate ; elytra extremely finely punctured, tibiie and 

 tarsi black. 



Length 5 millim. 



Head as broad as long, the vertex piceous or pale fulvous, impunctate, 

 frontal elevations broadly transverse, divided by a short groove wliich 

 extends a little way upwards, clypeus acutely carinate, palpi 

 thickened, antenme nearly extending to the apex of tiie elytra, the 

 basal joint or two joints lilack, the following six fulvous, the apical 

 joints black, second joint very small, the rest nearly eqi;al in length ; 

 thorax subquadrate, scarcely one-half broader than long, slightly con- 

 stricted at the 1 lase, the angles slightly oblique ; the disc bifoveolate, 

 impunctate, pale fulvous ; elytra pale testaceous, extremely finely 

 but not very closely punctured, femora, the base of the tibiie and the 

 abdomen pale fulvous, the breast, the lower part of the tibiie and the 

 tarsi black. 



JIah. Malvern, Natal {0. Barhcr). 



In one specimen ( ^ ) of this species the extreme vertex 

 of the head and the greater part of the breast is blackish, 

 in the other these parts are fulvous ; the coloration of the 

 antenna:; and that of the legs are the principal characters 

 of distinction in this species ; the tibia are, as usual, 

 unarmed and the metatarsus of the posterior legs is as 

 long as the following joints togetlier. 



Monokpta ^mnctipcnnis, sp. n. 



Under-side black, the basal joints of the antennae, the head, thorax 

 and legs flavous, head and thorax distinctly punctured, elytra dark 

 blue, strongly and closely punctured. 



Var. Elytra testaceous. 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1903.— PAllT I. (ArillL) 3 



