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shorter than is generally the case in this genus, with which 

 it agrees in all other characters ; the uniformly blue upper 

 surface and the sculpture of the elytra will comparatively 

 easily distinguish this species, of which two specimens were 

 forwarded by the Rev. O'Neil. 



Candezea (Iphidea) capcnsis, Baly. 



In a publication by the late Miss Ormerod (Observat. 

 on African injur. Insects, 1889, p. 34), Baly has described 

 the above insect and placed it in Iphidea, a genus he him- 

 self had already withdrawn and considered identical with 

 Lvpcrodcs in 1878 (Trans. Ent. Soc, i, p. 187). Miss 

 Ormerod some time ago kindly presented me with the 

 type, and on examination I find the anterior coxal cavities 

 closed and all the other characters identical with Gandezca. 

 The species agrees in coloration with several others from 

 Africa ; it is testaceous above, black below, the thorax is 

 narrowed in front, transverse and impunctate, the scutel- 

 lum is black, and the elytra are finely and closely punc- 

 tured with the extreme sutural and lateral margins piceous. 

 I have also received this insect from Grahamstown where 

 the type was obtained, as well as from Malvern, Natal. 

 O. nigrosiduralis, Jac, is another closely-allied species, but 

 is a much more narrowly-shaped insect, the antennae are 

 longer, and the elytra are distinctly margined with black. 



Gandezca hrcmnsi, sp. n. 



Under-side Ijlack, upper-side testaceous, antennae fuscous, legs 

 fulvous, thorax transverse with three small fovefc, elytra extremely 

 closely and finely punctured, their epipleurje continued to the apex. 



Length 7 millim. 



Very convex and elongate, the vertex fulvous, impunctate, frontal 

 elevations trigonate, small, carina acute, lower portion of face testace- 

 ous, antennae long and slender, the lower three joints and the base of 

 the fourth and fifth, flavous, the rest fuscous, third joint twice as long 

 as the second, fourth joint longer than the preceding one ; thorax 

 twice as broad as long, the sides and the posterior margin rounded, 

 the angles distinct, the disc convex, finely granulate, with three very 

 small fovefe, placed triangularly, scutellum rather small, testaceous ; 

 elytra wider at the base than the thorax, extremely closely impressed 

 with small piceous punctures, undei'-side black, closely covered with 

 grey pubescence, legs robust, fulvous, the coxse and the extreme base 



