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DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW SPECIES OF CLYTHRIDiE 

 (PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA). 



By Martin Jacoby. 



(Continued from p. 64. 



Melitonoma occipitalis, gp. n. 

 Fulvous ; the breast and abdomen black ; eyes surrounded by a 

 black stripe ; thorax extremely minutely punctured with four spots 

 placed transversely ; elytra very closely and distinctly punctured ; a 

 small humeral spot, another below the s.cutellum, and a third one, 

 larger, near the apex, black. Length, 6 mill. 



Hah. Salisbury, Mashonaland {G. Marshall). 



Of subcylindrical shape ; the head fulvous, with three foveas, placed 

 in a triangle, rugosely punctured between the eyes, the latter large, 

 ovate, entire, preceded by a narrow black band ; clypeus triangularly 

 emarginate in front, labrum flavous ; antennae extending to the middle 

 of the thorax only, black, the lower three joints flavous ; thorax trans- 

 versely subquadrate, the sides nearly straight, the posterior angles 

 rounded, the disc with a few fine punctures at the sides, fulvous, with 

 four round black spots placed transversely ; scutellum pointed, fulvous, 

 the base black ; elytra rather distinctly lobed below the shoulders, very 

 closely, finely, and irregularly punctured, the interstices finely trans- 

 versely wrinkled below the middle, the shoulders with a small black 

 spot, a larger spot placed near the suture below the base, and another 

 much larger one of elongate shape near the apex of each elytron ; legs 

 entirely fulvous ; under side black, closely pubescent. 



Of this very distinct species Mr. Marshall obtained two speci- 

 mens, of which I am not able to state the sex with certainty ; the 

 tarsi are rather short. 



Melitonoma clavareaui, sp. n. 

 Pale flavous ; the head, femora, and the abdomen partly black, 

 closely pubescent ; thorax impunctate ; elytra very finely and closely 

 punctured, each with five small black spots (1, 2, 2) ; tibife and tarsi 

 flavous. Length, 6| mill. 



Hah. Guelidi, Africa. 



Head flat, black, closely pubescent, the epistome triangularly 

 emarginate, the vertex impunctate ; eyes large, entire ; antenna? 

 extending to the base of the thorax, black, the lower three joints 

 flavous ; thorax strongly transverse, much narrowed at the sides, the 

 anterior margin straight, the posterior angles rounded, the surface im- 

 punctate, flavous, shining ; scutellum black ; elytra very closely, finely, 

 and irregularly punctured, feebly lobed below the shoulders, flavous, 

 with the usual five small black spots, one humeral and the others 

 slightly before and below the middle, placed transversely ; below 

 densely pubescent, of silvery tint, the legs rather long and stout, the 

 tibije and tarsi flavous, the first joint of the latter as long as the 



