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frontal elevations strongly transverse, very narrow, bounded by 
a deep groove behind, clypeus in shape of a strongly raised 
triangular ridge, labrum black, antennæ extending tho the middle 
of the elytra, black, the basal joint rather elongate, the second, 
one half shorter than the third one, fourth and following joints 
distinctly longer than the third, thorax twice as broad as long, 
the sides slightly rounded, the angles thickened, the dise with 
an obsolete transverse depression at the middle of each side, 
finely, rather obsoletely and closely punctured, seutellum broad, 
impunctate, elytra very closely and more distinctly punctured 
than the thorax, their epipleuræ indistinct below the midde, 
underside and legs black, the first joint of the posterior tarsi much 
longer than the following joints together. 
Hab. N. W. Provinces. 
The entirely black colour and the reddish head will distinguish 
this species from any of its allies. 
Monolepta picturata n. sp. 
Rufous, the antennæ (the basal joints excepted), the tibiæ and 
tarsi and the breast, black, head and thorax rufous, elytra black, 
each elytron with two spots at the base, one at the sides and a 
subsutural, posteriorly widened stripe near the apex, yellowish- 
white. 
Length 1 1/2 line. 
Head impunctate, rufous, frontal tubercles narrowly transverse, 
clypeus with a distinct central ridge, labrum black, antennæ 
extending to the middle of the elytra, black, the lower three 
joints flavous, the third joint twice as long as the second one, 
fourth joint double the length of the preceding one, the following 
nearly equally elongate, thorax twice as broad as long, of equal 
width, the sides straight, the anterior angles oblique, the surface 
extremely finely and closely punctured, rufous, scutellum black, 
elytra very finely and closely punctured, black, two spots at the . 
base, one at the side sand a narrow stripe placed near the suture 
at the posterior portion and being suddenly widened at the apex, 
yellowish, of the spots, one of rather elongate shape is placed 
on the shoulder, another larger one, longer than broad, near 
the scutellum, the spot at the side is slightly transverse and 
situated immediately below the middle near the lateral margin, 
the subsutural band begins at the middle but does not touch the 
suture nor the apex with its widened end, the breast black as well 
as the tibiæ and tarsi, the former however are flavous at the base, 
the metatarsus of the posterior legs very elongate, elytra 
