36 Mr. Newman's Descriptive Lint 



*# African Group. 



Striae of the elytra typically eleven; one stria on each side of 

 the suture distinct ; the elytra have no excavation dorsally ; the 

 terminal segment of the abdomen has constantly two conspicuous 

 spots, composed of white hairs ; the legs in this group are very 

 robust. 



2. POPI. DORSIGERA. 



Nigro-ccnca, elytrorum fascid mcdianu transversa communt fuhd ; 

 podcx briinneus, inlis alhls bisignatus ; chjtra striata, str'ds punc- 

 tis, et, 1° exccptu, ahbreviatis. (Corp. long. "75, lat. '4 unc.) 



Colour. — Head and prothorax deep metallic green, approaching 

 to black ; elytra nearly black, and having a transverse ful- 

 vous fascia common to both, and nearly equidistant from 

 their base and apex ; the terminal segment of the abdomen 

 is brown, with two conspicuous white spots ; the legs are 

 brown, with a metallic tint. 

 Sculpture.— We A(\. thickly punctured; prothorax tliickly punc- 

 tured anteriorly and laterally, but somewhat more sparingly 

 towards the posterior margin ; scutellum punctured thickly 

 at the base, more sparingly towards the apex ; the elytra are 

 striated, but the first or sutural stria is the only one which 

 reaches the apex of the elytron ; the others cease at about 

 two-thirds of their length ; the second is composed of scat- 

 tered punctures. 

 Inhabits Africa, whence it was brought to England by Captain 



Tuckey. I believe this insect to be unique in the cabinet of the 



British Museum. 



3. POPI. BRUNNEA. 



Nigra; clypeo, antennisy elytris pedibusque castanets, metatarsis 

 p'lceis ; podex pilis albis bisignatus; elytra striata, striis 1", 2", 

 4°^Me subintegris. (Corp. long, '65, lat. *4 unc.) 



Colour. — Black, with the clypeus brown, and the antennae testa- 

 ceous ; the elytra are brown, with the suture and margins 

 nearly black; the legs are brown, but of a lighter shade than 

 the elytra ; the terminal segment of the abdomen is brown, 

 with two conspicuous white spots. 



Sculpture. — Head thickly punctured; prothorax thickly punctured 

 anteriorly and laterally, but perfectly glabrous posteriorly ; 

 scutellum sparingly punctured; elytra with five tolerably per- 



