182 Mr. Chas. 0. Waterhoiise on the 



brown, smoother than is the case with No. 2, with 

 no brass}' lines on the thorax, and with the sutural 

 interstice of the el^^tra also not brassy ; &c. 



4. A single specimen from Fianarantsoa resembling 

 No. 3, but with the sides of the thorax much more 

 coarsely punctured, and with no impression within the 

 posterior angle, 



5. A single specimen in Mr. Janson's collection, without 

 particular localit}^ is entirel}- black above, but in other 

 respects agrees with No. 3. 



Hemisohothris parallela, n. sp. 



Allied to H. aiireopilosa, Guerin, but much narrower, 

 more parallel, and with a patch of orange pubescence 

 near the apex of each elytron, S:c. Thorax strongly 

 transverse, not quite so much narrowed behind as in 

 aureopilosa, bluish black, shining, with the punctures 

 and impressions brassy ; the punctuation is strong, but 

 not so close as in aureopilosa. The elytra are not 

 broader than the thorax, parallel for three-quarters their 

 length, and then arcuately narrowed to the apex ; bronzj^- 

 black, shining, with numerous nregular lines of strong 

 punctures, much confused towards the apex, the inter- 

 stices narrow, ii-regular, and costiform ; the margin at 

 the shoulder is brassy ; at one-quarter from the base 

 there is a brassy fascia, not reaching the suture, and a 

 little behind the middle there is a similar fascia ; these 

 fasciae are more or less pubescent ; there are also several 

 small brassy, pubescent spots ; a little way from the apex 

 there is a large transverse spot, which is iilled with 

 orange pubescence. Nearly the whole of the under side 

 of the insect (that is all the punctm*ed portions) is 

 brassy ; the prosternal process ^which is smooth and 

 almost impunctate) and the middle of the metasternum 

 are dark steel-blue ; the abdomen is dark steel-blue, with 

 the whole of the sides of the basal segment and two 

 impressions at the side of each of the other segments 

 frosted and brassy. 



Length 12 lines. 



Ha J). — Antananarivo (Toy) . 



Laconides ceqiialis, n. sp. 



Allied to 1\ aureopilosa, Guerin, but larger. It agrees 

 in coloration with the general form of P. aureopilosa, 



