190 Mr. Chas. 0. Wateiiiouse on the 



three strongly marked transverse, frosted, brassy im- 

 pressions, somewhat similar to those in cassidoides, but 

 extending to the margin. The apex is only slightly 

 compressed, truncate, brassy, and pubescent. The under 

 margins of the elytra are dark blue. The under side of 

 the insect is coppery purple, shining, with the punctures 

 and some frosted impressions on the sides of the 

 abdominal segments brassy. Prosternal j^rocess with 

 only a few punctures, but with a longitudinal medial 

 imi)ression extending to the front of the sternum. Femora 

 purple, tibife brassy green, tarsi green. 

 Length 10 lines. 



Il(d). — Fianarantsoa (Cowan). 



Cocciucllopsis propinqna, n. sp. 



Very close to C. elUptica, but differs in being uniform 

 dull black above, slightly shining about the suture of the 

 elytra ; the posterior angles of the thorax are not brassy; 

 the elytra have the impressions less marked and smaller ; 

 there is no brassy colour at the base. On the under side, 

 the hanks of the thorax, the sternum, and the reflexed 

 margins of the elytra are dark blue ; the sides of the 

 metasternum and the middle of the abdomen are more 

 or less brassy, the legs are brassy green. The prosternal 

 process has the same medial impression. 



Length 9 lines. 



Hah. — Antananarivo (Kingdon) . 



Cocci ludlopsis sodalis, n. sp. 



Eesembles P. soica, Klug, but without the oblique 

 impressed line on each side of the thorax ; with the 

 shoulder of the elytra rather more square, ?'. c, less 

 oblique, &c. Thorax dull black, or nearly black ; rather 

 sparingly punctured, the punctures strong in the middle, 

 less so on the disk, stronger and more close at the sides, 

 especially at a little distance from the anterior angles, 

 where there is a slight constriction; the medial im- 

 pression is broad and well marked posteriorly, but is 

 narrow and indistinct in front. The elytra are very 

 broad at the shoulders, only slightly narrower posteriorly 

 till just at the apex, where they are then suddenly 

 narrowed and compressed ; dull blue-black, very strongly 

 punctate-striate, the dorsal interstices convex; the basal 



