new Longicorn Coleoptera. 495 
This species may be placed near P. pygymea, which 
has stouter antenne not clubbed as in the species here 
described. 
Mecaspis simulatrix. 
M. elongata, violacea, antennis nigris; scutello valde elongato, 
levi; femoribus muticis; corpore infra ad latera argenteo-pube- 
scente. Long. 11 ln. 
Hab. West Africa. 
Closely allied to M. violacea, but with all the femora entire, and 
the scutellum smooth, not transversely corrugated, the third joint 
of the antenne as long as the two next together; prothorax trans- 
verse, with two broad impressions on each side; elytra minutely 
punctured ; body beneath glossy violet, the sides of the metathorax 
and of the abdominal segments with thin silvery pubescence ; 
femora and tibiz violet, tarsi with white pubescence. 
Mecaspis dives. 
M. nitidissime aureo-cuprea; prothorace disco rugoso-elevato ; 
scutello transversim plicato; elytris ampliatis; segmento ultimo 
abdominis paulo emarginato. Long. 16 lin. 
Hab. Delagoa Bay. 
Very glossy golden copper, the elytra varying to green; antenne 
black, a little more than-half the length of the body, the third joint 
as long as the two next together; prothorax with a large conical 
spine on each side, the disk elevated into two slightly corrugated 
callosities ; scutellum transversely wrinkled; elytra broad, finely 
punctured, the sides with a slightly expanded margin; femora 
glossy iuteous, blackish at the apex, the middle femora emarginate 
beneath ; intermediate and posterior tarsi with a whitish pile; 
body beneath golden, varying to coppery; last abdominal segment 
slightly emarginate. 
In the broad elytra this species agrees with M. expla- 
nata, but it has no ‘‘ velutine”’ patches nor stripes. The 
specimen here described is a female. 
Promeces auratus. 
P. angustus, viridi-aureus, antennis—articulo basali excepto— 
tarsisque nigricantibus ; prothorace in medio et ad basin latiore, 
Long. 8 lin. 
Hab. Grahamstown, 
