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Two characters — the presence of a closed cicatrix on 

 the scape of the antennae, and the shortness of the 

 metasternum — fix the position of tliis f];enus in Lacor- 

 daire's group Lamiince verce. From Velleda, which it 

 seems to approach most nearly, it differs chiefly by the 

 broader front of the head ; the shorter and more trans- 

 verse profchorax, with the lateral spines slightly recurved 

 and placed just behind the middle ; the elytra much 

 more strongly punctured ; and the femora not carinate 

 on each side below. 



Stixis 'punctata, n. s. 

 Niger; capitis vertice et prothoracis dorso valde punctatis, 

 et tenuiter griseo-pubescentibus ; scutello griseo ; elytris punctatis, 

 punctis magnis, oblongis, sub-seriatim dispositis, singulis plaga 

 triaugulari laterali et fascia preapicali cinereis, apicibus emargi- 

 natis, angulis externis breviter spinosis ; corpore subtus pedibusque 

 tenuissime griseo-pubescentibus. Long. 10 ; lat. 3^ mm. 



Hah. Mpwapwa (E. Africa), ? . 



Front of the head with a few minute scattered punctures ; the 

 vertex rather strongly and sparsely punctured. Prothorax above 

 rather densely punctured with deep strong punctures. Elytra with 

 large oblong punctures arranged somewhat in rows, with the 

 punctures at the base slightlj' asperate. 



Idactiis spinipennis, n. s. 

 Fulvo-brunneo-pubescens ; capitis vertice macula arcuata nigro- 

 velutina ; prothoracis disco trituberculato, in medio fusco-liturato ; 

 elytris basi asperatis, singulis prope basin crista sub-elongata fasci- 

 culoque pilorum et postice fasciculis pilorum tribus ; apicibus sub- 

 attenuatis et ad suturam spina obtusa brevi armatis ; lateribus et 

 disco inter cristas fusco-plagiatis ; antennis corpore paullo longio- 

 ribus, scapo crasso, obconico, apice intus asperato-cicatricoso, 

 cicatrice sine carina, articulo 3o quam 4o sesqui-longiori ; femoribus 

 in medio incrassatis, tarsis anticis sub-dilatatis, et lateraliter 

 sparsim fimbriatis. Long. 20 ; lat. 7^ mm. 



Hah. Banks of the Anseba Eiver (Abyssinia). 



Eyes with the lower lobes rather large. Prothorax with a strong 

 and sharp tubercle on each side, and three tubercles on the disk, of 

 which the median is a little stronger than the two anterior. Elytra 

 somewhat asperate at the base, each with a slightly elongate crest, 

 surmounted by a fascicle of hairs, on the middle of the disk near 



