316 Mr. Charles J. Galuin on new 



a somewhat mixed pubescence of light grey and brownish 

 grey, with one or two Hghter coloured spots towards the sides 

 anteriorly. Antennas about half as long again as the body, with 

 the third and fourth joints in the male thickened, with the joints 

 from the fourth fuscous at their apices. 



There are five specimens of this species in the Brit. 

 Aluseum collection, but all in a more or less rubbed con- 

 dition, so that I have not been able to satisfactorily 

 describe the nature of the pubescence. The species 

 seems to be closely allied to the last, from which it 

 differs by its larger size, its much darker-coloured derm, 

 its somewhat more strongly tubercled prothorax, and 

 finally by having its pubescence pale grey or whitish, 

 where in the other species it is fulvous. 



Alphitopola octomaculatcx , n. s. 



Kufo-brunnea, griseo-pubescens ; eapite partim, prothorace 

 antice et vitta marginali elytrorum rufo-ferrugineo-pubescentibus ; 

 prothorace iitrinque macula parva nigra ; elytris singulis maculis 

 tribus nigris — una humerali, secunda lateral!, pone humerum, tertia 

 dorsali, paullo ante medium. Long. 14 mm. 



Hah. Lake Nyassa {Thelwall). 



Head with a pubescence partly grey, but mostly of a reddish 

 rust colour. The front with a median raised line, the vertex with 

 a transverselj' arcuate linear impression. Prothorax reddish pubes- 

 cent in front of the middle, greyish pubescent behind the middle ; 

 the sides slightly rounded in the middle, each with a small rounded 

 black spot. Elytra strongly and thickly enough punctured, with 

 the punctures almost concealed by the close fawn-coloured pubes- 

 cence ; with a marginal reddish rust-coloured band, and each with 

 three black spots, one above the shoulder basal, one below and 

 a little behind the shoulder, the third on the disk a little in front of 

 tlie middle ; apices of the elytra rounded. Body underneath and 

 legs with a greyish pubescence ; the middle of the breast and of 

 the abdomen pink-tinted owing to the red colour of the derm 

 underneath. Last abdominal segment {^) with a deep triangular 

 eraargination at the apex. Mesosternal process very feebly 

 tubercled near its posterior end. Antennas grej'ish-pubescent, a 

 little longer than the body. 



Al2)hitopola vitticollis, n. s. 

 Fulvo-brunneo-pubescens ; eapite linea mediana, elevata, nigra; 

 prothorace vittis tribus niveis (vittis lateralibus ad oculos extensis) ; 



