166 M. Louis Peringuey on new genera and species of 



P. cognata, n. sp. 



Glowing coppery-red, with the lateral intervals of the elytra 

 greenish ; head foveate and with a small, median smooth space ; 

 prothorax a little attenuate laterally in front, parallel from the 

 middle to the apex, slightly convex in the middle, with the outer 

 sides hardly depressed, and without any lateral impression, the 

 median one distinct only from the middle to the base, closely 

 foveate, except in the central part, which is deeply punctured, and 

 having on each side two small smooth spots, one in the apical angle, 

 the other in the anterior part of the disk ; elytra narrower in the 

 middle than at the base, sharply acuminate behind, bi-spinose on 

 each side at the apex, the sutural spine longer than the outer one, 

 deeply punctate-striate, with the intervals narrow, convex, and 

 closely punctured, the alternate ones with small, elongated, discon- 

 nected, smooth spots ; underside and legs very rugose, tomentose, 

 abdominal segments with a small, lateral, denuded spot, tarsi green. 

 Length 24, width 9 mm. 



Hah. Zambezia (Manica). 



In shape and sculpture allied to P. suspcda, Fahr., 

 but without any lateral impression on tlie prothorax; 

 the elytral intervals are more convex and the punctures 

 much deeper. 



Family MALACODERMATA. 

 . TELEPHORINI. 



Gen. Malthodks, Kiesenw. 



M. australis, n. sp. 



AutenuEe black, with the four basal joints flavescent, palpi 

 black, eyes large ; prothorax a little broader than long, 

 slightly impressed laterally on the anterior part, and above the 

 median part of the base deeply infuscate, with the anterior and 

 posterior margins yellow ; elytra very short, reaching only to the 

 first abdominal segment, very divergent, deeply sinuate laterally, 

 shagreened, with short pubescence ; abdominal segments edged later- 

 ally with yellow, the last deeply incised apically ; legs black, with 

 the basal part of the tibife flavescent. Length G^-, width 1 mm. 



Hah. Zambezia (Salisbury). 



