and Species of Longicorn Coleoptera. 253 



Densely covered with short thick appressed hairs ; head and 

 prothorax white, a black line behind each eye and another between, 

 continued on the prothoiax ; elytra varied with black and white, 

 on the disc a few curved white patches and small rounded spots, 

 principally at the suture, the apex white with a few black points 

 and impressed punctures ; antennae and legs black, under surface 

 whitish. 



Length 6| lines. 



Apomecyna hinuhila. 



A. fusca, punctata, pubescens ; capite, prothorace, elytrisque 

 ferrugineis, brunneo-variis, his plagis magnis griseis, longitu- 

 dinaliter dispositis ; antennis annulatis. Natal. 



Dark brown, coarsely punctured with a ferruginous pubescence, 

 varied with brownish and having two large clouded grey patches 

 on each elytron, one near the base, the other towards the apex ; 

 antennae and legs dull brown, the former with the joints grey at 

 base and apex ; elytra truncate at the apex. 



Length 5 lines. 



Apomecyna atomaria. 



A. fusca, pube griseo-varia, «t)bscure albo-irrorata, et crasse 

 punctata ; antennis pedibusque fuscis. Natal. 



Dark brown, sparingly pubescent, strongly and coarsely punc- 

 tured ; the whole upper surface greyish brown, very obscurely 

 spotted with white ; elytra divaricate and obtusely pointed at 

 the apex. 



Length 4| lines. 



Dasyo. 



Head moderate, the width of the thorax ; antennae distant, 

 not longer than the body, the joints thickened, having the first 

 and third about equal and longest, the rest gradually decreas- 

 ing ; palpi short ; thorax not spined, equal but wider in the 

 middle ; elytra depressed, nearly parallel, the apex rounded ; legs 

 short. 



This genus should be placed near Plericoptiis, Dej. ; it has the 

 habit of some Hebestolce.. 



