some new Species of Sagra, Sfc: 247 



than broad ; anterior margin moderately produced, anterior angles 

 scarcely prominent ; surface impunctate, impressed at the base with 

 an indistinct fovea. Scutelhim longitudinally grooved. Elytra 

 narrowly oblong, sub-parallel, narrowed near the apex, the latter 

 in each elytron slightly but distinctly sinuate ; upper surface deeply 

 impressed at the base within the shoulders, finely and regularly 

 punctate-striate, the striae distinct for their whole length, and 

 (excepting at the extreme base, where they slightly approximate 

 in pairs) equidistant. 



Mule. — Posterior fennora slightly produced beyond the apex of 

 the elytra, glabrous at the base, incrassate, somewhat flask-shaped, 

 their lower edge obsoletely denticulate, furnished before the apex 

 with a short denticulate ridge ; tibiae of the same pair arcuate, 

 sirhple, their apex obtusely mucronate ; basal segment of abdomen 

 with a longitudinal shallow depression, the surface of which is 

 deeply but not very closely punctured, and sparingly covered with 

 very fine fulvous hairs. 



Female. — Posterior pair of thighs not extending beyond the 

 elytra, their lower edge similar to that of the male. 



Hab. west coast of Africa. 



Both sexes in the collection of Major Parry ; the viale in my 

 own cabinet. 



Sagra Parryi, n. sp. 



Elongata, rufo-purpurea, sub-nitida, subtus nitida; antennis ex- 

 trorsum cseruleis, tarsis obscure purpureis ; thorace latitudine 

 sat longiori, sub-cylindrico, angulis anticis vix prominulis ; 

 elytris tenuiter punctato-striatis, striis fere sequidistantibus. 



Mas. — Femoribus posticis elytra paullo superantibus, intus ad 

 basin flavo-tomentosis, subtus pone medium crista brevi pos- 

 tice valide unidentata et ante apicem dente brevi obtuso, 

 instructis; tibiis ejusdem paris apicem versus incrassatis, apice 

 obtuse mucronato, margine antico extus cristd, a vix ante 

 medium ad pauUum ante apicem prolongata, et apice in deritem 

 compressum producta, intus ante apicem crista brevi emargi- 

 nata instructo ; abdominis segmento primo leviter excavato, 

 sub-crebre punctato, vix flavo-tomentoso. 



Fcem. — Femoribus posticis elytris non longioribus, subtus ante 

 apicem crista brevi denticulata instructis, tibiis ejusdem paris 

 curvatis ; thorace minus elongato. 



Long. 7 — 8 lin. 



Elongate, reddish purple or purple, sub-nitidous above, shining 

 beneath. Head deeply punctured ; antennse robust, longer than 



