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described by Dr. Gestro, but in other respects fully agree with the 

 description, 



HoMALA AGONA Fairm. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). Two specimens. 



Ehytidonota delicatula Fairm. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). Two specimens. 



Ehytidonota eobusta Gahan, sp. n. (Plate I. fig. 13.) 

 Gapite supra suhtllissime punctata, clypeo utrinque leviter im- 

 presso ; prothorace quam longitudine paullo latlori, laterihus 

 marginatis antice arcuatim convergentibus, versus basin minus 

 fortiter convergentibus, angulis posticis sat latis et retro paullo 

 p7'oductis ; elytris quam prothorace paullo latioribus, basi mar- 

 ginatis et ad iiumeros angulatis. Long. 19-20, lat. 7i mm. 

 Hab. Central or East Somaliland (1897), two specimens ; and 

 West Somaliland (1895), one specimen. Type (Central or East 

 Somaliland) in British Museum, co-type in Hope Collection. 



Prothorax neai'ly one-fourth broader than its length ; widest 

 across the middle, with sides converging strongly towards the 

 apex, less strongly towards the base ; basal margin straight in the 

 middle, oblique towards each side and there forming with the 

 lateral margin a subacute angle slightly projecting backwards. 

 Elytra widest a little in front of the middle, narrowed slightly 

 towards the base, and strongly towards the apex ; completely 

 margined at the base, and with a small projection at each of the 

 humeral angles. Third joint of the antennae twice as long as the 

 second, and nearly equal in length to the fourth and fifth united. 



HiMATiSMUS sp. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). One example. 



OCNEEA sp. 



Somaliland (1895 or 1897). One mutilated specimen. 



PiMELIA HILDEBRANDTI Har. 



p. cenclironota Fairm. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897), Four specimens. 



PSAMMODES sp. 



Somaliland (1895 or 1897). Two specimens, 



Amiantus sp. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). One mutilated specimen. 



Amiantus sexcostatus Gahan, sp. n. 



Niger ; prothorace supra valde conve.vo, dense fortiterque punctato, 

 lateribus paidlo rotwidatis, postice leviter marginatis ; elytris 

 ad suturam hand elevatis, utroque carinis tribtts sat valde 

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