African Species of Erotylide. 143 ¢ 
Antenne not very slender, with the club well- 
marked. 
Joints of the antennal club strongly oblique. Mimodaene. 
Joints of the antennal club not strongly 
oblique. 
Body strongly tapering behind, prothorax 
relatively broad .<.......+..8 ..... Plagiopisthen. 
Body not strongly tapering behind, pro- 
thorax not very broad ............ Megalodacne. 
Last joint of the maxillary palpus transverse. 
Genz sharply elevated at the sides of the 
mouth. 
Body and antennz long; tarsi more dilated. 
Prosternum not pointed in front ........ Encaustes. 
Prosternum pointed in front ............ Micrencaustes. 
Body and antenne short; tarsi less dilated , _Avlacochilus. 
Gene flat. 
Head not dilated. 
Club of the antenna very broad and 
COUNDMC AT nae tes ci a aceyca ch cie De Xe Petaloscelis, 
Club of the antenna not very broad and 
compact. 
Eyes very large and coarsely facetted.. -Amblyopus. 
Eyes not very large and coarsely 
facetted. 
Prosternum not bilobed behind .... Tritoma. 
Prosternum bilobed behind ........ Paleolybas. 
Head greatly dilated 2.06. .....ccceee teas Lythonia. 
4th joint of the tarsus not reduced .............. Dacene. 
Dnt OF the antenna Solid) wp 7. aisvenlc na nies delet ace» hs Euxvestus. 
At the end of this paper I have given a revised syno- 
nymical list of the African species, 
Megalodacne leta, sp. u. 
Nigra, nitidissima, singulo elytro bis rufo-fasciato, fasciis valde 
undulatis, ad suturam haud attingentibus, prima post-humerali, 
secunda post-mediana, obliqua; elongato-ovalis, convexa, capite 
et pronoto sat fortiter et crebre, sed hujus medio levius, punctatis, 
pronoti lateribus leviter arcuatis, distincte marginatis; elytris 
leviter punctato-striatis, subtilissime punctulatis : 
d, tibiis omnibus valde arcuatis, abdomine subtus medio dense 
flayo-pubescenti. 
Long. 10-11 mm.; lat. max. 4-5-5 mm, 
Nyasatanp: Mlanje. 
A series was taken by Mr. 8S. A. Neave in November and 
December. 
It is a species of similar size, shape, and markings to 
M. (Episcaphula) repanda, K1., and piciventris, Gorh., but 
is not red beneath and is much more smooth and shining 
