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with the clypeus closely and coarsely punctured, the fore- 
head finely and sparsely, the eyes rather large and coarsely 
facetted, the pronotum finely punctured, coarsely near the 
base, without basal fovee, the sides feebly curved, slightly 
convergent, the front angles slightly produced, the hind 
angles nearly right-angles, and the elytra rather feebly 
seriate-punctate. The legs are rather slender, all the tibie 
sharply spinose externally near the end. The club of the 
antenna is small, compact, and finely pubescent. 
Petaloscelis fulvus, sp. u. 
Omnino fulvus, nitidus, haud longe ovatus, sat convexus, capite et 
pronoto subtiliter punctatis, pronoto lateraliter modice crebre, 
lateribus parum arcuatis, angulis fere rectis, basi leviter lobato, 
scutello brevi, elytris distincte sed subtiliter punctato-striatis, 
intervallis subtilius punctulatis; pedibus brevibus, tibiarum 
extremitutibus latissimis; antennarum articulis tribus ultimis 
valde dilatatis, conjunctim vix longioribus quam latioribus. 
Long. 4 mm.; lat, max. 2°25 mm. . 
S. Ruopesia: Salisbury (G. A. K. Marshall, Dec. 1897). 
This is shorter, more ovate and convex than P. hemorrhous, 
but a little more elongate than P. nigrinus, and is entirely 
tawny yellow in colour, with the legs and antenne very short 
and stout and the upper surface finely and moderately closely 
punctured, but rather shining. 
Petaloscelis hilaris, sp. 0. 
Omnino lete rufus, antennis (articulis tribus basalibus exceptis) 
nigris; ovatus, convexus, capite et pronoto ubique fortiter 
et crebre punctatis, oculis parvis, subtiliter granulatis, pro- 
noto haud conyvexo, lateribus vix arcuatis, antrorsum fortiter 
convergentibus, angulis posticis acutis; elytris leviter striato- 
punctatis, intervallis subtiliter punctulatis; tibiis leviter 
dilatantibus ; antennis sat crassis, articulis tribus ultimis late 
dilatatis. 
Long. 7-8 mm.; lat. max. 4-4°5 mm. 
Gotp Coast: Tamsoo, near Tarkwa (G. A. Higleit) ; 
S.E. Cameroon ; Ucanpa: Chagwe, Mabira Forest, 3500- 
3800 ft. (S. A. Neave, July). 
The above localities represent a very extensive area of 
distribution, but the insect is a very well-marked and un- 
mistakable one. It was, without reason, identified by 
Mr. Gorham as Zythonia fulva of Westwood, and is nearly 
allied to Petaloscelis (“« Zythonia’’) anthracinus, Gorh. Lis 
