from the Transvaal. 351 



stripe, the first joint of the tarsi as long as tlie following two 

 joints together. 



Hab. Pretoria. 



The markings and shape of the eljtra in this species are 

 quite distinct from any other contained in this genus; the 

 lateral long stripe and the ring-like mark near the apex will 

 at once assist in the recognition of the insect, of which two 

 specimens were obtained ; the thorax may also be described 

 as flavous, with two large basal black patches, between which 

 in one specimen there is another small spot, a design which 

 is very frequently met with in species of this and other 

 genera of Clythrin^. 



Melitonoma sohrina, Lac. Waterberg. 



A single specimen belonging to the variety in which the 

 elytra have four spots instead of five. 



Melitonoma duodecimpunctataj sp. n. 



Black, the thorax flavous, with two lateral and a medial 

 black spot; elytra very finely punctured, flavous, each with 

 six black spots (1.2.2.1); tibite and tarsi fulvous. 



Length 7 millim. 



Head black, shining, the vertex impunctate, the space 

 between the eyes with some fine punctures and irregular 

 depressions, slightly rugose near the eyes ; anterior edge of 

 the clypeus slightly emarginate ; antennee scarcely extendinf 

 to the base of the thorax, fuscous, the lower four joints 

 fulvous ; thorax three times broader than long, the sides 

 straight, the posterior angles rounded, the surface impunc- 

 tate, flavous, shining, the base with a subquadrate black 

 patch at each side wliich sends off a short branch upwards 

 at its anterior edge; a small spot is also placed at tlie 

 middle of tlie base ; scutellum piceous, triangular, its apex 

 slightly truncate ; elytra very finely punctured in closely 

 approached irregular rows, flavous, with a black spot on the 

 shoulders, two placed slightly obliquely at the middle, two 

 others below the latter placed similarly, and a sixth spot at 

 the extreme apex, all the spots rather large and of subquadrate 

 shape: the underside and the femora black; the tibiae and 

 tarsi fulvous, the last rather short and broad, the first joint 

 shorter than the following two joints together. 



Hah. Barberton. 



The single (apparently female) specimen before me seems 

 closely allied to M. Simoni, Weise (Insekt. Deutschl. p. 112) 

 inasmuch as the elytra have six spots on each instead of the 



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