Mr. C. 0. Waterliouse on neio Coleoptera. 501 



Very near S. principalis, but differs chiefly in having the 

 whole of the sides of the thorax yellow, and all the spots on 

 the elytra larger and uniform in colour. Thorax with two short 

 oblique black marks on the disk ; the base, tlie sides, and the 

 front margin (except in the middle) yellow. Elytra with a 

 large triangular yellow patch (common to both elytra) occu- 

 pying nearly the whole of the base, only leaving a dark spot 

 at the base of each elytron. Beneath the shoulder is a lunate 

 spot (representing tlie two spots of S. principalis united). 

 The fascia at the middle of the elytra is about 3;V millira. 

 broad on the margin, increasing to 5 millim. in the middle, 

 then narrowed to the suture. There is a moderately large 

 spot close to the suture, a triangular spot on the margin, 

 with a small spot on the disk behind these, and an irregular- 

 shaped spot at the apex, representing the two apical spots of 

 S. principalis united. 



Bab. W. Africa, Fernand Vaz Eiver [Du Chaillu). 



Sternotomis Bohndorjffiij n. sp. 



Nigra, pallide seruginoso-pilosa, fasciis plagisque lurido-albis. 

 Long. 15 liu. 



Very near S. BoJiemani, but larger, and with the brown 

 markings of that species replaced by dirty yellowish white or 

 pale sand-colour. Head entirely clothed with this pale colour, 

 except a pale green stripe on each side of the face. Thorax 

 with the front margin, a median and a basal fascia pale, thus 

 leaving two narrow fasciae and the margin of the basal lolie 

 pale green. Elytra strongly punctured, the punctures rather 

 close together ; the parts that are not occupied by the pale 

 marknigs appear almost black, but are thinly covered by a 

 very pale green -pubescence. The pale markings are thus : — 

 a bruad basal fascia ; a second fascia, not quite united to a 

 spot below the shoulder ; a third oblique fascia, touching the 

 margin but not the suture (sometimes united by a branch to 

 the second fascia) ; a large spot on the suture (common to 

 both elytra, sometimes united to the apex of the tliird fascia) • 

 a fourth oblique sigmoid fascia (almost divided into two spots) 

 touching the margin and nearly reaching to the sutural spot ,• a 

 second small sutural spot ; a fifth oblique straight fascia (united 

 on the margin to thelourth), not reaching the suture ; a large 

 V-shaped mark at the apex. Male with a large tooth on the 

 mandibles. Prosternal process very prominent and emarginate 

 at the apex. 



Bab. Central Africa, Niam Niam Country {F. Bohndor(f). 



