the African Species of Kbeeus. 235 
Four females before me seem to belong here. They have 
the black patches on the elytra larger—the anterior one sub- 
triangular and nearly reaching the suture, and the curved 
subapical one angulate in front and extending downward 
exteriorly behind. . bonnefoii is probably a variety of 
E. inermipennis, the head being black at the base in both 
insects; but till the ¢ is found they are best treated as 
distinct. 
25. Hbeus quadrisignatus, sp. n. 
?. Moderately elongate, widened posteriorly, shining, 
clothed with fine pubescence intermixed with long, erect 
hairs; testaceous or rufo-testaceous, the lateral and basal 
margins of the prothorax and the elytra pale yellowish or 
whitish, the basal half of the head, the scutellum, two large 
patches on each elytron—one basal, triangular (extending 
inwards to the suture), the other oblique, subangulate ante- 
riorly, on the dise towards the apex (reaching the outer 
margin, but not the suture)—and the metasternum black ; 
the head and prothorax almost smooth, the elytra closely, 
very finely punctured. Head much narrower than the 
elytra ; antennz short, serrate. Prothorax broad, strongly 
transverse. LElytra moderately long, at the base not wider 
than the prothorax. 
Length 24-3 mm. 
Hab. Ruopesta, Old Umtali, Mashonaland (Dr. Marshall: 
Keel: LOZ). 
Gilliree 9 2. Smaller than E. rufithorax, Pic, the elytra 
more shining, the black subapical patch oblique, not emar- 
ginate behind, the anterior one triangular, the head testa~ 
ceous in front. 
26. Ebeus quadrinotatus, sp. n. 
@. Larger and more robust than H. quadrisignatus ; the 
head black to the anterior margin, transversely depressed or 
excavate in the middle between the eyes; the prothorax a 
little less transverse, obliquely narrowed posteriorly; the 
elytra each with two very large nigro-violaceous spots—one 
basal, transverse, rounded or ‘subangulate behind, the other 
on the dise towards the apex larger, rounded, ‘extending 
outwards to the lateral margin ; the metasternum black ; the 
intermixed erect hairs on the upper surface long, blackish. 
Length 33-4 mm. 
Hab. 8. Arrica, Malvern, Natal [type] (Dr. Marshall: 
LGs 
