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angle, connected by black dots near the sntuve with a small, irregular basal patch 

 snrronnding the scntellnm ; the second baud postmedian, somewhat oblique ; 

 numerous black dots along the suture, and several between second band and apex ; 

 of these, some merged together to a subapical lateral patch. 



Prosternal process evenl}' curved, not as high as the coxae ; mesosternum 

 very obtusely tuberculate. Tibiae not carinate. 



Length, 24 mm. ; elytra, 17 mm. ; breadth, 8 mm. 



Hab. Western side of Lake Nyassa. 



One ?. 



In colour almost the same as Rhaphidopsis Melaleuca, from which it is 

 separated by the grannlose frons, short and granulose scape, large cicatrix, and the 

 8-shaped hairy groove on the fifth abdominal segment, in which characters it agrees 

 with the species of Banqalaia. The non-carinate tibiae remove moliior from the 

 other species of Bangalaia, with which it may, however, be left associated for the 

 present on account of the close agreement in the other characters. 



63. Bangalaia chaerila spec. nov. 



c??. Frons, cheek, three belts round prothorax, scutellum, an oblique post- 

 basal discal spot on each elytrnm, and underside, pale green ; tarsi pale blue ; elytra 

 vermiculated with pale green ; a transverse belt on occiput behind interantennal 

 groove, a transverse dorso-lateral spot on the pronotum situated in the middle belt, 

 three spots on each elytrum, the first basal, transverse, the second of about the 

 same size, median, also transverse, slightly oblique, the third at apical fifth, smaller, 

 all pale pinkish buft'; a large lateral spot on meso-, another on metasternum, 

 ochraceons bnff. 



Head and proximal segments of antenna densely granulose ; mesial line of 

 frons not conspicuous. Eye finely granulose, lower lobe somewhat transverse, its 

 vertical diameter shorter than that of the cheek ; occiput smooth behind. Scape 

 of antenna barely half as long again as broad. Antenna without fringe. Prothorax 

 a little broader than long, smooth, with a very few punctures laterally before the 

 basal constriction. Disc transversely impressed laterally in middle, this impression 

 occupied by the huffish spot ; side-spine very short ; base of pronotum somewhat 

 dilated above and sinuate at the sides. Elytra evenly convex, obliquely rounded at 

 apex, punctured all over, the punctures smallest behind and near suture, coarsest 

 laterally behind shoulder ; this projecting, the base being excised. Prosternum 

 truncate in front, but not vertical, more or less obviously bitnberculate ; mesosternal 

 process vertical in front, not projecting, the angle rounded off. 



Length, 17 mm.; elytra, 11 mm.; breadth, 5i mm. 



Ilab. Benito, French Congo. 



One S and two ? ? . 



04. Bangalaia compta spec. nov. 



(? ¥ . In fades like chaerila ; eye, and bases of prothorax and elytra the same 

 in structure. Impressed mesial line of frons distinct ; occipnt and pronotum 

 punctured all over. Prothorax much shorter than in chaerila, with stronger lateral 

 spine. Elytra more densely and coarsely jjuuctured, and longer. Prosternal 

 process subvertical in front, with one transverse prominent tubercle. Antenna 

 without fringe, very long in <J. 



Tomentum more greyish green than in chaerila. Frons ochraceons bnfl' at 



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