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Hab. Benito, French Congo. 

 One c?, two ¥ ?. 



The proportional length and the colour of the antennal segments is the same 

 in all three species. 



Acridocera gen. nov. 



? . Head as in Piscocepti. Third segment of antenna three times as long as 

 fourth, with large tiift at ape.x ; end-segment acute, short and curved as in 

 Acmocera. Pronotal sjiine large, situated just behind middle. Femora strongly 

 incrassate. 



Tvp'.is : A. ziczac spec. nov. 



Diflfers from Discoceps in the sjiinelike end-segment of the antenna, the tufted 

 third segment, and the submedian spine of the ]irothorax ; from Acmocera in the 

 tufted antenna and the strongly rounded head (frontal aspect) ; from Acridosc/tema 

 also in the shape of the head, in the antennal end-segment, and in the submedian 

 pronotal spine ; and from all three in the very long third antennal segment. 



95. Acridocera ziczac spec. nov. 



?. Brownish black. Palpi, the light-pubescent parts of the elytra, the 

 trochanters, an apical patch on tlie upperside of the femora, the tibiae except apices, 

 the tarsi, pygidiuiu and a lateral apical spot on the fifth ventral segment rufous. 

 Pubescence of frons, a spot behind eye, two short vittae on occipnt, and four 

 irregular cues on pronotura, clay -colour. Scutellum clayish grey. Elytra with 

 irregular continent spots in basal fifth, and two irregular, zigzag, transverse bands in 

 apical third, besides an apical spot, rufous tawny ; a broad area e.xtending from side 

 to side over both elytra situated in and before middle, black, with traces of grey 

 markings. Pubescence of underside clayish grey. 



Frons minutely granulate. Eye comjiressed. Antenna rnfous brown ; scape 

 darker, granulose, sliorter than in the species oi Diacocep.^: ; segments 4, (3 and 8 on 

 innerside (except apex), and 3 on underside before tuft distinctly pubescent white, 

 the pubescence thinner on the other segments ; tuft of third segment black. 

 Prothorax as broad at apex as at base, smooth, subaiiical transverse groove very 

 sharply impressed above. Elytra coarsely punctured, subgranulate at base, slightly 

 narrowing behind ; apex subtrunca'c. 



Length, 7 mm. 



Ilab. Benito, French Congo. 



One ?. 



Cubilia(18'.)7) Jord., in Donaldson Smith, T/irouyh Unkn. African' Cotoitr. p. 453. 



I described this genus from a single male specimen of a species which has (in 

 the S only ? ) a very peculiarly distorted frons, the anterior mesial portion of wliicli 

 is abruptly and deeply excavated, the cavity thus formed being partly covered by 

 the lateral edges, which protrude downwards as long lobes. I now add tliree more 

 species each based on a single specimen. None of these specimens show a trace 

 3f the frontal cavity of C'uhilia smith/ ; but have like this a short, robust, liairy body, 

 a finely granulated and deeply sinuate eye, a short antenna whicli is distally 

 incrassate, segments 4 to 1 1 being compressed, and of which the scape is short and 

 tlie tiiird scmeut is about as long as 4 -I- 5, while the distal segments are short. 



