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a strong lateral spine close to the base of the prothorax, the sides of the latter 

 gradually slanting from the tip of the spine to the apex, a very narrow prosternal 

 process, the coxae toncliing each other, and also a narrow declivous mesosternal 

 process, and apically horizontally sinuate mandibles. However, while the claws are 

 divergent in three species, they are divaricate in the fourth. This difference is very 

 remarkable, since it would separate the species widely according to Lacordaire's 

 classification. The agreement in all other features is, liowever, so close that I do 

 not believe the difference in the claws to be of much imjwrtance in this case. It is 

 possibly sexual. 



96. Cubilia heathi spec. nov. 



<?. Upperside bluish green, metallic, elytra with purple reflections ; underside, 

 legs and antenna, as well as Irons, black ; hairs grey ; anal segment yellowish clay- 

 colour. Head and thorax with large deep punctures. Third segment of antenna 

 a little longer than 4 + 5, slightly curved. Elytra very densely covered with 

 large punctures, appearing reticulate, the punctures smaller at apex ; sutural angle 

 not rounded, slightly obtuse. Prothorax distinctly tuberculate at anterior edge 

 laterally above the sternum. 



Length, 11 mm. ; breadth, 5 mm. 



Ilab. Nengia, British Central Africa. 



One i, named in honour of Dr. E. A. |Heath, from whom we have received the 

 specimen. 



97. Cubilia fulva spec. nov. 



cj. Head, antenna, legs and underside of body brownish black ; pronotum 

 and elytra fulvous, the former darker in middle ; pubescence clayish grey. 

 Punctnration more dispersed and less coarse than in the preceding ; base of 

 (ironotum more distinctly bisiuuate ; elytra longer ; prothorax also tuberculate 

 beneath at sides. 



Length, 13 mm. ; breadth, 5i mm. 



Hab. Nyassaland. 



One (J, in the British Museum. 



98. Cubilia rubra spec, nov. 



?. Lower lobe of eye higher than the cheek is frontally wide. Last segment 

 of palpi somewhat incrassate. Prothorax not tuberculate at apex beneath, but the 

 red tergite projecting farther frontad than tlie sternite. Antenna reaching basal third 

 of elytra, scape short, third segment as long as 4 + 5 + 6 + 7, segments 4 to 1 1 

 forming an elongate club, to 11 each shorter than broad. Elytrnm strongly 

 rounded at apex, sutural angle very obtuse. Claws divaricate. Fifth abdominal 

 segment with very large and deep cavity. Brownish red, covered with a beautiful 

 vermilion pubescence. Antenna black, third and base of fourth segment grey 

 pubescent. Cheek whitish. Sterna brownish at sides, except metasternal 

 episternnm. Prothoracical tubercle white. Legs black, tibiae slightly whitish 

 above at base. Middle of sterna also with thin white pubescence. 



PuMcturation of pronotum regular, dense ; the punctures of the elytra also 

 evenly distributed, much smaller than their interspaces, becoming minute tosvarils 

 apex. 



Jjcngth, 12 ram. ; breadth, mm. 



