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SOME NEW ANTHRIBIDAE FROM AFRICA 



By Dr. K. JORDAN. 



1 . Physopterus melanoleucus sjjec. nov. 



c? 9 . Niger, snpra brmineo pnbescens, vit.ta luediana dorsali luteo-alba pone 

 eh'trornin basin atipie ante eorniu apicem dilatata bene expressa ornatns, pronoto 

 in dorso profiinde iiu])resso, carina in medio valde antrorsiim flexa, elytris 

 fascicnlatis. 



Long. (cap. excl.) : 0-10 mm. 



Dnrban, Natal (G. E. Leigli), 1 6 and 2 ? ?. 



Similar to F. tlorsocittis Kolbe (18'J.5, as Plati/iton-hi/nchus), but more robnst. 

 A broad stripe runs from the proboscis to near the tij) of the elytra, being more or 

 less cla3--colonrou the head and pronotnm and almost pnre white on the elytra. This 

 stripe occupies the deep dorsal depression of the pronotnm. On the elytra it is 

 clayish at the base, reaches to the fifth interspace behind the snbbasal callosity, 

 and nearly to the lateral margin in front of the apex, occupying only interspaces 

 1 —3 in the centre of the elytra. The frons is broader than in P. dorsovittis. 

 The second segment of the (^-antenna is a little shorter than the third. The 

 dorsal impression of the pronotnm is deejjer than in dorsoeittis, being flanked as 

 in that species by a tnfted tubercle ; the carina is strongly, almost abruptly, curved 

 forward in the centre and interrupted. The alternate interspaces of the elytra are 

 elevated and bear tufts, of which the median one of the third interspace is the 

 largest, being mnch larger than the corresj)onding tuft of P. dorsovittis. 



Underside irregularly pubescent ochraceous; abdomen with two rows of greyish 

 white spots on each side ; tibiae with two brown rings ; tarsi black, basal half of 

 segment 1 and middle half of segment 4 white. 



2. Physopterus luctuatus spec. nov. 



S 9 . Niger, supra brunneo-nigro pubescens, griseo variegatns, infra griseo 

 pubescens, lateribus rnsso et nigro notatis. Rostrum latum, latitudine dimidio 

 longius, ad basin subtiliter sulcatum, russnm uti frons ; ha3C subtilissime carinata, 

 vitta rnssa in occipite abrupte angustata, plus minusve griseo marginata. Pronotnm 

 in disco hand depressum, granulis dispersis instructum, vilta mediana late interrnpta 

 atque macula basali sublaterali russis notatum, cariua dorsali fere recta, in medio 

 paululo antrorsura curvata et minutissime interrnpta, versus latera retrorsum flexa. 

 Elytra omnino convexa, ad suturam hand depressa, interstitiis non elevatis, absque 

 fascicnilis, plaga magna communi sat indistincta e maculis parvis albo-griseis 

 composita utrinr|ue in medio profunde sinuata male determinata. 



Long. (cap. excl.) : 8 mm. 



A small series from Ngnelo, Usarabara. 



Easily recognised by the convex disc of the pronotnm and the absence of tufts 

 both on tbe pronotuni and elytra. The pubescence of the upper surface is brownish 

 black variegated at the sides with deep russet. Tiie rostrum and frons are densely 

 covered with russet pubescence ; this broad stripe suddenly narrows to a narrow 

 stripe beyond the centre of the eyes, and is here more or less edged with grey. The 



