from South and West Africa. 75 



Corynetes concolnvj sp. ii. 



]S'iger, supra caeriileus ; capite prothoraceque crebre distincte puuc- 

 tatis ; elytris fortiter punctato-striatis ; pubesccns ; anteiiuis 

 pedibnsque nigris ; tibiis subcairulescentibus. 



Long. 5-7 millim. 



Hah. Natal, Estcourt [Marshall). 



In form and sculpture and as regards size very like 

 C. analis, but immediately distinguislied from it by the 

 colour of the legs and antennaj. 



'J he punctuation of the head and thorax is less confluent, 

 ajid hence under a strong glass the surface looks more even. 

 The elytra have the series of punctures somewhat irregular ; 

 those near the suture are geminate for half their length from 

 the base, but not distinctly so, and they are similar in 

 C. aualis. The pubescence is similar to that of G. analis. 



Four specimens were obtained by " beating " by Mr. Mar- 

 shall near Estcourt. 



Opeiiopulpus rubri'coUis, Klug. 



Opetiopalpus rubricollis, Klug, Mon. Cler., Abliand. Berl. Akad. 1837- 

 40, p. 352. 



Bab. Natal, 3602-3 {Marshall). 



Two examples of an Opetiopalpus which appears to be the 

 insect indicated by Klug under this name were sent by 

 Mr. ]\larshall. They are much smaller than the species 

 which I possess as 0. coUaris, being oid}' two tnillim. in length 

 or a little over. The elytra are blue-black ,' the legs pale, 

 with darker femora, and the claw-joint dark. They are the 

 smallest examples of an Opetiopalpus I have seen. 



Fam. Melyridse. 



Charopus cyanopterusj sp. n. 



Nigro-subsenescens, antennarum basi, femorum apice tibiisque testa- 



ceis ; elytris cyaneis, crebre leviter puuctatis, parum nitidis. 

 Long, vix 3 millim. 



Hah. Natal, Frere {Marshall). 



Head black, with an geneous reflection, as wide as the 

 thorax, a little shining, smooth ; antennas almost simple, the 

 three basal joints yellow, the basal joint just touched with 

 dark abovCj the fourth and fifth dark, but pale at their bases 

 and tips. Palpi black. Thorax subquadrate, rounded at the 

 sides and base, scarcely any hind angles ; the surface flnely 



