from South and West Africa. 93 



Hab. Upper Congo {Clark). 



The form is that of Epi'scophula, elongate-ovate, narrowed 

 in front, and tlie elytra especially so behind, subcordate, 

 shining black, the surface very even. The antennae have the 

 third joint elongate, the fourth to the seventh short and nodi- 

 form, the eighth is triangular, the last three form a wide 

 club and are transverse, the apical one being compressed ; 

 the eyes are finely facetted. The thorax is much narrowed 

 in front, its base is bisiuuate, the sides neatly and finely 

 margined ; its surface quite smooth, not impressed, and ex- 

 ceedingly finely but thickly punctured. Tiie elytra are of 

 the same width as the thorax at their base, and form with it 

 a nearly continuous outline; they are very finely punctate- 

 striate, the punctures in the series numerous and close ; the 

 interstices are even, and under a Coddington lens are very 

 finely punctured, but not so as to prevent the surface being 

 very shining. The under surface is very smooth ; short raised 

 metasternal and abdominal lines are present, the latter extend 

 over half the basal segment; the sides of the hind-body are 

 obsoletely punctate, and it is wholly clear fulvous yellow. 

 The legs are black, with pitchy tarsi ; the femora are com- 

 pressed, a little thickened, not punctured ; the tibise very 

 little widened, the tarsi not long, the claw-joint as long as the 

 basal part. 



Many specimens of this interesting species, the second at 

 present known, were collected by Mr. Clark on the Upper 

 Congo. In form, size, and sculpture it is very like its con- 

 gener, Z.fulva, Westw., which is a rare insect of which I 

 have only seen a few examples. 



Fam. EndomychidsB. 



Ancylopus niijrofascuSj sp. n. 



Totus nigro-fuscus vel brunneus ; capite profchoraceque crebre ac 

 distincte punctatis, hoc leviter transverse, antice a basi parum 

 angustato, basi margiuato, sulcis basalibus distinetis ad medium 

 disci provectis ; elytris crebre distiuctc punctatis, nitidis, subtus 

 cum pedibus unicolore. 



Long. 6 miUim. 



Mas, tibiis anticis, dente parvulo infra medium, intus munitis. 



Hah. Natal, 5572, 5573, 5574, 5575 ; Congo, Boma. 



This insect is evidently allied to A. fuscipennis, Gahan, in 

 Distant's ' Transvaal,' p. 210, t. iv. fig. 10, but is larger, and 

 differs by the thorax not having the sides rounded, as de- 

 scribed by him and shown in the figure, but evenly narrowed 



