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distinct ; the lateral margins narrowly edged with yellow, and 

 two spots of the same colour on the anterior margin. Scutellum 

 with a slight transverse furrow at the base ; the margins yellow, 

 except towards the base. Elytra margined with yellow at the 

 base. Abdomen beneath shining black, thickly and strongly 

 punctured, and somewhat rugose, with the margins and a row 

 of submarginal spots on each side, yellow. Breast dull black. 

 Legs yellow, with the base of the thighs brownish. Rostrum 

 reddish, with the apex pitchy. Antennae pale yellow. 



a. Cape of Good Hope. From M. Drege's Collection. 



10. COPTOSOMA parvulum, n. s. 



C. nigrum, nitidissimum, punctatissimum ; capitis lobo centrali 

 marginem anteriorem attingente ; abdominis marginibus, pedi- 

 bus, antennisque fulvis. 3 ? . 

 Long. lin. 1J. 



Convex, broader behind, black, shining, very finely and thickly 

 punctured. Head with a small reddish spot on each side before 

 the eyes ; the central lobe reaching the anterior margin. Eyes 

 reddish brown. Thorax with a faint transverse furrow across the 

 middle ; the anterior portion of the lateral margins yellow. Scu- 

 tellum wider behind, with a distinct transverse impressed line 

 near the base. Elytra margined with yellow at the base. Body 

 beneath black ; abdomen with the outer margin, and a submar- 

 ginal spot on each side of each segment, orange. Legs pale 

 brownish orange, with the base of the thighs brown. Antennae 

 of the same colour as the legs, with the apical joint darker. 

 a. East Indies. From Mr. Wooley's Collection. 



11. COPTOSOMA hemisphaericum, n. s. 



C. nigrum, nitidum, punctulatum; capite lobis lateralibus antice 

 coeuntibus ; thoracis, scutelli, abdominisque marginibus, fla- 

 vis. 9 

 Long. lin. 1^. 



Hemispherical, black, shining, finely punctured. Head with 

 the lateral lobes meeting beyond the central. Eyes red. Thorax 

 with the lateral margins narrowly edged with yellow. Scutellum 

 narrowly margined with yellow, except at the base. Base of the 

 elytra margined with yellow. Abdomen beneath black, shining, 

 with a slight central longitudinal impression, the outer margin 

 and an elongated submarginal spot on each side of each segment, 

 yellow. Breast pitchy black, obscure, with a short yellow 

 transverse line on each posterior angle. Thighs pale brown, with 

 the apex testaceous ; tibiae yellowish brown, paler at base and 



