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finely punctured with black. Abdomen more or less punctured 

 with black, with a blackish spot near the apex, and six longitu- 

 dinal rows of black points. Legs yellow, minutely punctured 

 with black, the punctures arranged so as to form indistinct bands 

 on the thighs and tibiae. Rostrum yellowish, minutely punc- 

 tured with black, and with the apex black. Antennae ferruginous, 

 with the apical joint blackish. 



a. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



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



12. GONOCERUS fascialis, n. s. 



G. supra testaceus, subtus fulvescens> fusco-punctatus ; humeris 

 prominentibus, subacutis, postice obtuse unidentatis; elytris 

 fascia media irregulari albida. $ . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Above testaceous, thickly and finely punctured with black. 

 Thorax with the disc whitish, somewhat rugose, the posterior 

 portion brownish; lateral angles prominent, somewhat acute, 

 with an obtuse tooth a little behind the apex of each. Scutellum 

 with two small blackish spots at the base. Coriaceous portion 

 of the elytra with a broad, irregular, whitish band across near the 

 apex, interrupted in the middle by the basal angle of the mem- 

 brane; membrane brownish, semitransparent, with five or six 

 irregular, branched nervures. Margins of the abdomen banded 

 with testaceous and brown. Abdomen beneath fulvous, very 

 thickly and finely punctured, with an indistinct line of black 

 punctures on each side. Breast ochreous, thickly and finely 

 punctured with brown, and with a few patches of blackish punc- 

 tures on each side. Legs ochreous; thighs clouded with brown; 

 tibiae with two narrow brown rings. Rostrum pale ochreous, with 

 the tip blackish. Antennae somewhat ferruginous, with the apical 

 joint blackish. 



a. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



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



13. GONOCERUS pusillus, n. s. 



G. supra testaceus, fusco-punctatus, subtus flavus ; humeris pro- 

 minulis, subobtusis, subemarginatis ; antennis ferrugineis, arti- 

 culo apicali nigro, secundo tertio breviori. ? . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Above testaceous, thickly and finely punctured with brown. 

 Thorax with the antero-lateral margins yellow ; the lateral angles 

 prominent, somewhat obtuse, very slightly emarginate. Coria- 

 ceous portion of the elytra with the basal half of the outer mar- 



