10 AMBLIsrA. 



base, rounded and narrowed from thence to the front ; anterior 

 angles nearly obsolete, posterior subacute ; above convex on the 

 disc, longitudinally excavated on either side, coarsely but distantly 

 punctured ; depressed portions subvariolose-punctate. Scutellum 

 rufo-piueous, broadly ovate, its apex obtuse. Elytra shining black, 

 sometimes obscure piceous on their outer edge ; scarcely broader 

 than the base of the thorax ; sides parallel, narrowly margined ; 

 apex obtusely rounded ; above moderately convex, deeply punc- 

 tate-striate, stria) near the outer border more deeply but irregu- 

 larly impressed, subsulcate. Beneath shining black ; knees and 

 tarsi rulb-piceous. 



Hah. Port Natal. 



British JIuseum, and collections of E. Sheppard, Esq., "W. W. 

 Saiuiders, Esq., and J. S. Baly. 



12. Callispa? cassidoides, Guer. 

 Cephaloleia cassidoides, Guer. Icon, du Regne Anim. Texte, p. 284. 

 C. rotundata, paullo convexa, flava ; elytris riifis ; antennis nigris. 



C. " arrondie, peu convexe, jaune vif, avec les el}i;res rouges. An- 

 tennes fusiformes, a peine do moitie plus long-ues que la tete et le 

 corselet, noires. Yeux noii's. Corselet pres de trois fois plus large 

 que long, coupe presque droit en avant, avec le milieu du bord an- 

 terieiu' Icgerement avance, arroudi ct ponctue sur les cotes, lisse 

 et d'un jaune plus rougeatre au milieu. Ecusson triangulaire, 

 trcs-lisse et rougeatre. Elytres plus larges que le corselet a Icur 

 base, elargies et arroncUes sur les cotes, d'un rouge vif et luisant, 

 avec des stries do points faiblement enfonces et presque effaces 

 aux bords. 



" Java. Long. 8, lat. 5|^ mill." 



I have not seen this insect, and cannot therefore with certainty 

 say whether or not it belongs to the present genus. The type speci- 

 men was foiTTierly in the possession of M. Buquet ; it is now, I believe, 

 in the collection of Mr. Thompson. 



Genus III. AMBLISPA. Details, Tab. I. Fig. 3. 



AnteiincB (fig. 3 a) modice robustse, apicem versus vix incrassata), ar- 

 ticulo primo brevi, ovah, secundo paullo longiori, obconico, ter- 

 tio elongato, oblongo-obovato, ca^teiis fere a^quahbus, bre\'ibus, 

 ultimo pauUo elongato, apice subacuto. 



Mandibulce (fig. 3 b) elongato-triangiilares, apice dentatoe. 



Lahnim (fig. 3 c) transversum, obsolete longitudinaliter elevatum, 

 apice valde deflexum. 



Palpi compressi, robusti ; maxUIares (fig. 3 d) articulo primo minuto, 

 secundo et tertio clavati, hoc breviori, idtimo paullo elongato. 



