African <^;?me* 0/ Erotylidse. 147 



size and shape are similar, but it is a little broader, more 

 convex, and less shining, the upper surface being closely 

 punctured, the head and pronotum deeply and strongly. 

 The abdomen is punctured and pubescent beneath. 



'Petaloscelis munommoides, sp. n. 



Niger, nitidus, abdornine pedibusque rufis, antennis piceis, basi et 

 apice rufescentibus ; sat longe ovabs, parum convexus, capite 

 fortiter punctato, oculis grosse granulatis, baud magnis ; pronoto 

 subtiliter punctato, lateribus paulo fortius, marginibiis lateraUbus 

 fere rectis, angubs omnibus aciitis ; scutello fere semicirculari ; 

 elytris subtiliter punctato-striatis ; pedibus sat validis, tibiis 

 apicem versus paulo dilatantibus ; antennis validis, articulis 

 tribus ultimis fortiter transversis. 



Long. 5 mm. ; lat. max. 2"75 mm. 



Cameroon (G. Schwab). 



Tlie single specimen has been presented to the British 

 Museum by Professor K. Thaxter. It resembles P. anthra- 

 cinns, but is smaller, Avith longer and stouter legs and 

 antennae, which are also paler in colour. It is very smooth 

 and shining above, with the elytra very lightly punctate- 

 striate ; but the head and the sides of the pi'onotum are 

 much more strongly punctured than in P. ant/iracina, and 

 the eyes are larger and more coarsely facetted. The third 

 joint of the antenna is as long as the two succeeding ones 

 together, the fourth to the seventh are round and bead-like, 

 and the last three more than twice as broad as they are long. 

 The prosternum is carinate anteriorly and dilates from the 

 middle to the posterior edge, the lateral striee almost 

 meeting in the middle. The mesosternum bears an incised 

 semicircular line. 



Amblyopus pulchellus, sp. n. 



Lfete rufus, elytrorum macula rotundata basali, alia laterali ante 

 medium tertiaque commuoi post medium, femoribus tibiis 

 clavaque antennali nigris ; elongatus, ocuHs magnis, grosse 

 reticulatis, pronoto subibter sat crebre punctato, lateribus 

 convergentibus, vix arcuatis, angubs posticis rotundatis ; elytris 

 punctato-striatis, intervaliis subtiliter sat crebre punctulatis ; 

 pedibus baud brevibus, tibiis ad extremitates modice dilatatis ; 

 antennarum clava angusta, laxe articulata. 



Long. 7-8*5 mm. ; lat. max. 3-5-4 mm. 



Cameroon (G. Schwab). 



