African Species o/Erotylidae. 149 



striatis, intervallis subtiliter crebre punctulatis ; tibiis apice 

 latissimis, acute angulatis ; antennia crassis, clava lata, baud 

 truncata, 

 LoDg. 5-5 mm. ; lat. max. 2-75 mm. 



Nyasaland : Mlanje {S. A. Neave, Dec, Jan.). 



This species and Tritoma nigrina, Gorh., were found 

 togetlier in the above locality, but the latter was far more 

 numerous. A. tristis bears considerable resemblance to 

 that species, but is rather larger and more elongate, with 

 larger and more coarsely-facetted eyes. The antennae are 

 stout, the third joint only slightly elongate, the club compact 

 and broadly oval in shape, not abruptly truncate at the end. 

 The prosternum and abdomen are very densely punctured, 

 and the entire lower surface is finely pubescent. 



This is rather less elongate in form aiid a little smaller than 

 the other African species which I refer to Amblyopus. 



Tritoma soror^ sp. n. 



Omnino ferrugineo-rufa, pedibus paulo pallidioribus, antennarumque 

 clava nigra ; late ovalis, convexa, nitida, capite et pronoto sub- 

 tiliter puuctatis, oculis minute granulatis, pronoti lateribus 

 leviter arcuatis, elytris minute striato-punctatis, iutervallis sub- 

 tilissime punctulatis ; pedibus robustis, tibiis 4 posterioribus ad 

 extremitates late dilatatis, antenuarum clava anguste ovata : 



cJ , pedibus validioribus, femoribus incrassatis, tibiisque longioribus 

 at(]ue magis dilatatis. 



Long. 4 mm. ; lat. max. 3 mm. 



Nyasaland : Mlanje {S. A. Neave, Jan.). 



This is closely related to T. senegalensis, Crotch, and of 

 the same form and colour, but more finely punctured, espe- 

 cially upon the pronotum. The last five joints of the antenna 

 (not three only) are black. The size and general shape are 

 almost those of thefamiliar European species, T.hipustulatay 

 but the colour is brick-red, the legs are stouter, and the club 

 of the antenna is long and narrow. 



Tritoma spilota, sp. n. 



Lajte sanguiueo-rufa, pronoti punctis 2 basalibus, elytrorum punctis 

 4 ante medium transverse positis, antennarumque clava nigris ; 

 ovalis, convexa, nitida, supra ubique sat fortiter et crebre 

 punctata, oculis parvis, minute granulatis, pronoti lateribus 

 sequaliter subtiliter arcuatis, angulis anticis acutis ; elytris 

 striate - puuctatis, intervallis modice crebre, parum minute 



