African Species o/Erotylidse. 153 



Palceolyhas apicalis, sp. n. 



Sanguineo-rufus, elj-trorum humeris, marginibus esteruis parteqiie 

 tertia apicali, antennarumque clava nigris ; late ovalis, convexus, 

 nitidus, capite et pronoto subtilissime baud crebre punctatis, 

 hujus lateribus bene arcuatis, angulis anticis baud acutis, elytris 

 vix perspicue striato-punctatis ; antennarum articulis tribus 

 ultimis minutis : 



J , elj'trorum dimidio postico medio opaco, velut sericeo. 



Long. 8-9 mm. ; lat. max. 6 mm. ' 



Uganda: Entebbe (C C Gowdey, Aug., Nov.). 



Three practically identical specimens are all males, and the 

 opaque round area common to the two elytra upon their 

 posterior half is very distinct. The species closely resembles 

 P. cychramoides, Gorh., of which I have seen only a single 

 female ; but, besides a considerable extension of the black 

 colour at the apex of the elytra, it is larger and relatively- 

 broader^ with the puncturation finer, the sides of the pro- 

 thorax more rounded, and the front angles blunter. The 

 antennae are very delicate, with joints 4^ to 8 rather elongate. 



Palaolybas bizonatus, sp. n. 



Sanguinoo-rufus, pronoto maculis tribus rotundis (una mediana 

 majori, iinaque utrinque versus angulos anticos sifca), elytris 

 zonis duabus (prima basali, secunda pauIo post medium) undu- 

 latis lateraliter anguste connexis, pedibus antennarumque clava 

 nigris; ovalis, convexus, capite pronotoque minute sat crebre 

 punctatis, elytris minutissime punctato-striatis ; antennarum 

 articulis tribus ultimis baud minutis. 



Long. 5-5-8 mm. ; lat. max. 4'5-5 mm. 



Uganda : Tero Forest {C. C. Goicdey, Julv), Southern 

 Toro, Mbarara, 3800-4200 ft. {S. A. Neave, Oct.). 



This is rather less broadly oval than the two preceding 

 species and rather less shining, the puncturation being rather 

 less fine than in P. apicalis, but more so than in P. nigro- 

 cinctus. The antennae are a little shorter and stouter. 



The sexes differ only in the more dilated tarsi of the 

 male. 



PalcEoJybas Icetus, sp. n. 



Sanguineo-rufus, pronoto utrinque minute nigro-punctato, elytris 

 extus bimaculatis (macula humerali aliaque paulo post medium 

 intus leviter hamata, maculis duabus ad marginem connexis), 

 pedibus (tarsis exceptis) antennarumque clava nigra ; ovalis, 



Ann, (k Mag. N, Hist. Ser. 8. Vol. xx. 11 



