118 Mr. G. J. Arrow on the 



B. Mantid^ (Ed. Bordage). — Mantis prasina^ M. pustulata. 



C. Blattid^ (Brisout, Bateson, and Brlndley). — Periplaneta 



americana, P. australosice, P. orieyitalis, Blahera 

 atropos, Xyctibora latipennis, N. sericea, Epilampra 

 cinerea,IIomalosilpha iistilata^Leiicophcea surinamensis^ 

 Monachoda grossa, Panesthia javamca^ Phyllodroma 

 germanica. 



It seems to follow from these observations that as a rule 

 tetramerous regeneration of the tarsus in Orthoptera penta- 

 mera after self-mutilation has its seat in the trochantero- 

 femoral groove. 



X. — On the Fiidelid Beetles of the Transvaal ; an 

 Enumeration of a Collection made hy Mr. W. L. Distant. 

 By Gilbert J. Arrow, F.E.S. 



The insects enumerated in this paper form part of the large 

 collection made by Mr. W. L. Distant in successive visits to 

 the Transvaal during the years 1890-1 and 1893-6. Of the 

 new species described here types have been kindly presented 

 by him to the British Museum. 



Anomala transvalensis. Arrow, Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. Lond. 1899, p. 258. 



Anomala Distanti^ Arrow, ibid. 



These two species are remarkable for sexual differentiation 

 in the structure of the claws, the female having divided claws 

 upon each of the anterior pairs of legs and the male upon the 

 first pair only. 



Anomala ustulata^ sp. n. 



Elongato-ovata, pallide testacea, capite (clypeo paulo dilutiore), 

 thoracis vittis tribus, scutolli marginc (superlicie tota rarius) 

 suturaque nigris, pygidio aliciuando plus miuusve fusco, tarsis 

 ferrugiueis ; capita parvo, rugoso, clypei margine valde reflexo ; 

 prothorace brcvi, lateribus regulariter arcuatis, angulis posticis 

 obtuse rotuudatis, subtilissime punctato, linea media obsolete 

 impresso, vitta longitudinali media et duabus oliliquis lateralibus 

 ad basis medium omnibus directis, nigris ; scutoUocrcbre punctato ; 

 elytris elongatis, post mediam ampliatis, profunde punctato- 

 striatis, striis nonnuncjuam fuscescentibus ; pygidio subtiliter 

 punctato-rugoso ; tibiis anticis acute bidentatis, tarsorum anti- 

 corum et intermodiorum utroque sexu unguibus externis apice 

 fissis. 



Long. 16-18 mm. 



I Lib. Pretoria. 



