On new Cohoptera from East Africa. 375 



white, tlie fringe yellow. Uiulersicle : both wings yellowish 

 white, darkest along the costal margins of both wings. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Uab. Colombia, Sierra del Libane, GOOO feet {H. II. 

 Smith, ]\lus. Druce). 



Poliodes viola, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, antennae, collar, tegulee, thorax, and 

 abdomen dark grey, the anus and underside of the abdomen 

 and legs pinkish grey. Primaries dark grey, crossed from 

 the costal to the inner margin by several very indistinct, 

 fine, zigzag, black lines ; five small black streaks close to the 

 apex ; iringe gvey : secondaries white, the veins and outer 

 margins pale brown, the fringe white. Underside: primaries 

 dark grey, shaded along the costal margin and at tiie apex 

 with pink : secondaries white, the costal margin pinkish. 



Exijanse 2 inches. 



Huh. North Peru, Iluancabamba, 6000-10,000 feet {Mas. 

 Druce) . 



Tnietolophota polygona, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, collar, and tegulee dark brown, edged with 

 pale fawn-colour ; thorax and antennae brown ; abdomen 

 greyish brown, slightly reddish on the underside ; legs 

 reddish brown. Primaries pale fawn-colour, with three 

 bands of black streaks edged with yellow between the veins, 

 the first along the costal margin, the second extending from 

 the apex to the middle of the inner margin, the third sub- 

 marginal near the apex; the fringe pale fawn-colour : second- 

 aries semihyaline brownish white, the apex and outer margin 

 darker brown; the fringe pale fawn-colour. Underside: 

 primaries dark reddish brown ; secondaries pale brownish 

 white, shaded with reddish brown ; a small black dot at the 

 end of the cell. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Uab. North Peru, Huancabamba, 6000-10,000 feet {Mas. 

 Druce) . 



XLVII. — Three neio Coleoptera from E. Africa belonging to 

 the Lucanid^e and Cetoniidaj. By Chas. O. Waterhouse. 



Lucanidse. 



Meiopodontas EUzahelhce, sp. n. 



(J. — Black. ^Mandibles rufo-piceous, as long as the head 

 and thorax united, shining, curved downwards from near the 



