232 Mr. G. Lewis on 



Oval, somewhat convex, biightlj green above ; tlie head Is 

 wider and more clearly punctulate, with the marginal stria 

 less deeply impressed than in P. cj/anescens, Er. ; the thorax 

 is more transverse, but similarly punctate to that o^cyanescenSj 

 and the marginal stria is like it interrupted behind the neck ; 

 the elytra, striae, outer humeral is fine, apical and dimidiate, 

 inner also fine and more complete, but shortened apically, 

 1-4 dorsal complete, but the fourth is much finer than the 

 third, especially at the base, 5 fine, apical, and scarcely 

 reaching the middle, with a small puncture as a basal ap- 

 pendage, sutural fine and abbreviated before the base ; the 

 pygidia are similarly but more closely punctured than those 

 of ci/anescens ; the prosternum, the striae are closer together 

 than those of cyanescens, are parallel laterally, and slightly 

 divergent at the base, the surface of the keel is microscopi- 

 cally strigose and the anterior lobe is punctate ; the meso- 

 sternum, marginal stria is complete, rather tine, and feebly 

 sinuous, and it does not follow the outline of the anterior 

 edge ; the anterior tibiae are 4-5-dentate, and all the tibiae 

 are much wider than those of cyanescens. 



This species is relatively broader than F. cyanescens^ Er., 

 and the prosternal striae are parallel and nearer together, 

 resembling more closely those of P. cceruleatus^ Lew., although 

 they are more strongly impressed. 



Hah. Mpudzi River, Manica, Gazaland [Guy A. K. 

 Marshall, 1901). 



Pachycroirus ellipsodes, sp. n. 



EUipticus, parum convexus, nigcr, nitidus ; pronoto stria marginal! 

 antice late interrupta ; clytris striis 1-4 iiitegris, 5 dimidiata, 

 suturali basi evanescenti ; prosterno bistriato ; mesosterno mar- 

 ginato ; tibiis anticis 5-deutatis. 



L. 4| miU. 



Elliptical, rather convex, black and shining; the head, 

 frontal stria complete and angulate before the eyes, surface 

 punctulate, with some larger points along the base; the 

 thorax, lateral stria is continued anteriorly only as far as 

 behind the eyes, the punctuation is similar to that of the 

 head, but it is somewhat dense laterally and the finest points 

 are before the scutellum and on the disk ; the elytra, striae, 

 the outer humeral is apical and dimidiate and deepest in the 

 anterior portion, dorsal 1-4 complete, 5 dimidiate, with a 

 basal punctiform appendage, sutural is evanescent at the base, 

 along the apical border are a few punctures ; the propygidium 

 is irregularly, not closely punctured, some of ttie punctures 



