Uev. H. Clark on iiir i «/•// / oj >iniih Ajrica. 117 



species) is very variable both in size aud markings. I liave three 

 examples — two from my own cabinet (from the ChcNTolat and 

 La Ferte collections) and one from Mr. Baly's; and each of these 

 three differs materially from the other two. The circular black 

 markings in one are insular, in the others are more or less con- 

 fluent, and in none are they disposed according to any arrange- 

 ment common to either of the other examples. I have no doubt 

 that they constitute one species, although obviously I am unable 

 to record its typical pattern or its limits. 



Chevrolat*s example is labelled with the name ** nigrosignatOf 

 Bohn.'' : I have adopted it, although I am unable to discover 

 any published description of M. Boheman's of the species. 



Port Natal. 



2. P. striata, Fab. Ent. Syst. i. 321. 65 ; Syat. El. i. 426. 21. 



P. ovalis, minus convexa, distincte punctata ; capite aeneo-nigro ; 

 thorace elytris angustiore, lateribus rotundato-angustatis, angulis 

 anticis distinctis, ad latcra dense et subfortiter, ad medium sparsim 

 punctate, eeneo-uigro ; scutello leevi, aeneo-nigro ; elytris obovatis, 

 thorace latioribus, distincte et r^;ulanter punctato-striatis, rufo- 

 flavis, sutura tenuiter fusco-nigra ; corpore subtus a!neo-Digroi 

 abdominis segmentts ad apicxm rufo-marginatis ; pedibus antenuis- 

 que Kneo-nigris. 



Long. Corp. Im. 3 ; laL liu. 2\. 



This species can only be confounded with the following, 

 P. subcruciatfi, from which it is readily separated by ita imma- 

 culate thorax and by the well-defined and distinct stria-like 

 punctures on the elytra. 



From South Africa ; but I am uncertain of the exact district. 

 In the cabinets of Mr. Baly and the Kcv. H.Clark. 



3. P. subcrueiataf n. sp. 



P. ovalis, niiuus convexa, subtiliter punctata, straniineo-ilava ; capite 

 nigro, inter oculos macula longitudinali (ad medium dirisa) stra- 

 minea; thorace lateribus ad basin parallelis, antice rotundatis, 

 angulis antenoribu!^ acutis, lateribus dense et fortitcr punctatis, 

 disco impunctato, antice nigro- marginato, maculis quatuor sub- 

 quadratis (duabus ad latera, duabusque ad medium positis) ad 

 basin etiani marginato, maculis tribus, una undique inter scutellum 

 et latus (his transversis), tertiaque ad medium minuta longitu- 

 dinali ; scutello piano : elytris thorace admodum latioribus sat 

 rotundatis, leriter punctato-striatis (striis juxta latus confusis), 

 interstitiis impunctatis ; stramineo-flavis (ad margines laterales 

 vitta pallidiore), sutura maculisque tribus nigris, sutura tenuiter 

 et inoequaliter nigra, intra medium macula undique communi tri- 

 angular! striam quartam attingente, maculisque alteris duabus 

 minutis, una ad medium latus undique transversa alteraque juxta 



