r,il] I\lr. G. C. Champion on 



in a point in the middle in front), and with a deej) triangular 

 eavitv on each side at the interior border of the eyes; tl»e 

 terminal joint of tiie maxillary pal[)i yellow and enormoiisly 

 large, hammer-shaped, one of its branches emitting a long 

 hook-like process. A (J , labelled type, from Hebron, sent 

 me by Dr. Peringuey, does not accord with the description 

 of the head, and it is here referred to C. aynatus, Ab. ; the 

 palpi, however, seem to be very similarly formed in the two 

 insects. 



11. Culotes notaticornis, sp. n. 



^ . Moderately elongate, ciuereo-pubescent, shining ; 

 black, the anterior portion of the head (the black basal 

 portion extending triangularly forward in the middle) and 

 an elongate streak at the sides of the elytra whitish, the rest 

 of the elytra metallic green, the mouth-parts, palpi, antennae 

 (a streak on joint 1 and a rounded spot on joint 4 excepted), 

 ]u-()th()rax (a broad median vitta extending from the apex to 

 near the base excepted), anterior and intermediate legs (the 

 bases of the femora excepted), and the posterior tibiae in 

 part, testaceous; the head and prothorax closely, miniitely, 

 the elytra Hnely, rugulosely, punctate. Head as wide as the 

 prothorax, slightly depressed in the middle between the 

 eves ; antcnnie rather long, slender, joints 2 and 3 very 

 short, 2 smiiil, 3 triangular, wider than 2, 4 short, arcnately 

 dilated within, 5 elongate, 6 and 7 shorter [_9-ll wanting]; 

 maxillary palpi with joints 3 and 4 enormously developed, 

 3 convex externally, cupuliform, 5 hammer-shaped. Pro- 

 thorax transverse, broad, rounded at the sides, narrowed 

 behind. El\tra subparallel, rounded at the tip. Anterior 

 tarsi 4-jointed. 



? . Head with the anterior portion, and the antennae, 

 testaceous, the latter infuscate towards the tip, the latter 

 shorter and with joints 2-5 normally formed ; the anterior 

 and intermediate femora wholly or in part testaceous ; the 

 elytra bluish-green. 



Length 2-2g mm. 



Hub. S. Africa, Howick, Natal (J. P. Cregoe: ^ , type). 

 Frere {Br. Marshall: ? ), Irene (Mns. Brit. : S)- 



The structure and colouring of the antenna3 in tiie J* 

 of this insect are suggestive of that of various species of 

 Htdybius. The very small, short, testaceous second and 

 third antennal joints separate it at once from C. jAagiutus, 

 ^ , which also has a less elon^^ate lateral patch to the elytra; 

 the partly testaceous head in ? removes it from C. albiluteris. 



