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identical wifli those of Chlcvniua reicftci, Chd., with which 

 it also assimilates iu the characteristics ot" the |)al[)i in hoth 

 sexes. 



It has littU^ in common with C/ilteuiuft bolieiiinni, Chd., 

 Mith which speiies Dr. Peringuey inexplicably contused it, 

 when I snhnutted it to him for determination. 



Uab. Natal — Malvern, Durban : Ilhodesia — Salisbury, 

 teste H. E. Andrewes, British Museum Collection. 



C/tlcenuis ( Vertagus) marltyi, sp. n. 



Length 11 mm. (J )-12^ mm. ( ? ) ; width 4-5 mm. 



Head and i)rothorax metallic blue, pubescent, the latter in 

 one example with some lighter green reflections within the 

 grooves of, the lateral margins ; palpi and month-parts 

 piceons, a little reddish at apices ; first joint of antennre 

 leddish flavescent, the rest black. Elytra snbopaque, dee|) 

 purplish blue ^vith on either side a snpra-apical orange spot, 

 occupying the intervals between stride 3 to 8. Underside 

 shiny jet-bhick ; legs reddish flavcsceut with knees, tibia, 

 and tarsi black. 



Head elongate^ plane, finely and closely punetnred except 

 on vertex, where the pnnctiiration becomes faint and irre- 

 gularly spaced. Eyes very prominent ; labial palpi securi- 

 form in both sexes, maxillarics securiform iu males and 

 truucately clavate in females ; antennae elongate, the middle 

 joints a little widened and compressed. 



Prothorax explanate from the anterior angle to about 

 middle, where it is slightly angled, thence roundly con- 

 tracted to posterior angle, lateral margins sharply retlexcd, 

 forming a deep fold which widens posteriorly, apex straight, 

 a little narrower than the base, which is slightly emarginatc, 

 disc very little convex, coarsely sub-conlluently punctate, 

 median line distinct, not quite reaching base and with deep 

 basal fovese on either side. 



Elytra about one-third wider than prothorax, shoulders 

 broadly rounded, sides in the male nearly straight, in the 

 female a little ampliated to beyond middle, strise deep, not 

 perceptibly punctate, intervals a little raised, densely 

 shagreen-punctate, and briefiy pubescent. 



Nearly allied to C.fenestratus, Chd., in which the palpi 

 and antennie are similarly constructed. Judging by the 

 description — for I have not seen the insect, — C. efftiyiens, 

 Per., must be very nearly related to C. niarleyi, but ditfcrs 

 from it in having unicolorons Havescent legs. It is also 

 doubtful whether the very slight angulation of the sides of 



