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ami tlic outer margin from base to apex flavesceiit ; the 

 anterior fascia or aiiti;niecliaii baud extends from the third 

 stria to the outer margin, is very irregular in outline [i.e., 

 projects towards base and middle alternately on successive 

 intervals). The postmediau fascia is a litile sinuate, and is- 

 directed obliquely from the fifth striue to the margin, and it 

 is usually coni.ccted, somewhat vaguely, on the fourth 

 interval, with the juxta-sutural elongate spot ou the third 

 interval, which is oblicjuely in line with it. 

 //«/>. Plum Tree, Rhodesia. 



Callistumiinus pulchellus , sp. u. 



Length 5| mm. ; width 2| mm. 



Head, prothorax, and elytra briefly pubescent. 



Head to line of epistome dark metallic blue ; epistome, 

 labrum. mandibles, palpi, and first three joints of aiitennic 

 reddish testaceous, the remaining joints of the latter black. 

 Prothorax above and beneath brick-red with a centi'al ])ro- 

 bternal line fuscous. Legs testaceous, the knees and apices 

 of tibiae very faintly tinged with brownish. 



Elytra black with on cither side a subhumeral band, a 

 postmediau ovate patch, a small apical sutural spot, aud the 

 outer margin and epipleura yellow. Pectus and abdomen 

 piccous black. 



Head closely and deeply punctured. Prothorax finely 

 punctate, transverse, cordiform, truncate at apex and base, 

 the latter produced medially, sides broadly ampliated and 

 rounded to about middle, thence gently contracted to the 

 sharp basal angle whi(;h appears to be somewhat sinuately 

 produced, owing to the incision below caused by the 

 truncate projection of the median part of base ; median 

 groove iaintly defined. 



Elytra elongate-ovate, strintion deep, intervals densely 

 shagreened, shoulders and apices moderately but somewhat 

 scjuarcly rounded, sides hardly am[)liated or nearly straight. 



T'he antericu" transverse bands of the elytra are broad and 

 very little sinuate either above or below, ami cover the 

 intervals 4 to outer margins. The postmediau patches 

 or spots are nearly perfect ovals, occupying intervals 3 

 to 8, and are widely detached from the outer margins. 

 The ajiical sutural sjjots are subtriangular, and radiate a 

 little along the intervals. The epipleuric and outer margins 

 are flavescent from shoulders to apices. 



Very distinct from the other species known to me. 



The shape of the prothorax is exactly similar to that of 

 C. cuffer, Boh., except that it is produced basally. The 



