the African Species of Ebaeus. 231 



flavcscent ; the scutellum and two very large subquadrate 

 patches ou each elytron (the basal one longer than broad, 

 the other shorter, neither of tlicni reaching the suture or 

 outer margin) black, the rest ot" the elytra, the rulo-testa- 

 ceous a])ex excepted, white ; the antenna?, legs, and 

 under surface (the black lateral portions of the meso- and 

 uictasteruum excepted) testaceous ; the head and prothorax 

 almost smooth, the elytra densely punetulate. Head a little 

 narrower than the prothorax, transversely grooved l)etwecn 

 the eyes ; antennae serrate, rather stout. Prothorax trans- 

 verse, obliquely narrowed posteriorly. Elytra flattened ou 

 the disc, transversely excavate, plicate, aud explanate at the 

 apex, the sutural angle obtusely foveate within. Anterior 

 tarsal joint 2 rather long, produced over 3 above, nigro- 

 pectinate along the entire outer edge. Ventral segment G 

 cleft down the middle. 



Length -i mm. 



Hab. E. Africa, W. shore of Lake Nyasa, between 

 Domira Bay and Kotakota [Dr. Neave : x. 1910). 



One male. A remarkably distinct form with two large, 

 subquadrate, black patches on each elytron, the rest of tbeir 

 surl'ace (the tip excepted) white. 



19. Ebceus simoni. 



Attains (Alixis) simoni, Ab. de I'errin, Rev. d'Ent. xix. pp. 1G4, 176 

 (1900) (d$)^ 



? . Elongate, robust, rather broad, widened posteriorly, 

 shining, clothed with fine pubescence intermixed with long, 

 erect, blackish setae ; rufo-testaceous or testaceous, the basal 

 half of the head, the scutellum, and under surface (the abdo- 

 men excepted) black, the anterior portion of the head, the 

 basal and lateral margins of the prothorax, and the elytra 

 whitish, the elytra each with a large subquadrate spot or patch 

 at the base (not reaching the suture or outer margin), and a 

 horseshoe-shaped mark towards the apex, black; the elytra 

 densely, rather strongly, the head and prothorax sparsely, 

 extremely minutely punctate. Head narrower than the 

 prothorax, feebly bi-impressed between the eyes ; antennae 

 moderately long, rather slender, joints 4-10 obconic. Pro- 

 thorax broader than long, round ed and explanate at the 

 sides, and also explanate at the base. Elytra Avider than 

 the prothorax, conjointly rounded at the apex. Legs stout. 



cf . Antennae a little longer, joints 5-11 infuscate at the 

 tip in one specimen ; anterior tarsal joint 1 short, 2 elon- 



