118 Mr. G. J. Arrow on the 



B. Mantid^E (Ed. Bordage). — Mantis prasina^ M. pustulaia. 



C. Blattid^ (Brisout, Bateson, and Brindley). — Periplaneta 



americana, P. australasice^ P. orientah's, Blahera 

 atropos, Nyctibora latipennis, N. sericea, Epilampra 

 cmerea,Homalosilpha ustilata,Leiicophcea surinamensifi, 

 Monachoda grossa, Panesthia javanica^ Phyllodroma 

 germanica. 



It seems to follow from these observations that as a rule 

 tetraraerous regeneration of the tarsus in Orthoptera penta- 

 mera after self-mutilation has its seat in the trochantero- 

 femoral groove. 



X. — On the Rutelid Beetles of the Transvaal ; an 

 Enumeration of a Collection made hy Mr. W. L. Distant. 

 By GiLBEET J. Arrow, F.E.S. 

 The insects enumerated in this paper form part of the large 

 collection made by Mr. W. L. Distant in successive visits to 

 the Transvaal during the years 1890-1 and 1893-6. Of the 

 new species described here types have been kindly presented 

 by him to the British Museum. 



Anomala transvalensis, Arrow, Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. Lond. 1899, p. 258. 



Anomala Distantly Arrow, ibid. 



These two species are remarkable for sexual differentiation 

 in the structure of the claws, the female having divided claws 

 upon each of the anterior pairs of legs and the male upon the 

 first pair only. 



Anomala ustulata, sp. n. 



Elongato-ovata, pallide testacea, capite (clypeo paulo dilutiore), 

 thoracis vittis tribus, scutelli margine (superlicie tota rarius) 

 suturaque nigris, pygidio aliquando plus minusve fusco, tarsis 

 ferrugiueis ; capito parvo, rugoso, clypei margine valde reflexo ; 

 prothorace brevi, lateribus regulariter arcuatis, angulis posticia 

 obtuse rotundatis, subtilissime punctate, linea media obsolete 

 impresso, vitta longitudinali media et duabus obliquis lateralibus 

 ad basis medium omnibus directis, nigris ; scutellocrebre punctate ; 

 elytris elongatis, post mediam ampliatis, profunde punctato- 

 striatis, striis nonnunquam fuscescentibus ; pygidio subtiliter 

 punctato-rugoso ; tibiis anticis acute bidentatis, tarsorum anti- 

 corum et intermediorum utroque sexu unguibus externis apice 

 fissis. 



Long. 16-18 mm. 



Ilah. Pretoria. 



