f)06 Mr. O. E. Jan-son's Notice!^ of 



produced, Pjgidium transversely cojivex, sparsely strigose. 

 Beneath coarsely punctured at the sides, ahdomen Avith two 

 deep fovea? on each side ; mesosternal process short, liroad and 

 rounded. Length 1 mm. 

 New G-uinea. 



This interestiug insect was recently received, together with 

 several other fine Cetonikke, from Goldie River, ahout 30 miles 

 inland from Port Moresl)y ; it agrees in all the principal 

 characters with Platedelosis, a genus lately established hy Kraatz 

 for the Diaphonia Bassi, White. 



Ct'Udotn parvnl<(, n. sp. 



$ Pale yellow, shining; base of head pitchy ; two small spots 

 at the apex of the clypeus, two large triangular spots on the 

 disc of the thorax, and a central spot on the scutellum dark 

 green; elytra with irregular, ill-defined, transverse greenish- 

 brown marks, the suture and l)ase narrowly margined with 

 green; centre of the metasterniim greenish-black; margins of 

 the abdominal segments, knees, apex of the tibiae, tarsi and 

 antenna? pitchy-black. Head coarsely punctured, with long 

 brownish pubescence; clypeus rounded and slightly elevated at 

 the sides, widened in front, the apex strongly elevated and 

 entire. Thorax punctured and pubescent at the sides, the 

 median line smooth, the base rounded and emarginate before 

 the scutellum. Scutellum triangular, sparsely punctured, with 

 an impressed central line behind. Elytra uneven and with large 

 irregular punctures. Pygidium convex, sparseh' strigose at the 

 sides. Beneath punctured and sparsely pubescent; metasternum 

 with a central impression in front; meso&ternal process fiat, 

 dilated and rounded at the apex; abdomen Avith a sKght longi- 

 tudinal impression at the base; anterior tibia^ with a sharp 

 lateral angle, the apex strongly produced. Length S-i> mm, 

 Madagascar. 



Smaller and much narrower than C. Stephensi, G.P., also 

 differs in colour, its coarser sculpture, pubescent head and 

 thorax, broader clypeus, etc. 



Ghjcjjplnnia pexata, n. sp. 



Above dull black; head, underside and legs shining ])lack; 

 basal half of the Intei-al margins of the thorax dull red ; elytra 



