the Colenpterous Family Erotylidce. (31) 407 



Niger, sub-opacus, thorace sparse punctato; elytvis vix punc- 

 tatis, tenuissime serie-piinctatis, singulo maculis duabus sanguineis 

 (1 humerali, 1 sub-apicali) ; corpore subtus vix punctulato. L. 

 7|- lin. 



Delagoa Bay (Janson). jMozambique (Tliomson). 



Episcapha. 



Lac. Erot. 50 {fyi). f). 



Last joint of tlie maxillary palpi ovoid; antennae with joints 

 2 — 8 svib-cqual; thorax more or less transverse. 



Episcapha vestita. 



Ejnscajyha vestita, Lac. Erot. 50. 

 Java. 



Episcapha intermedia, sp. n. 



E. vestitce valde affinis, et prsesertim antennis multo breviori- 

 bus, lunulaque humerali minore, distiiicta. L. 5 lin. 

 Java, 



Episcapha africana, sp. n. 



Elongato-ovata, opacnla, nigra; capite thoraceque obsolete 

 punctulatis, hoc sub-quadrato, lateribus subrectis, angulis posticis 

 utrinque marginatis, basi medio late truncato-lobato ; elytris sat 

 crebre punctatis, obsolete seriatim punctatis (pnnctis translucenti- 

 bus), fascia basali punctis duabus (1 humerali, 1 niajore juxta- 

 scutellari) includente, annuloqiie sub-apicali completa, fulvis; 

 abdomine subtus tenuiter pubescente, subtiliter punctulato. L. 

 51 lin. 



Old Calabar (Murray). 



Episcapha anuulata. 



Engis annul ata, MacLeay, Ann. Jav. 42. 



Episcapha oculata, Lac. Erot. 51. 



J ava. 



It is true that MacLeay does not mention the pubescence, 

 but I cannot doubt that he referred to this species; a variety now 

 before me shows the completed posterior ring, as in his description, 

 the red spots on head and thorax are often obscure. 



Episcapha antennata, sp. n. 



Episcapha antennata, Reiche, MSS. 

 E. ^-macula} simillima, antennis longitudine dimidii corporis, 

 clava valde elongata prsesertim distincta. L. 5 — 5| lin. 



Manilla (Beiche), Menado (Meyei-), Tonda, Makassar (Wallace). 



