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DESCEIPTIONS OF SOME NEW SPECIES OF CLYTHRID^ 

 (PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA). 



By Martin Jacoby. 



(Continued from p. 64. 



Melitonoma occipitalis, Bp. n. 



Fulvous ; the breast and abdomen black ; eyes surrounded by a 

 black stripe ; thorax extremely minutely punctured with four spots 

 placed transversely ; elytra very closely and distinctly punctured ; a 

 small humeral spot, another below the scutellum, and a third one, 

 larger, near the apex, black. Length, 6 mill. 



Hab. Salisbury, Mashonaland {G. Marshall). 



Of subcylindrical shape ; the head fulvous, with three fovesB, placed 

 in a triangle, rugosely punctured between the eyes, the latter large, 

 ovate, entire, preceded by a narrow black band ; clypeus triangularly 

 emarginate in front, labrum flavous ; antennae extending to the middle 

 of the thorax only, black, the lower three joints fiavous ; thorax trans- 

 versely subquadrate, the sides nearly straight, the posterior angles 

 rounded, the disc with a few fine punctures at the sides, fulvous, with 

 four round black spots placed transversely ; scutellum pointed, fulvous, 

 the base black ; elytra rather distinctly lobed below the shoulders, very 

 closely, finely, and irregularly punctured, the interstices finely trans- 

 versely wrinkled below the middle, the shoulders with a small black 

 spot, a larger spot placed near the suture below the base, and another 

 much larger one of elongate shape near the apex of each elytron ; legs 

 entirely fulvous ; under side black, closely pubescent. 



Of this very distinct species Mr. Marshall obtained two speci- 

 mens, of which I am not able to state the sex with certainty; the 

 tarsi are rather short. 



Melitonoma clavareaui, sp. n. 

 Pale flavous ; the head, femora, and the abdomen partly black, 

 closely pubescent ; thorax impunctate ; elytra very finely and closely 

 punctured, each with five small black spots (1, 2, 2) ; tibiae and tarsi 

 flavous. Length, 6| mill. 



Hah. Guelidi, Africa. 



Head flat, black, closely pubescent, the epistome triangularly 

 emarginate, the vertex impunctate ; eyes large, entire ; antennae 

 extending to the base of the thorax, black, the lower three joints 

 flavous ; thorax strongly transverse, much narrowed at the sides, the 

 anterior margin straight, the posterior angles rounded, the surface im- 

 punctate, flavous, shining ; scutellum black ; elytra very closely, finely, 

 and irregularly punctured, feebly lobed below the shoulders, flavous, 

 with the usual fiv^ small black spots, one humeral and the others 

 slightly before and below the middle, placed transversely; below 

 densely pubescent, of silvery tint, the legs rather long and stout, the 

 tibiae and tarsi flavous, the first joint of the latter as long as the 



