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THE ENTOMOLOGIST, 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW CETONIID BEETLE FROM 

 BRITISH EAST AFRICA. 



By E. A. Heath, M.D., F.L.S. 



Pl^siorrhina ugandensis, sp. nov. 

 Head, pronotum, and scutellum brownisli olivaceous, lateral margin 

 of pronotum, the elytra, the sternal process, a small spot at the base 

 of head beneath, stern vim and abdomen, luteous ; base of the elytra, 

 sutural margin, and apex of the elytra a little transversely produced 

 upward on each side, brownish olivaceous. Elytra, scutellum, and 

 thorax finely punctured, the segments of the abdomen in alternate 

 bands of luteous and brownish olivaceous. Legs luteous, with their 

 upper margins blackish olive. The tibiae of the middle, and hind legs, 

 finely fringed with yellowish hairs, as also is the olivaceous pygidium. 

 Long. 9 lines. Max. lat. 5 lines. 



Hah. Uganda, B. E. Africa (W. A. Crabtree). 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



The Insect Fauna of the County of Essex.''' — There are probably 

 few among the present generation, particularly those who dwell in the 

 less urban disiricts, who do not take an interest in some branch of 

 natural history, the study of insect life in some form perhaps being 

 the most popular. To such, a well-compiled list of the fauna of a 

 given area is a useful work of reference, and those responsible for the 

 plan of the "Victoria History" have done well in devoting a large 

 share of the space at their disposal to this subject. 



The section under notice occupies 102 pages, of which the first is 

 devoted to an introduction, setting forth tiie sources from which the 

 information for compiling the lists has been obtained, and the methods 



* Section "Insecta" from the 'Victoria History of the Counties of 

 England.' (London, 1903* Archibald Constable Limited). Issued to sub' 

 scribers only. 



