356 Rev. H. 8. Gorham on 
punctures reaching from the base beyond the middle. The 
antenne are fairly long for this genus, entirely yellow, and 
the legs are also yellow, only the tarsi being infuscate. 
Two examples of this species were sent. Itis not very like 
any Opetiopalpus known to me. 
Fam. Melyride. 
Attalus ridens, sp. n. 
Attalum ornatipennem referens, latior, elytrorum lateribus magis 
explanatis. Lzete flavus, elytris basi et lunula postica lata nigris. 
6. Long. 4 millim. 
Mas, elytris ad apicem lamina elevata hamata instructis, apice ipse 
invaginato et emarginato. 
Hab. Natal, Old Umtali (Marshal/). 
The head, prothorax, legs, and apex of the elytra and 
abdomen are of a rich ferruginous red; the margin of the 
thorax from the front angles and at the base is a little ex- 
panded and is whitish yellow; the head is shining; the 
antennee red and serrate, as in A. ornatipennis. The elytra 
are expanded and obsoletely bicostate, more distinctly punc- 
tured than in A. orvatipennis, the lateral margins a little 
thickened and reflexed. The humeral callus is raised and 
prolonged obliquely backwards as an indistinct carina. The 
broad basal spot on each is contracted at the suture and the 
margin; the posterior lunule is wide and reaches to the reflex 
edge of both the suture and margin. 
Two specimens, both males. 
Obs. This species is easily discriminated by the red head 
and by the posterior lunule showing no sign of forming a ring. 
Attalus ? albofasciatus, sp. 1. 
Elongatus, piceus, submetallico-nitens, nigro-pubescens, ore, anten- 
narum basi, tibiis tarsisque sordide flavis; elytris fascia communi 
ante medium apiceque albidis. Caput sat magnum, oblongum, 
antice profunde foveolato-canaliculatum, palpis nigris; antennis 
filiformibus, capitis prothoracisque longitudine, hoe quam caput 
haud latiore, basi paullo producto, margine reflexo albescente ; 
pedes longi, tarsis longis (femine ?), quinque-articulatis. 
Long. 2:25 millim. 
Hab. Natal, Malvern (Marshall). 
‘This insect is probably not an Attalus; but the two ex- 
amples before me being apparently females, they may conve- 
niently be placed there till the sexes are known. They differ 
from the type of that genus in being hairy all over. ‘The 
