376 Mr. CO. Waterhouse oti 



front of the thorax smaller and more shining, but not less 

 elevated. The elytra have the interstices more regularly 

 punctured in double lines, the second and fifth interstices 

 having one or two additional punctures between the lines near 

 the base. 



Another specimen received with the above from Arusha, 

 and agreeing with it in having the interstices of the elytra 

 punctured in lines, differs very much in the form and punctu- 

 ation of the thorax and in the almost entire absence of tlie 

 anterior swelling. It seems unlikely that this should be the 

 female of the specimen with the tubercle with Avhich it was 

 received, as the specimen from Nyassa above referred to as 

 the probable female of P. Taylori has the punctuation of the 

 thorax very similar to that of the male. 1 propose to name 

 this specimen provisionally P. Jachsoni. The following is a 

 full description : — 



Pedaria Jachsoni, sp. n. 



Elongato-oblonga, coiivexa, nigro-fusea, siibpnrpurascens, sat nitida ; 

 thorace crcberrime fortiter pimetato, aiitice medio leviter gibboso 

 Bubtilius punetiilato ; elytris fortiter striatis, interstitiis planis, 

 nitidis, fortiter biseriatim punctatis, iuterstitio suturali solum 

 crebre punctato. 



Long. 7^ millim. 



Hab. Arusha [F. J. Jackson^ Esq.). 



The head is closely and rather strongly punctured, the 

 punctures very near together, but not confluent ; at the 

 division between the forehead and clypeus the punctures are 

 very feeble, but are stronger again on the clypeus itself ; the 

 angles of the anterior emargination are slightly dentiform. 

 The thorax has the sides gently arcuate, so that there is not 

 such a suddenly oblique inflexion at the anterior angles as in 

 the above-described species; the sinuosity at the middle is very 

 slight. The punctuation is strong, but the punctures are not 

 quite so large as in the foregoing species, crowded at the sides, 

 distinctly separated from each other on the disk, fine on the 

 anterior swelling, which is very slight ; halfway towards the 

 side about nineteen ])unctures may be counted in a line from 

 the front to the posterior margin, the jainctures being separated 

 from each other at this part by about one half the diameter of 

 a puncture. The elytra have the striaj strongly marked,- the 

 interstices shining, each with a regular line of strong punc- 

 tures on each side ; the sutural interstice, however, has three 

 rather irregular lines of punctures ; in the second interstice 

 there are a very few stray punctures. 



