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shilling, the underside and legs coppery, the sides of the abdomen 

 violet. Thorax more convex than in A. natalensis, more closely and 

 much more strongly punctured ; the sides more regularly arcuate, 

 with only a very small lateral impression ; the dorsal median channel 

 well marked. Elytra very strongly and irregularly punctured, with 

 small punctures interspersed ; the punctures near the shoulders are 

 som.ewhat transverse, and the interspaces being very narrow become 

 transverse rugse. All the large punctures are finely punctured and 

 filled with pale pubescence, which gives the elytra a speckled appear- 

 ance. The lateral and apical costse are as in A. natalensis, but not 

 so strongly marked, and there is no lateral stripe above the lateral 

 costa. Antennae black, with the opaque portions smoky. Uuder- 

 side of the body somewhat violet, the abdominal segments margined 

 with green. Legs coppery. 

 Length 25 millim, 



PsiLOPTERA L^TA, n. sp. (Plate XV. fig. 5.) 



Rather parallel, depressed, bluish green above, brassy green below. 

 Head very rugose. Thorax nearly one third broader than long, a 

 little broader across the middle than at the base, and then obliquely 

 narrowed in front, with a shallow median impression and one on 

 each side ; the surface rather strongly but very irregularly punc- 

 tured, coarsely rugulose-punctate at the sides ; the irregular space 

 on each side of the median impression sparingly punctured, shining 

 coppery ; and a little more removed from the middle there is an 

 irregular-shaped coppery spot a little in front of the middle. Scu- 

 tellum black. Elytra nearly parallel for two thirds their length, 

 then narrowed to the apex, not very convex, with lines of some- 

 what strong punctures ; the alternate interstices flat, the others in 

 parts very slightly convex ; the flat interstices are strongly and not 

 very closely punctured ; the others have each about eight ovate 

 finely punctured impressions ; the raised parts smooth and slightly 

 brassy. At the sides there is a submarginal, closely, and finely 

 punctured impressed line, extending from under the shoulder to 

 near the apex ; in this stripe there is some very fine whitish pubes- 

 cence, which is only visible in certain lights. Prosteruum with a 

 triangular projection on each side of the front margin. Abdomen 

 irregularly and strongly punctured, and finely pubescent. 



Length 30 millim. 



M0LURID.E. 



Melanolophus ater, n. sp. (Plate XV. fig. 6.) 



Dull black. Head closely and strongly punctured, with a slight 

 impression on the forehead. Antennae with the 3rd joint nearly as 

 long as the 4th and 5th taken together ; the 4th joint a little longer 

 than broad, the following joints very similar; the 10th joint the 

 same length as the 9th, but broader than long ; the 11th as broad as 

 the 10th, but short, truncate at the apex. Thorax as long as broad, 

 or even a trifle longer, verj' convex (densely and strongly punctured, 



