by C. N. Barker. 113 
LEBISTINIDA PULCHRA, Pér. 
This appears to be an extremely rare, as well as a very beautiful, 
species. ‘The type was taken by my friend, Dr. G. A. K. Marshall at 
the Lower Umkomaas River, under bark, about the year 1896 or 1897. 
I believe that the only specimen since obtained is a single example 
taken by me in November, 1902, near the mouth of the Ifafa River. 
Both these localities are on the Natal south coast and only a few 
miles apart. 
ARSINOE NITIDA, Sp. nov. 
Head black, with an ill-defined space on vertex reddish. Labrum, 
palpi, terminal half of mandibles and first two joints of antenna deep 
red; third and fourth joints of the antenne piceous, the remainder 
ferruginous. Prothorax black, narrowly piceous red about apical 
angles. Elytra black with sub-humeral, and deeply sinuated, supra 
apical patches. The anterior patch extends diagonally from the third 
to eighth intervals, commencing narrowly on the third, produced a 
little downwards on the fourth and fifth intervals and a little upwards 
on the sixth interval but not reaching the base. It is of about the 
same width and widest on the fourth and sixth intervals. The supra- 
apical patch extends from the suture to the sixth interval. It is 
produced sharply upwards on the third and fifth, and is sinuate 
towards apex on the first and fourth intervals. It is widest on the 
third and fifth intervals. Legs and abdomen piceous red. Head 
deeply punctulated, a little scrobiculate on either side of the epistome. 
Discoidal part of prothorax nearly smooth, faintly transversely 
wrinkled ; lateral margins sharp, recurved and rugose within. Elytra 
punctate-striate with the intervals plane and finely punctulated, 
Length 84 mm. Width 3? mm. 
Hab. Northdene, Natal. A single example taken by me under 
bark in May, 1900. 
Judging by the description it is very nearly allied to A. plausibilis, 
Pér., and may only prove a varietal form with a less developed 
pattern. The most important difference lies in the incidence of the 
sinuation of the respective patterns. In A. plausibilis the anterior 
patch is described as produced downwards on the third interval and 
upwards on the fourth and fifth where it connects with the base. In 
A. nitida it is very narrow on the third, produced downwards on the 
fourth and fifth and upwards only on the sixth where it does not 
nearly reach the base. It is also considerably smaller than 4. 
plausibilis, and comparatively broader. 
