408 Mr. A. Murray on Coleoptera from Old Calabar. 
the Parmenidz from Africa except a single species at the 
Cape; and indeed the whole of the true Parmenide are of the 
element I have elsewhere called microtypal, of which the 
European is the type, and which are vi enini over Europe, 
North America, California, Chili, New Zealand, Australia, and 
neighbouring lands, to which they could obtain access. But 
West Africa is not of them. ; 
I place it alongside Phrissoma, a form peculiar to Africa, 
Weg which it seems to have most natural affinity. 
are. 
VELLEDA, J. Thoms. 
Velleda callizona. Pl. TII. fig. 12. 
Parmena callizona, Chevr. Rev. et Mag. d. Zool. 1855, p. 186. 
Velleda murinum, J. Thoms. Arch. Ent. ii. 189 (1858). 
Alata, impunctata, plumbea; capite antice truncato, angus- 
tissime sulcato, inter antennas angulose emarginato ; palpis 
rufo-piceis; antennis undecim articulis, tertio longissimo, 
primo et quarto subzqualibus, ultimis brevibus; thorace 
cylindrico, antice posticeque recto ibique prope arcte bi- 
stricto, lateribus acutissime spinoso; scutello albo ; elytris 
ad apicem sensim latioribus et dorso convexis, breviter 
truncatis, apice extusque obtuse unidentatis, punctato- 
striatis, cinereo indutis cum fasciis duabus atro-brunneis, 
duabus albis; tibiis quatuor posticis in summo extus sub- 
ampliatis, pallide setosis. 
Long. 5 lin., lat. 2 lin. 
Winged, impunctate, lead-coloured. Head truncate in 
front, very narrowly sulcate, angularly emarginate between 
the antenne. Palpi rufo-piceous. Antenne with eleven 
articles, the third the longest, the first and fourth subequal, 
the last short. Thorax somewhat cylindrical, straight both in 
front and behind, and twice almost narrowly constricted, the 
sides very sharply spined. Scutellum white. Elytra gradu- 
ally widened towards the apex, and convex on the back, 
shortly truncate at the apex, and externally with an obtuse 
tooth, punctate-striate, cinereous, with two blackish-brown 
bands and two white ones. The four posterior tibisz slightly 
iu on the outer side. 
ACMOCERA. 
Acmocera compressa, Fab. Syst. El. 
Acmocera subundata, Chevr. Rev. et Mag. d. Zool. 1857, p. 107. 
M. Chevrolat described my specimens of this insect as di- 
