Ob THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



of the shoulders of the elytra, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, base (and sometimes the apical 

 margin of the 5th) abdominal segments red. Antenna ferruginous, the first two 

 joints, mouth-parts, and legs reddish-testaceous. Length 6mm.-875mm. A 

 brightly coloured species. Smaller and narrower than the preceding and more 

 brightly coloured. 



Head transverse, black, exceedingly finely and .sparingly punctured, distinctly 

 but finely coriaceous, in the <? with a small tubercle between the base of the 

 antennse. Antenna? as long as the head and thorax, the 2nd joint shorter than 

 the 3rd, which is compressed, the follo%ying joints not compressed, the 4th scarcely 

 broader than long, the 5th to the 10th transverse, gradually and slightly 

 increasing in breadth, the penultimate about twice as broad as long, the 11th 

 conical, a little longer than the two preceding together. 



Thorax red, scarcely transverse, widest just behind the anterior angles which 

 are rounded, the sides narrowed and a little sinuate to the obtuse posterior angles ; 

 the surface without impressions or fovese, exceedingly finely and sparingly 

 punctured, finely coriaceous. 



Elytra black, the base and humeral angles red, broader and slightly longer 

 than the thorax, slightly transverse, scarcely sinuate at the postero- external 

 angles, very finely and sparingly punctured, finely coriaceous. 



Abdomen yet more shining than the fore-parts, with a few fine punctures on 

 the first three or four segments, the rest practically glabrous. 



c? : head with a small tubercle between the insertion of the antennas. 3rd 

 dorsal segment of the abdomen with an obsolete tubercle in the middle of the 

 posterior border, postero-externally produced into a long pointed spine extending 

 a little beyond the level of the posterior margin of the 4th segment external to the 

 abdominal margin, or with a shorter spine not quite reaching the posterior margin 

 of the 4th segment and lying internal to the abdominal margin. 7th segment with 

 a row of four small equidistant tubercles transversely placed across the middle. 

 8th segment with a transverse row of four tubercles near the base, the posterior 

 margin with four tubercles, the external angles presenting a small tooth. 



Ilab., Mwengwa, with Termites, May 1st, 1914. 



Myrinedonia seminigra n.sp. 



Elonga,te, subparallel, black, moderately shining ; the front of the head, thorax, 

 elytra, extreme apex of the abdomen, mouth-parts, and legs rufo- testaceous. 

 Antennas ferruginous. Length 7-3mm.-8mm. 



Head transverse, black, in front of the antennal tubercles, reddish ; in the s 

 with a greasy lustre only, more strongly coriaceous ; in the ? shining with much 

 finer coriaceous ground sculpture ; the puncturation in both sexe? moderately fine 

 and sparse. Antennas stout, the 2nd joint shorter than the Brd, which is 

 compressed, the 4th to the 10th strongly transverse, the penultimate nearly three 

 times as broad as long, the 11th conical, longer than the two preceding together. 



Thorax slightly transverse, subquadrate, v/idest just behind the rounded 

 anterior angles, the sides contracted posteriorly in a neai-ly straight line to the 

 rounded posterior angles ; disc without impressions ; in the <? less shining and 

 more distinctly coriaceous than in the ? , puncturation moderately fine and not 

 very close, but closer and more distinct than that of the head. 



Elytra as long as, but broader than, the thOrax, transverse without sinuation 

 at the postero-external angles, puncturation of the same size but closer and more 

 superficial than that of the thorax, evanescent towards the posterior part of the 

 sutural region ; ground sculpture very fine, coriaceous. 



Abdomen elongate, parallel, black, shining, the apex of the 8th segment 

 rufescentj-the 3rd and 4th segments moderately, finely, and sparingly punctured, 

 the rest much more finely and sparingly punctured. 



cf : dorsal plate of the 3rd segment produced and slightly elevated, broadly 

 emarginate ; the postero-external angles of the segment produced backwards either 

 as a strong, laterally compressed spine, parallel and external to the 4th segment, 

 to the level of the posterior margin of which it extends, and separated from the 

 central plate on either side by a, semicircular notch, or only produced into a short, 

 stout pointed tooth, lying internal to the lateral margin and extending very little 

 over the 4th segment; 7th segment with a transverse row of four tubercles of which 

 the central are the largest, placed behind the middle, and another row of small 

 tubercles between these and the posterior margin. 8th segment with a row of 

 four tubercles transversely placed across the middle, posterior to these with a 



