876 MARTIN JACOBY 



Garin Gheba 900-1100 meter. 



It is possible, that this species only represents a variety of 

 T. nigripenniSj, Jac. but the general colour is more reddish, the 

 thorax has the posterior angles raised and the tibiae and all 

 the tarsi are black. 



10. Temnaspis nigroplag-iata, n. sp. 



Fulvous, a spot at the head and at the middle of the thorax, 

 one or two at the posterior femora and the metasternum black; 

 head and thorax closely punctured, elytra clothed with grey 

 pubescence, closely punctured, a transverse spot at the base 

 and another below the middle, black, the apex flavous. 



Length 4 ^2 lines. 



Head finely rugosely punctured, the middle with a triangular 

 black spot and a smaller one between the antennae, the latter 

 obscure fulvous, the four first joints shining, the others opaque; 

 thorax rather strongly narrowed in front about one half broader 

 than long, the posterior angles oblique, the surface rather closely 

 and irregularly punctured, longitudinally depressed at the middle, 

 fulvous, a round spot at the sides and a more elongate sub- 

 triangular spot at the middle of the disc, black, the latter clothed 

 with silky greyish pubescence ; scutellum black , pubescent ; 

 elytra very closely and finely punctured anteriorly, the punc- 

 tuation nearly disappearing near the apex , the disc fulvous , 

 closely covered with silky greyish pubescence, a transverse oblique 

 band at the base, slightly narrowed near the suture and another 

 slightly more rounded band below the middle , as well as the 

 lateral margin near the apex, black, the space below the second 

 band, flavous ; the breast, metasternum and the abdominal seg- 

 ments at the middle (the apical one excepted) as well as a spot 

 at the anterior coxae and at the four posterior femora, black, 

 extreme apex of the latter, flavous, their anterior portion reddish 

 fulvous ; the intermediate and posterior tibiae strongly curved , 

 the metasternum conically raised at each side ; posterior femora 

 toothed near the apex, at each side. 



