DESCRIPTIONS OF MALACODERMATA 603 



Genus Tillus. 



1. Tillus speciosus. 



Laele rufus, nitidus^ capite, prolhoracis margine antico, elytro- 

 rum fere dimidio basali, et apice late nigris; thorace elytrisque 

 laevibus, his seriehus punctorum haud conjluentium pone medium 

 desinentibus impressìs; geniculis tibiisque nigrescentibus. Long. 8 

 millim. 



Hab. Abyssinia, Bogos: Keren (0. Beccari). 



The head in this species has a few scattered punctures above 

 the eyes on the occipital region but is otherwise smooth. The 

 eyes are not deeply, but quite distinctly cut out at the base 

 of the antennae ; the thorax is impunctate. A sparse fine pilose 

 pubescence is visible over the whole insect, but its general 

 aspect is shining. The red fascia on the elytra is about equal 

 to a third of their length in width , but is placed rather behind 

 the middle ; it is nearly straight but runs a little up the suture. 



The elytra are not striate nor sulcate , the punctures are fine 

 and distinct , though closely packed ; there is none of the coarse 

 and subrugose puncturing , nor above half the number of series 

 to be observed in T. pubescens Cast. 



The antennae are hardly serrate in any part, they are ru- 

 fous, faintly infuscate towards the apex, the apical joint is fu- 

 scous at the base but it apex is red. 



This Tillus is allied to T. pubescens and T. succinctus, but is 

 smaller and less pubescent more brightly coloured, and diffe- 

 rently sculptured from those species. 



A single specimen is all I have seen. 



GenuB iPliloeoeopus, Guébin. 



1. Phloeocopus tricolor, Guérin, Ic. régn. An,, p. 54. — 

 Spin. Mon, I, 338, t. 17, fig. 1. 



Hab. Senegal; Abyssinia, Bogos: Keren 0^9 (Beccari and 

 Raffray). 



