1893.] FBOM BEITISH CENTBAL AFEICA. 747 



characterize below ^ that Gerstaecker's description and figui'e of 

 D. divisa better apply. His species was founded upon one female 

 specimen taken at Tette. 



57. OoTHECA, sp. inc. 



This species appears to be new ; but the specimens are not in a 

 sufficiently satisfactory condition to admit of detailed description. 



58. Pachytojia gigantea, Ilhg. 



This has a very wide distribution in Africa. It appears to be 

 abundant at Zomba. 



59. Cassida htbeida, Bohem. 



60. Cassida PAEUMMACriATA, Bohem. 



CoccnoiLLiD^. 



61. Cydonia ltinata, Fabr. 



62. Epilachna PATKUiiLi, Muls. 



63. Ephaohna hieta, Thunb. 



64. Epilaohna deegbi, Muls. 



P.S., December 27th, 1893. — Since this communication was read 

 examples of the following species, also collected at Zomba and 

 preserved in alcohol, have come to band : — 



ClCIlTDELID^. 



65. ClCIlTDEIA CLATHEATA, Dej. 



Caeabid^. 



66. Geaphipteeus salik^, Bertol. 



67. SCAEITES SUPEECILIOSUS, Klug. 



1 DiACANTHA MUTICA, Sp. n. 



? D. divisa, Gerst. {Galleruca). 



D. coniferse similis, sed difert antennis crassioribiis et pawllo brevioribus, 

 margine postica pronoti in utroque sexu arcuato-rotundata ; scutello nigro ; 

 elytris densius pimctatis, minus nitidis, utrisque in mare jiixta scutellum 

 leviter foveolatis, hand tubereulatis. 



Hab. Natal. 



Head, prothorax, abdomen, the two basal joints of the antennse, and rather 

 more than the anterior third of the elytra fulyous ; the rest black. Pronotum 

 with a foveolate depression on each side near the middle of its length, and in 

 the male with two very small fovese not widely separated and placed close to che 

 hind margin ; the latter somewhat rounded in both sexes, but a little less 

 obtuse in the male. Elytra rather thickly punctured and subnitid ; each in 

 the male with a small pit placed close by the side of the scutellum. The outer 

 edge of this pit is slightly raised and is all that represents the strong and 

 prominent tubercle occupying a similar position in D. conifera and other 

 species of the genus. 



All the examples I have seen are from Natal. 



