534 MR. M. JACOBY OJT THE [May 18, 



Ehtpaeiba madagascariensis, n. sp. 



Entirely fulvous, head finely and remotely punctured ; thorax 

 transverse, closely punctured at the sides, the centre impunctate; 

 elytra strongly punctate-striate, the interstices minutely punc- 

 tured. 



Length 1| line. 



Of oblong shape, the head finely granulate and not closely but 

 distinctly punctured ; the epistome separated from the face by an 

 obsolete transverse groove, rather more strongly punctured than 

 the head, its anterior margin concave at the middle ; palpi slender ; 

 eyes surrounded by a very narrow groove; antennae extending 

 rather beyond the middle of the elytra, fulvous, the second joint 

 slightly shorter than the third, the fourth rather longer than the 

 fifth joint, the following ones elongate and rather stout ; thorax 

 twice" as broad as long, the sides rounded, the anterior angles 

 produced into a short tooth, the surface rather closely punctured 

 at the sides, the punctures somewhat elongate, the middle of the 

 disc, in shape of a narrow space, nearly impunctate, opaque ; 

 scutellum not longer than broad ; elytra not wider at the base 

 than the thorax, with a very shallow depression below the base, 

 strongly punctate-striate, the interstices finely and sparingly 

 punctured ; the four posterior tibise deeply emarginate at the apex, 

 claws bifid ; anterior margin of the thoracic episternum concave ; 

 presternum naiTow, longer than broad. 



This is the second species of the genus described by me from 

 Madagascar ; it agrees m everything with its many other Eastern 

 congeners in regard to structural details and resembles many of 

 the species in general shape and coloration. The present insect is 

 easily distinguished from the other Madagascar species by the 

 colour and sculpture of the thorax. Since the anterior margin of 

 the thoracic episternum is not in the least convex but concave, the 

 species cannot find its place amongst the Typo/)honnce. 



LiNISCUS MASHONAI^US, n. sp. 



Metallic dark green, below and the femora nearly black, basal 

 joints of the antennae and the tibiae more or less fulvous ; thorax 

 nearly impunctate ; elytra very strongly punctate-striate ; femora 

 with a minute tooth. 



Length 1^-2 lines. 



Of elongate and parallel shape ; the head with a few fine punc- 

 tures at the vertex ; the clypeus not separated from the face, 

 sparingly punctured ; eyes large, slightly notched ; antenna scarcely 

 extending to the middle of the elytra, black, the lower two or 

 three joints fulvous ; the basal joint thickened, the second one- 

 half shorter than this and the third joint, the following four 

 joiuts slender and equal, the terminal ones distinctly thickened ; 

 thorax about one-half broader than long, broader in the female, 

 the sides rounded and narrowed anteriorly, the angles dentiform, 



