56&; MR. M. JACOBY ON THE [May 18, 



second joint small, the third but slightlv longer, the other joints 

 elongate and equal ; thorax one-halt' broader than long, the sides 

 slightly rounded before the middle, all the angles slightly produced 

 outwards, with the setiferous pore at their apex, the surface 

 entirely impunctate, extremely huely granulate, obscure testaceous, 

 with some irregular sometimes very obscure fuscous spots ; 

 scutellum transverse ; elytra slightly wider at the base than the 

 thorax, of the same colour, very hnely and closely punctured, the 

 apex of each elytron rounded : underside and legs piceous or black, 

 finely pubescent, the coxie often testaceous ; all the tibiae with a 

 small spine ; the first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the 

 following joints together ; anterior coxal cavities open. 



Hah. Mashonaland {G. Marshall). Collection British Museum 

 and my own. 



In some specimens the upper surface is nearly black, probably on 

 account of discoloration. 



LUPEEUS YERTICALIS, n. sp. 



Fulvous, the upper portion of the head, the antennae, and the 

 underside black ; thorax obsoletely foveolate, impunctate ; elytra 

 very finely punctured. 



Var. The head entirely fulvous. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head impunctate, the entire upper half black, the lower portion 

 fulvous, frontal tubercles strongly transverse and raised ; clj^peus 

 narrowly triangular ; antennae extending to about half the length 

 of the elytra, black, the base and underside of the lower four joints 

 generally flavous, basal joint rather curved, second one very short, 

 third more than twice as long, the others nearly equal; thorax 

 twice as broad as long, the sides nearly straight, the angles not 

 prominent, the surface impunctate, with a more or less distinct 

 fovea at each side, fulvous ; elytra narrowly parallel, wider at the 

 base than the thorax and of the same colour, very finely but not 

 very closely punctured, the sides from the shoulder strongly 

 deflexed, their epipleurse broad ; breast and abdomen black ; legs 

 fulvous, the first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the following 

 three joints together. 



Hah. Mashonaland {G. Marshall). Collection British Museum 

 and my own. 



This species may be known by the black upper portion of the 

 head in connection with the foveolate thorax. The variety differs 

 in no way whatever from the type except in the colour of the 

 head. 



LuPEEUS MADAGASCAEIENSIS, n. Sp. 



Testaceous, antennae piceous, the eighth joint flavous ; thorax 

 finely punctured, the sides with a longitudinal dark band ; elytra 

 closely and strongly punctured, the suture and the sides with a 

 greenish narrow stripe ; tibiae and tarsi fuscous. 



Length 2 lines. 



