208 MR. M. .TACOBY Olf PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTEEA [Mar. 6, 



the left and more pointed, these projections are distinctly raised 

 from the parts lyiug underneath as well as the mandibles ; the latter 

 are black, the left being short and broad, and the right mandible 

 long and bent at right angles ; antenna) black, the lower three 

 joints fulvous, the terminal joints strongly transverse, not extending 

 to the base of the thorax : thorax transverse, nearly three times 

 broader than long, of equal width, the sides strongly rounded, the 

 posterior angles oblique, the disc with a few punctures here and 

 there, obsoletely transversely sulfate near the anterior margin : 

 scutellum triangularly pointed, black ; elytra not wider at the base 

 than the thorax, of paler colour, very strongly, closely, and unevenly 

 punctured, the interstices slightly rugose, the base with a broad 

 transverse black band which narrows considerably near the 

 scutellum, where it is obliquely shaped and does not extend to the 

 suture ; another shorter, transverse band of oblique shape is placed 

 below the middle, it does not extend to either margin ; the sides of 

 the elytra strongly deflexed, with a distinct lateral lobe below the 

 shoulders : breast and abdomen black, closely covered with grey 

 pubescence ; legs fulvous, the tarsi more or less black ; the anterior 

 legs in the male elongate, their tibia? unarmed : the tarsi rather 

 slender, of nearly equal length. 



Hab. Dunbrody, Cape Colony (Bev. J. O'Xeil). 



Of this interesting species 1 have seen three specimens, two 

 males and one female ; one of each sex was sent by the Eev. O'Xeil, 

 and another male is contained in the British Museum. The 

 structure of the head in the male insect is quite unique, no instauce 

 having come under my observation of such a split or division of 

 the entire lower portion of the face ; but this is not all — in the 

 British Museum specimen this division is not longitudiual but 

 horizontal, and the divided portions are transversely placed. In 

 other respects the insect agrees with mine. In the female the head is 

 simple and the tarsi shorter, but the clypeus is also here deeply 

 triangularly emarginate, although not divided. 



Damia tbontalis, sp. n. (Plate XX. tig. 2.) 



Elongate, subcylindrical, fulvous, the breast black, the head with 

 a black transverse band ; the thorax minutely punctured, with two 

 black bands ; elytra finely aDd closely punctured, pale flavous, the 

 suture and a broad lateral baud, connected near the apex, black ; 

 tibise spotted with black. 



Length 8 millim. 



Head fulvous, the vertex impunctate, shining, the middle finely 

 rugose-punctate in shape of a transverse black band : eyes very 

 distant, moderately large, slightly notched ; clypeus fulvous, 

 strongly punctured : antennae scarcely extending to the middle of 

 the thorax, the fourth and following joints strongly transversely 

 serrate, the lower four joints fulvous, the others black ; thorax 

 nearly twice as broad as long, slightly narrowed in front, the sides 

 and the posterior angles strongly rouuded, posterior margin nearly 

 straight, without basal lobe, surface only perceptibly punctured 



