1900.] FROM SOtKCH AND CENTRAL AFRICA. 239 



Africa, Proni all of these Odontiomorpha is at once distinguished 

 by the distinct thoracic sulcus, a rather rare character amongst 

 the Eumolpicke; the terminal short and dilated joints of the 

 antennae and the emarginate apex of the intermediate tibiae will 

 further assist in the recognition of the genus. Only a single, 

 very small specimen was sent by Mr. G. Marshall. 



Odontiomorpha mtnuta, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 6.) 



Black, the basal joints of the antennas and the legs fulvous ; 

 above aeueous or obscure cupreous ; head aud thorax closely punc- 

 tured ; elytra strongly punctured in irregular rows, the interstices 

 costate at the sides. 



Length 2 millim. 



Head finely and rather closely punctured, the elypeus not sepa- 

 rated from the face, its anterior edge concave ; labrum and palpi 

 fulvous ; antennas scarcely extending to the middle of the elytra, 

 fulvous, the apical five joints black, the second joint scarce! v 

 shorter than the basal one and similarly thickened, the third as 

 long but thinner, apical joints widened ; thorax stronglv trans- 

 verse, twice as broad as long, the sides strongly rounded, the 

 surface with a distinct transverse sulcus, slightly interrupted at 

 the middle, closely and strongly punctured ; scutellum with the 

 apex truncate; elytra stongly convex and slightly widened towards 

 the apex, distinctly transversely depressed below the base, the 

 shoulders prominent, t he punctation strong and close, arranged in 

 semiregular lines, the interstices near the lateral margins longi- 

 tudinally costate ; underside black, legs fulvous. 



Hob. Malvern, Natal (G, Marshall). 



Paitsiris subfasciatus, sp. n. 



Cupreous, the antennae and the tibiae fulvous; head and thorax 

 closely and finely punctured, sparingly covered with white pu- 

 bescence ; elytra finely and semiregularly punctured, with white 

 hairs arranged in two more or less distinct transverse bands at 

 the base and near the apex. 



Length 3 millim. 



Of ovate posteriorly slightly dilated shape ; the head very finely 

 and remotely punctured, the interstices furnished with very short 

 single white hairs ; antennae extending to the base of the elytra, 

 fulvous, the terminal five joints strongly widened ; thorax about 

 one half broader than long, the sides rounded, with a narrow 

 margin, the anterior portion not more constricted than the pos- 

 terior one, the disc punctured like the head, cupreous, the interstices 

 at the sides and at the middle with some longish white hairs • 

 scutellum subpentagonal, closely pubescent; elytra wider at the 

 base than the thorax, shoulders prominent with a shallow trans- 

 verse depression below the base, more strongly and closely punc- 

 tured than the thorax, the punctures arranged in irregular rows, 

 the surface with an indistinct band of white hairs at the base and 

 another at the apex cupreous ; below greenish-cupreous, sparingly 



