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near the apex) and another more narrow one at the lateral margin, extending 

 to the epipleurae and to the apical angle, black ; the breast and legs fulvous, 

 abdomen black ; prosternum invisible between the coxae. 



Many specimens. 



Antipha nigrofasctata, n. sp. (PI. II., fig. 6.) 



Fulvous ; antennae (the basal joints excepted) and the tibiae black ; 

 thorax transverse, strongly punctured; elytra flavous, strongly and semi- 

 regularly punctured, the sutural and lateral margins, and a transverse 

 narrow band below the middle, black. 



Var. The elytral bands nearly obsolete, or fulvous. 



Mas. The second and third joints of the antennae extremely small. 



Fern. The third joint of the antennae longer than the second. 



$. Ovate, convex, scarcely widened behind; the head fulvous, im- 

 punctate, deeply foveolate between the eyes, the frontal tubercles narrowly 

 oblique, the clypeus broadly triangular ; antennae extending beyond half the 

 length of the elytra, black, the lower three joints fulvous, the second very 

 small, the third still smaller, the following joints slender, elongate ; thorax 

 more than twice as broad as long, the sides slightly rounded, the angles in 

 shape of small tubercles, each furnished with a single hair, the surface 

 fulvous, distinctly but not very closely punctured ; scutellum fulvous ; elytra 

 flavous, more strongly punctured than the thorax, the punctures arranged in 

 close and rather regular rows, the sutural and lateral margins (including a 

 larger spot on the shoulders), and an oblique narrow band below the middle, 

 black ; under side and the femora fulvous ; tibiae and tarsi black ; prosternum 

 narrow, but distinct ; anterior coxal cavities closed. 



The female, in which the elytra show a slight transverse 

 depression below the base, has the third joint of the antennae 

 nearly three times as long as the second, but does not differ in 

 any other way. In the variety, the elytral markings are obscure 

 fulvous, or sometimes scarcely perceptible. 



Many specimens of the type and of the variety. 



Antipha bipartita, n. sp. (PI. II., fig. 5.) 

 Fulvous ; the head, antennae (the basal joints excepted), thorax, and the 

 tibiae, black ; thorax remotely punctured ; elytra strongly semipunctate- 

 striate, dark fulvous, the posterior portion black. Length, 2| — 3 lines. 

 Var. Elytra entirely fulvous. 



3~ . Head impunctate, black, the middle impressed with a deep fovea ; 

 antennae nearly as long as the body, the second and third joints very small, 

 the fourth as long as the three preceding joints together, the lower three 

 joints fulvous, the rest black; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides 

 slightly narrowed towards the base, the anterior angles prominent, the 

 surface rather sparingly punctured, a little more closely at the sides, the 

 latter with a small depression ; scutellum fulvous ; elytra very strongly and 

 closely punctured, the punctures semi-regularly arranged in rows, the apical 

 portion more or less black, the rest fulvous ; under side and legs, with the 

 exception of the tibiae and tarsi, fulvous. 



This species, of which many specimens are before me, is 

 subject to variation in regard to colour, the head and thorax 

 being sometimes stained with fulvous, while the elytra in some 

 specimens are entirely of that colour. The female, like the 

 preceding species, has a much longer third joint of the antennae. 



