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sparse black setse ; rostrum coJicave in front and longitudinally 

 sulcate ; eyes prominent ; antennge as in the last ; prothorax 

 ratlier longer than broad, the basal margin not broader than the 

 apical, the disk with contiguous elevated scaly tubercles, each 

 tipped with a black seta ; scutellum small, narrow ; elytra nearly 

 twice as broad as the prothorax at the base, seriate-punctate 

 interstices broad and with a single row o£ remote elongate greyish 

 scales ; body beneath with golden-green scales ; the legs with 

 greyish scales, all the femora with a small tooth beneath. 



There are three kinds of scales on this species : — (1) the normal 

 round scale, (2) the ioDg narrow greyish scale like the tip of a 

 camel's-hair brush, and (3) the seta, which is a modified scale. 



SiDEEODACTTLUS PUELLAEIS. 



S. oblongus, squamis viridulis, postice roseo-griseis, dense tectus, setu- 

 lisque nigris adspersus ; elytris seriatim punctatis, interstitiis angustia 

 parum convexis. Long. 3^ lin. 



Hah. Old Calabar. 



Oblong, closely covered with pale greenish, passing posteriorly 

 into rose-grey, scales, with scattered black setse ; rostrum flat in 

 front and loDgitudiually sulcate ; antennae scaly ; funicle with the 

 two basal joints equal in length ; prothorax oval, the basal margin 

 not broader than the apical, the disk with low scaly tubercles ; 

 scutellum narrowly oblong ; elytra half as broad as the prothorax 

 at the base, seriate-punctate, punctures conspicuous, interstices 

 narrow, slightly convex ; ' body beneath densely covered with 

 golden-green scales ; the legs with greyish, but the femora, except 

 at the apex, with pale green scales ; anterior femora with a small 

 tooth beneath. 



Perhaps a variety of the preceding, but differently coloured. 



Deematodes metallescens. 



D. oblongo-ovatus, niger, squamulis viridi-metallicis undique tectus; 

 scapo antennarum pone oeulum extenso. Long. 6 lin. 



Sab. Momboia. 



Oblong-ovate, black, everywhere covered with pale metallic 

 green scales ; head and rostrum longitudinally sulcate ; scape 

 elongate, attaining the posterior border of the eye; prothorax 

 rather broader than long, rounded at the sides ; scutellum scuti- 

 form ; elytra much broader than the prothorax at the base, the 

 shoulders rounded, striate-punctate, the interstices slightly ele- 

 vated ; anterior tibiae slightly flexuous. 



