324 MB. PRAKCIS P. PASCOE OK 



black, second joint of the funicle slightly longer than the first, 

 the club elliptic ; prothorax scarcely broader than long, closely 

 punctured ; scutellum small ; elytra half as broad again as the 

 prothorax, gradually narrower behind, striate-punctate, striae 

 linear and glossy black, the punctures oblong approximate ; legs 

 and body beneath with minute white scattered, hairs. 



A very distinct species, as are several others belonging to this 

 genus ; inter alia, it has a longer head and prothorax than any 

 of its congeners. 



Stigmateacheltis flexuostts. 



S. ovatus, capite angustiore, oculis haud protninentibus ; niger, squamis 

 griseis fuscisque vestitus ; funiculo brevi ; elytris fasciis flexuosis notatis. 

 Long. 4 lin. 



Hah. Madagascar. 



Ovate, black, covered with grey and brown scales, on the elytra 

 forming irregular bands ; head narrower, eyes not prominent ; 

 rostrum with a median ridge ; antennae black, all the joints of 

 the funicle shortened, the last broadly transverse, and not very 

 distinct from the club ; prothorax broader than long, convex ; 

 elytra striate-punctate, the striae scaled, punctures oblong, non- 

 approximate ; body beneath and legs with yellowish-grey scales 

 and setae. 



This species departs considerably from the normal forms of the 

 genus, but there is nothing but secondary characters to justify 

 its separation. It has the same deep groove between the eyes as 

 in most others of the genus. 



CaTAMONUS SUFPTJSU8. 



C. ovatus, piceus, squamis viridulis, roseo-griseisque intermixtis, dense 

 tectus ; interstitiis elytrorum squamis elongatis uni- et biseriatim obsitis. 

 Long. 5^ lin. 



Hal. Old Calabar. 



Ovate, pitchy, closely covered with pale greenish and rose-grey 

 scales ; eyes not prominent ; rostrum twice as long as the head, 

 moderately stout, with a well-marked ridge in front ; antennae 

 closely covered with grey scales and thinly setulose ; second joint 

 of the funicle longest ; prothorax transverse, a large scale in each 

 puncture, the intervals with smaller scales ; scutellum subscuti- 

 form ; elytra half as broad again as the prothorax at its base, 

 finely striate-punctate, interstices raised, with one or two rows of 

 long, narrow, greyish scales ; body beneath and legs closely scaly 

 and setulose. 



