96 ON COLEOPTERA FROM CENTRAL AFRICA. [B'eb. 2, 



Family Erotylid^. 



29. LiNODESMUS c^cus. 



Elater ccbcus, Fabr. Gen. Ins. Mant. p. 234 (1777). 



Episcapha cceca, Lacord. Mon, Erotyl. p. 62. 



Ti'iplatoma cceca, Crotch, Rev. Erotyl. p. 406. 



The specimens of this species, about twelve in number, from 

 Central Africa present a slight diflFerence from those of Old Calabar 

 in that the posterior fascia returns towards the apex along the 

 suture for a little way. It is the species which Mr. Champion 

 remarks as mimicking or mimicked by Tarasides pictus. The 

 resemblance is, however, rather general than very close. 



30. Megalodacne furcata, Gorham. 



Megalodacne fureata, Gorbam, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1883, p. 79. 

 Described from W. Africa. 



31. Episcaphula obliquata, Lacord. 

 Episcaphula obliquata, Lacord. Mon. Erotyl. p. 60. 

 Var., three specimens. 



The basal fascia has not the outer denticulation in the middle so 

 much produced, nor is it obliquely recurved towards the suture as 

 in Old Calabar specimens, and two of the specimens (which are 

 males) have the elytra more acuminate than is the case in any of 

 the West Coast specimens I have seen. 



' 32. Episcaphula interrupta, Lacord. 



Episcaphula interrupta, Lacord. Mon. Erotyl. p. 57. 

 One example. 



33. Pal/Eolybas dorsalis, Gorham. 



Palceolybas dorsalis, Gorham, Notes from Leyd. Mus. x. p. 144 

 (1888). 



Described from Liberia and Niam-Niam . 



Family Coccinellid^. 



34. Chilomenes lunata, Fabr. 

 One example. 



35. Epilachna reticulata, Muls. 

 Epilachna reticulata, Muls. Spec. Trim. p. 794. 



36. Epilachna 14-signata, Muls. 

 Epilachna \A-signata, Muls. Spec. Trim. p. 741. 

 One example. 



37. Epilachna hirta, Thunb. 



Epilachna hirta, Thunb. Nov. Ins. Spec. i. p. 23 ; Muls. Spec. 

 Trim. p. 756. 



Var. 



Widely distributed " over the whole of Africa " (^Crotch). 

 One example. 



