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fulvous, the fifth and following joints strongly transversely 

 widened ; thorax strongly transverse, slightly narrowed anterioi-ly, 

 the posterior angles obtuse ; the disc with an oblique depression 

 on each side near the base, finely and sparingly punctured except 

 within the depressions, where the punctures are stronger ; 

 scutellum triangular, the apex convex, subtruncate ; elytra sub- 

 cylindrical, only visibly punctured at the middle and near the 

 suture ; underside nearly black, the sides of the breast rather 

 densely pubescent. 



Hah. Salisbury, Mashonaland (G. Marshall). 



Smaller than G.placida Lac, and of quite different sculpturing ; 

 also entirely dark violaceous-blue. 



Gynandrophthalma scutellata Weise (Wiegm. Arch. 1902, 

 p. 127). 



I cannot separate this species from G. hicolor Jac. (Proc. Zool. 

 Soc. 1898, p. 217), according to Weise's description. I have since 

 received specimens from Mr. Barker, of Malvern, Natal, in which 

 the basal third of the elytra is black and the remaining portions 

 rufous. The species seems very variable in regard to coloration, 

 and is probably identical with G. hasipennis Lac. 



Gynandrophthalma varicolor, sp. n. 



Head black with a fulvous band ; thorax i-ufous, very miniitely 

 punctate ; elytra finely punctate-striate, black, the extreme 

 basal and lateral margin at the shoulders and an apical spot 

 flavous ; legs and abdomen fulvous ; breast black. 



Length 4 millim. 



Head black, with a transverse fulvous band between the eyes, 

 the vertex with a few punctures only, the lower portion rugose- 

 punctate and sparingly pubescent, anterior margin of the epistome 

 concave ; antennae short, entirely fulvous, the fifth and following 

 joints strongly transversely widened ; thorax of normal shape, the 

 posterior angles obtusely rounded, the sides nearly straight, the 

 disc extremely minutely punctured when seen under a strong 

 lens ; scutellum black, triangular ; elytra subcylindrical and 

 parallel, distinctly punctate-striate at the anterior portion, the 

 punctures nearly obsolete below the middle, black, the extreme 

 basal margin, the lateral margins at the shoulders, and the apex 

 flavous ; abdomen and legs fulvous ; breast black. 



Hah. Dunbrody, Cape Colony {Rev. J. A. O'Neil). 



I received a single specimen of this species, which is probably 

 subject to great colour- variation like so many of its allies, but is 

 well distinguished by the distinct punctate-striate elytra. The 

 insect was obtained on mimosa-plants. 



Gynandrophthalma elongata Jac. 



The Rev. J. A. O'Neil has sent me several specimens of a Gynan- 

 drojyhthalma obtained at Dunbrody which I cannot separate from 

 this species ; in spite of the breast being black, I cannot find any 



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