264 MR. MARTIN JACOBY OX [Feb. 16, 



has lately pointed out, and rightly so, that most of the species 

 described under Pseudocolaspis belong to Euhrachys Baly, on 

 account of the concave, not convex, anterior margin of the thoracic 

 episternum. The genus therefore requires revision when the types 

 can be compared. 



ECHTEUSIA CAPENSIS, Sp. n. 



Ovate, seneous, antennas piceous, apex of the tibiae fulvous ; 

 head and thorax finely punctured, punctures of the latter 

 elongate ; elytra sparingly pubescent, finely punctured. 



Length 3 millim. 



Head rather flattened, finely and closely punctured, apex of the 

 epistome triangularly emarginate, the lower joints of the antennae 

 obscure cupreovxs, the terminal five joints piceous, strongly 

 thickened; thorax about one-half broader than long, strongly 

 narrowed anteriorly, the sides neai-ly straight, the margins distinct, 

 the disc closely and finely impressed with elongate punctures, 

 which are more crowded at the sides ; scutellum transverse, its 

 apex rounded ; elytra ovate, convex, the sides strongly I'ounded, 

 the lateral margins below the shoulders oblique, the surface finely 

 and closely punctured and sparingly pubescent ; femora strongly 

 thickened, unarmed, presternum very broad, claws bifid. 



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



I have received a single specimen from the Rev. J. A. O'Neil, 

 the sex of which is uncertain. It is the second species of the 

 genus established by Lef^vre, and differs from the type in being 

 smaller, in having diflerently coloured antennae and legs, and the 

 thorax impressed with elongate punctures ; it is possible that 

 the elytra in the specimen before me are pai-tly rubbed as regards 

 the pubescence. The broad and rounded scutellum, very broad 

 presternum and mesosternum, and the strongly narrowed thoi-ax 

 separate the genus from Pallena and allied genei'a. 



SCELODONTA RUGIPENNIS, Sp. n. 



Dark cupreous, the apical joints of the antennae black ; thorax 

 finely transversely wrinkled ; elytra confluently rugose-punctate, 

 the interstices finely costate at the apex with single white hairs, 

 sides of the breast densely pubescent. 



Length 4 miUim. 



Head strongly rugose, the vertex with a central groove, supra- 

 ocular sulci very deep ; antennae with the lower joints cupreous, 

 the last five black, strongly widened ; thoi^ax scarcely wider than 

 long, the sides widened at the middle, the whole surface finely 

 transversely wrinkled; elytra transvei-sely depressed below the 

 base, narrowed at the apex, closely confluently punctured through- 

 out, the punctures stronger at the base than posteriorly, the 

 interstices at the apex with a few short costae and sparingly pro- 

 vided with single whitish hairs ; parapleurae of the breast clothed 

 with dense white pubescence. 



