290 Mr. J. S. Baly's descriptions of new genera 



Genus Phygasia, Baly. 

 Pkygasia limbata. 



Obion go-ovata, convexa, nigra, nitida, thorace abdomine- 

 que fulvis ; elytris flavis, tenuiter, confuse punctatis, utris- 

 que nigro limbatis. 



Long. 2^ lin. Hab. — South Africa, Lake N'Gami. 



Head trigonate, scarcely longer than broad ; vertex and 

 front smooth and shining, impunctate, with the exception 

 of a few coarse impressions on either side just above the 

 upper and inner border of the eye ; front separated on 

 either side from the encarpge by an oblique groove ; en- 

 carpse thickened, oblique, oblong, contiguous at their 

 extreme apices ; carina strongly raised, oblong-ovate, its 

 apex acute, extending upwards between the encarpae for 

 nearly their whole length ; labrum and jaws piceous ; 

 antennae half the length of the body, moderately robust, 

 slightly thickened towards the apex, four lower joints 

 obscure fulvous, the rest black. Thorax twice as broad 

 as long; sides distinctly margined, regularly rounded, 

 anterior angles obtuse, the hinder ones armed with a small 

 acute tooth ; upper surface convex, finely but not closely 

 punctured ; basal groove deeply depressed, extending 

 backward to the basal margin, abbreviated abruptly on 

 either side at some distance from the lateral border. 

 Elytra broader than the thorax, oblong, rounded at the 

 apex ; convex, more closely and more distinctly punctured 

 than the thorax ; yellow, the entire limb of each, dilated 

 at base and apex, but narrowed on the suture and on the 

 lateral margin, black. 



Genus Longitarsus, Latr. 

 Longitarsus concinnus. 



Anguste ovatus, convexus, pallide piceus, nitidus, tibiis 

 anticis quatuor, tarsis posticis antennisque pallide flavis, 

 harum articulis primo dorso et sexto ad nonum totis 

 nigris ; thorace sat crebre punctato ; elytris ovalibus, 

 crebre punctatis. 



Long. I lin. Hah. — Mexico. 



Head trigonate, lower portion of face moderately elon- 

 gate ; vertex smooth, impunctate, with the exception of 

 two or three large punctures on either side, just above the 

 upper border of the eye ; encarpge trigonate, contiguous ; 



