262 G. Lewis: On some African Histeridae, 



microscopically punctulate; the elytra, subhumeral fossa smooth not 

 continued as a Stria before nor behind, Striae, first short and basal, 

 length rather more than one fourth of the elytra, with an appendage 

 of similar length, 2 about half the length of the first, 3 shorter; the 

 propygidium has a bent sulcus on either side with a few punctures 

 at either end of the sulcus, the apical edge is biimpressed; the 

 pygidium, i mm argin ate, clearly and closely punctate; the prosternum 

 broad, almost as broad anteriorly as behind, sinuous at the coxae; 

 the legs, anterior tibiae 4-dentate. c? has a very distinct fovea 

 within the anterior angle of the thorax and the punctures of the 

 pygidium are rather less closely set. 



The species resembles H. ar eifern Mars, in most of its 

 characters; but it is a little more oblong in outline, anterior angle 

 of the thorax incised, thorax more distinctly angulate laterally; 

 propygidium and pygidium less transverse and the last more closely 

 punctate; and the prosternum is markedly broader. The elytral 

 Striae are similar in both species, 



Anag lymma congonis sp. n. 



Breviter ovalis, depressa, nigra, nitida; antennis pedibusque 

 obscure rußs; capite sparse puncfato , fronte laeviter excavata; 

 elytris striis 1 — 4 integris, 5 — 6 ntrinque abbreviatis. — Long. 

 2^— 2|mill. 



Shortly oval, depressed, black, shining; the head evenly not 

 thiekly punctulate, forehead somewhat excavated, Stria ceasing 

 anteriorly over the eyes; the thorax, marginal Stria complete, fine 

 and obscurely crenulate behind the neck and runs close to the 

 edges, laterally well-marked, with the margin, at and before the basal 

 angle, a little raised, disc and base on the scutellar region smooth, 

 laterally broadly punctate, punctures evenly not thiekly set but 

 varying somewhat in size, largest behind the eyes, scutellar fovea 

 very minute; the elytra, humeral Stria fine and crenulate, 2, 3 and 4 

 near the base turn towards the scutellum especially the fourth, 

 5 — 6 not divided like those of A. nfra Lew. but equal to each 

 other and shortened before and behind with the edges clearly 

 crenulate, apical margin with a band of clear but small punctures; 

 the propygidium and pygidium very clearly punctate except the 

 apex of the latter which is smooth; the prosternum, anterior lobe 

 punctate, lateral Stria slightly diverging before the coxae, keel flat 

 and smooth; the mesosternum, anterior edge feebly sinuous with 

 an arched Stria common to it and the metasternum and which after 



