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24. — Scirtes lielodimis, n. sp. 



$. Oblono;, depressed, shiniiig, oloselv, finely pubescent; testaceous, the 

 eyes black, the autennal joints 4-11 infuscate ; densely, very finely punctate. 

 Head rather small, the eyes moderately large ; antennae long, slender, joints 2 

 and 3 short, 4-11 filiform, subequal in length. Prothorax arcuately narrowed 

 from the base, hollowed in front opposite the eyes. Elytra long, without trace 

 of costae, narrowly margined, broadly depressed along the suture anteriorly, 

 and with a slightly depressed, somewhat roughened space on the disc towards 

 the apex. Posterior coxal plates angular, hollowed behind. Posterior tibiae 

 moderately widened, feebly curved, the upper spur simple, a little shorter than 

 the first tarsal joint. 



Length A\, breadth 2^ mm. 



Hah. British East Afbica, Lari (0. >S'. Betton-. 15.viii- 26.ix. 

 1899). 



Two females, one in perfect condition. An elongate, depressed, 

 testaceous insect, with the facies of a Microcara or Helodes. It cannot 

 be compared yvith any other African species here enumerated. 



25. — Scirtes sululatus, n. sp. 



Oval, rather convex, shining, closely, finely pubescent ; testaceous, the eyes 

 black ; denseh', very finely punctate. Head broad, the eyes large : antennae 

 long, rather stout, joints 2 and 3 short, equal, 4 about as long as 2 and 3 united, 

 4-11 gradually decreasing in length. Prothorax arcuately narrowed from the 

 base, hollowed in front opposite the eyes. Elytra with a finely impressed 

 sutural line, narrowly margined, rounded at the apex. Posterior coxal plates 

 rectangular. Posterior legs moderately elongate, the tibiae widened, curved, 

 sharply carinate, the spurs stout, the upper one pilose beneath, abruptly 

 narrowed just before the tip, and nearly as long as the first tarsal joint. 



Length 2f-3, breadth 1 f-2 mm. ( c? $ •) 



Sal. IN'iGEETA, Bonne}^ {Br. Annett : 9.vii.l900), Badagri (J. J. 

 Simpson : l.ii.l910). 



Two specimens from each locality, one with the sutm'al region of 

 the eh'tra flattened anteriorly assumed to be $ , the others cT d . ' The 

 abrupt, narrow, claw-like termination of the upper posterior tibial spur 

 is chai'acteristic of the present species, which has the general facies of a 

 Cyplion. S. minutus Pic (1913), from Gaboon, described in ten words, 

 may be an allied form ? 



Madagascae Species. 



26. — Scirtes nigrolimhatus, n. sp. 



5 . Broad, oblong-oval, rather coarsely pubescent, shining ; rufo- 

 castaneouS; the elytra with a black stripe adjacent to the marginal carina 



