28 ME. C. V. A. PEEL AND OTHERS ON [Jan. 23, 



described by Dr. G-estro, but in other respects fully agree with the 

 description. 



Homala agona Fairrn. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). Two specimens. 



Ehttidonota delicatula Fairm. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). Two specimens. 



Ehttidonota eobusta Gahan, sp. n. (Plate I. fig. 13.) 



Capite supra subtilissime punctata, clypeo utrinque leviter im- 



presso ; prothorace quam longitudine paullo latiori, lateribus 



marginatis antice arcuatim convergentibus, versus basin minus 



fortiter convergentibus, angulis posticis sat latis et retro paullo 



productis ; elytris quam prothorace paullo latioribus, basi mar- 



ginatis et ad humeros angulatis. Long. 19-20, lot. 7k 'nun. 



Hab. Central or East Somaliland (1897), two specimens ; and 



West Somaliland (1895), one specimen. Type (Central or East 



Somaliland) in British Museum, co-type in Hope Collection. 



Prothorax nearly one-fourth broader than its length ; widest 

 across the middle, with sides converging strongly towards the 

 apex, less strongly towards the base ; basal margin straight in the 

 middle, oblique towards each side and there forming with the 

 lateral margin a subacute angle slightly projecting backwards. 

 Elytra widest a little in front of the middle, narrowed slightly 

 towards the base, and strongly towards the apex ; completely 

 margined at the base, and with a small projection at each of the 

 humeral angles. Third joint of the antennae twice as long as the 

 second, and nearly equal in length to the fourth and fifth united. 



Himatismus sp. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). One example. 



Ocnera sp. 



Somaliland (1895 or 1897). One mutilated specimen. 



Pimelia hildebsandti Har. 



P. cenchronota Eairm. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). Four specimens. 



PSAMMODES sp. 



Somaliland (1895 or 1897). Two specimens. 



Amiantus sp. 



Central or East Somaliland (1897). One mutilated specimen. 



Amiantus sexcostatus Gahan, sp. n. 



Niger ; prothorace supra valde convexo, dense fortiterque punctato, 

 lateribus paidlo rotundatis, postice leviter rnarginatis ; elytris 

 ad suturam hand elevatis, utroque carinis tribus sat valde 



