212 MB. M. JACOBT ON PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA [Mar. 6, 



punctate, fulvous ; a spot on the shoulders, another near the 

 scutellum, and a transverse curved band below the middle, black. 



Length 6 ruilliui. 



Head black, sparingly punctured at the vertex, the space round 

 the eyes rugosely punctate, the clypeus more strongly punctured : 

 antennae not extending to the base of the thorax, black, the second 

 and third joints more or less fulvous, the following joints of strongly 

 transverse shape ; thorax twice as broad as long, subcylindrical, 

 the sides rounded, .strongly and closely punctured, the disc more 

 remotely so, fulvous ; scutellum black ; elytra parallel, subcylin- 

 drical, distinctly lobed below the shoulders, not covering the 

 pygidium, the punctuation like that of the thorax, closely placed 

 in irregular rows, the shoulders with a small black spot, another 

 larger one near the scutellum ; a broad, slightly curved band is 

 placed below the middle, its upper margin being highly convex 

 and its lower one concave ; below and the pygidium densely 

 covered with silvery pubescence ; legs fulvous, the femora blackish. 



Hal>. Headlands, Mashonaland (6r. Marshall). 



Allied to P. punctata Jac, but smaller, the elytra more strongly 

 punctured and with a broad posterior band instead of two spots, 

 the tibiae and tarsi fulvous, not black. 



PEPLOPTERA ANCHOR ALIS, Sp. 11. 



Black, closely pubescent below, anterior and lateral margins of 

 the thorax fulvous, the latter very minutely punctured ; elytra 

 more strongly punctate-striate, fulvous, an elongate humeral 

 stripe, and a sutural band from the middle downwards, connected 

 with an elongate spot near the apex, black. 



Length 8 millim. 



Head black, closely punctured and rugose near the eyes, the 

 latter very large ; antennae not extending to the base of the 

 thorax, black, the lower four joints fulvous, basal joint black 

 above, closely pubescent ; thorax about one half broader than 

 long, the anterior margin a third shorter than the basal one, the 

 sides nearly straight, anterior and posterior angles distinct, the 

 posterior margin roundly produced at the middle, the surface very 

 finely and somewhat closely punctured, with a distinct transverse 

 groove near the median lobe, more strongly punctured than the 

 rest of the surface, the latter black, in shape of a broad transverse 

 band, the anterior margin of which is deeply indented at the sides 

 and at the middle, this baud leaves the lateral and anterior margins 

 of the flavous ground-colour; scutellum triangular, black ; elytra 

 with strongly produced lateral lobes, regularly and moderately 

 strongly punctate-striate, fulvous, or flavous the suture from 

 before the middle to the apex in shape of a medially nan-owed 

 band, an ovate spot near the apex touching this band, and a short 

 slightly oblique elongaie band on the shouldei's, black; this latter 

 band terminates exactly where the sutural band begins ; below 

 and the legs black, closely covered with silky silvery pubescence ; 

 tarsi broad. 



