1900.] FROM SOtJTH AND CENTRAL AFRICA. 239 



Africa. Proui all of these Odontiomorpka is at once distinguished 

 by the distinct thoracic sulcus, a rather rare character amongst 

 the Eumolpidce ; the terminal short and dilated joints of the 

 antennae and the emarginate apex of the intermediate tibiae will 

 further assist in the recognition of the genus. Only a single, 

 very small specimen was sent by Mr. G. Marshall. 



Odontiomorpha mintjta, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 6.) 



Black, the basal joints of the antennae and the legs fulvous ; 

 above aeneous or obscure cupreous ; head and thorax closely punc- 

 tured ; elytra strongly punctured in irregular rows, the interstices 

 costate at the sides. 



Length 2 millim. 



Head finely and rather closely punctured, the clypeus not sepa- 

 rated from the face, its anterior edge concave ; labrum and palpi 

 fulvous ; antennae scarcely extending to the middle of the elytra, 

 fulvous, the apical five joints black, the second joint scarcely 

 shorter than the basal one and similarly thickened, the third as 

 long but thinner, apical joints widened ; thorax strongly trans- 

 verse, twice as broad as long, the sides strongly rounded, the 

 surface with a distinct transverse sulcus, slightly interrupted at 

 the middle, closely and strongly punctured ; scutellum with the 

 apex truncate; elytra stongly convex and slightly widened towards 

 the apex, distinctly transversely depressed below the base, the 

 shoulders prominent, the punctation strong and close, arranged in 

 semiregular lines, the interstices near the lateral margins longi- 

 tudinally costate ; underside black, legs fulvous. 



Hob. Malvern, Natal (G. Marshall). 



Pausiris subtasciatus, sp. n. 



Cupreous, the antennas and the tibiae fulvous ; head and thorax 

 closely and finely punctured, sparingly covered with white pu- 

 bescence ; elytra finely and semiregularly punctured, with white 

 hairs arranged in two more or less distinct transverse bands at 

 the base and near the apex. 



Length 3 millim. 



Of ovate posteriorly slightly dilated shape ; the head very finely 

 and remotely punctured, the interstices furnished with very short 

 single white hairs ; antennae extending to the base of the elytra, 

 fulvous, the terminal five joints strongly widened ; thorax about 

 one half broader than long, the sides rounded, with a narrow 

 margin, the anterior portion not more constricted than the pos- 

 terior one, the disc punctured like the head, cupreous, the interstices 

 at the sides and at the middle with some longish white hairs ; 

 scutellum subpentagonal, closely pubescent; elytra wider at the 

 base than the thorax, shoulders prominent with a shallow trans- 

 verse depression below the base, more strongly and closely punc- 

 tured than the thorax, the punctures arranged in irregular rows, 

 the surface with an indistinct band of white hairs at the base and 

 another at the apex cupreous ; below greenish-cupreous, sparingly 



