200 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



LiPOSTRATIA ELONGATA, Bohem., 



Insect. Caffr., vol. i., p. 37. 



L. cribri])ennis, ChaucL, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., vol. xv., p. 102. 

 L. Mouffleti, Chaud., loc. cit., p. 103. 



Narrow, elongated, shining ; palpi and antennae black, witli the 

 two basal joints of the latter red ; head punctulate, black from the 

 apex to behind the eyes, the remainder and neck red; prothorax 

 cordiform, one-third longer than broad, punctulate here and there ; 

 elytra brilliant metallic green, finely striate, with the intervals 

 irregularly punctured, the punctures closely set and deep ; under 

 side red, with the abdomen cyaneous ; tibiae, tarsi, and apical part of 

 the femora black. Length 9|— 11 mm. ; width 3-4 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Kimberley), Limpopo, Mozambique (Eikatla), 

 Great Namaqualand, Damaraland (Kookarrah), Ovampoland 

 (Omrramba) , Transvaal (Marico) . 



There can be no doubt as to the identity of C. along ata and C. 

 crihripennis, as I have been able to compare the types. 



The only difference between C. Mouffleti and C. elongata is that 

 in the former the head is red and slightly infuscate on the epistome 

 only. 



LiPOSTRATIA CYANIVENTRIS, Faimi., 



Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1888, p. 176. 



Narrow, elongated, shining ; palpi reddish ; antennae black, with 

 the three basal joints red ; head and prothorax red, prothorax cordi- 

 form, one-third longer than broad ; elytra brilliant metallic green, 

 sometimes diffused with blue, striato-punctulate, the intervals 

 broad, plane, with two irregular series of shallow punctures ; under 

 side shining red ; abdomen cyaneous ; legs red, w^ith the apex of the 

 femora, the base of the tibiae, and the tarsi black. Length 8-9 mm. ; 

 width 3-3|- mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Wyk's Vley, Kimberley), Damaraland. 



LiPOSTRATIA piCEA, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., vol. i., p. 40. 



Narrow, elongated, reddish brown ; antennae with the three basal 

 joints redder than the others ; head and prothorax deeply punctured, 

 the latter one-third broader than long, not much narrowed behind ; 

 elytra dark rusty red, very deeply striate, the intervals a little more 

 convex than in the tw^o preceding species and slightly punctulate ; 

 under side reddish brown, with the abdomen darker ; legs and tarsi 

 reddish bi^own. Length 10 mm. ; width 3^ mm. 



Hab. Natal (Escotirt), Lake N'Gami. 



