1896.] of the Goleoptera of South Africa. 2bl 



about three-fourths of the length, the intervals of the striae are much 

 more convex, the colour of the elytra is also darker, and the edge 

 of the lateral margins is reddish brown. Length 5-8 mm. ; width 

 3-4 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Grahamstown, East London). 



Lebia (Nematopeza) Dregei, Chaud., 

 Bull. Mosc, 1870, p. 148, pi. i., fig. 3. 

 ? L. biplagiata, Motsch., Bull. Mosc, 1864, ii., p. 227. 



Head black, closely punctulate ; antennse infuscate, with the 

 three basal joints reddish ; prothorax reddish yellow, finely acicu- 

 late, one-third broader than long, with the anterior part of the outer 

 sides much rounded, and the basal angles recurved and sharp, the 

 disk with a narrow median longitudinal groove ; elytra nearly broader 

 by one-third than the prothorax at the base and three times as long, 

 with the outer sides ampliate, punctato-striate with the intervals 

 moderately convex, slightly convex, black with a yellow humeral 

 patch extending from the outer margin to the fourth interval ; 

 abdomen infuscate. Length 7 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony. 



Lebia (Nematopeza) nobilis, Bohem., 



Plate VI., fig. 16. 



Insect. Caffr., i., p. 52. 



Head black, rugulose except behind; mandibles and three basal 

 joints of antennae yellowish, the other joints slightly infuscate ; 

 prothorax yellowish red, with the outer sides paler, the anterior 

 part much rounded laterally ; elytra about one-third broader thaii 

 the prothorax at the base, subparallel, not at all convex, narrowly 

 punctato-striate vfith the intervals plane, bright yellow or yellowish 

 red, with a sutural black band covering the first two intervals from 

 the base to short of the median part and merging into a black patch 

 covering the whole posterior part ; under side and legs reddish 

 yellow ; the whole abdomen black. Length 7 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



Hah. Orange Free State (Boshof), Transvaal (Klerksdorp) , 

 Zambezia (? Salisbury). 



Lebia (Nematopeza) invicta, 

 Plate VI., fig. 18. 



Head black, punctulate ; the three basal joints of the antennae pale 

 yellow, the others infuscate ; prothorax pale reddish yellow, and of 

 the same shape as the four preceding species ; elytra one-third 

 broader than the prothorax at the base, subparallel, slightly convex, 

 narrowly punctato-striate with the intervals hardly convex, yet 



