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and the first (sometimes the base of the second) joint of the antennae 

 red, the other joints infuscated ; prothorax red, short, punctulated, 

 the outer sides recm^ved, more deeply punctm^ed, the margins acute ; 

 scutellum red ; elytra deeply punctato-striate, with the intervals 

 plane, punctured, the third one from the suture with three broad 

 punctures, one below the basal part, the second one above the 

 median part, the third one above the apex, black, moderately 

 shining, and on each side of the anterior part a small, sub- 

 elongated or ovate yellow patch extending from the fourth to the 

 sixth interval, and sometimes also on the third, and a supra- 

 apical rounded patch of the same colour extending from the second 

 to the fourth, and sometimes to the fifth interval ; under side pale 

 yellow, femora yellowish red, with the apical part and the tibise 

 deeply infuscated ; apical segments of abdomen infuscated. Length 

 8-9 mm. ; width 3|~4 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Stellenbosch), Natal (D'Urban, Frere), Zam- 

 bezia (Salisbury). 



AksinoI^ caffea. 



Head deeply punctured above the epistome, anterior part from the 

 apex of the labrum to between the eyes black, the posterior part red ; 

 prothorax red, punctulated, the punctures broader on the outer sides 

 which are recurved with the margins acute ; scutellum red ; elytra 

 deeply punctato-striate, with the intervals plane and punctured, the 

 third interval with two broad punctures, one in the anterior part, the 

 other one above the apex, black with a bluish tinge, and having on 

 each side a small, irregular, not well-defined reddish patch a little 

 below the median part, extending from the third to the fifth interval, 

 and a subquadrate one, also not well defined, below the first, extend- 

 ing from the fourth interval to the suture, where it coalesces with the 

 patch on the opposite side ; under side reddish with the abdomen 

 black ; femora red, with the apical part black ; tibiae black ; tarsi 

 reddish. Length 10 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



Hah. Transvaal (Potchefstroom). 



Aesinoe egeegia. Per., 

 Plate VII., fig. 7. 

 Head deeply punctured, the anterior part black, the posterior red ; 

 apical part of the last joint of the palpi red; first, and sometimes 

 second joint of antennae red, third and fourth black, the others infus- 

 cated ; prothorax red, punctulated, the punctures broader on the 

 outer sides, which are recurved with the margins acute ; elytra 

 deeply striato-punctate with the intervals plane and punctured, the 

 third one with one broad puncture a little above the median part, 

 and another above the apex, bluish black, shining, and having on 



