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each side a post-median, broad, ovate yellowish-red patch, extending 

 from the suture to the fourth interval, and coalescing at the sutural 

 part with the patch opposite ; under side red ; abdomen black ; femora, 

 red, with the apical part black; tibiae and tarsi black. Length 9 mm. ; 

 width 3-3|- mm. 



Hah. Natal (D'Urban, Frere, Newcastle), Zambezia (Salisbury). 



Aesinoe distinguenda. 



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

 antennae infuscated, the two basal joints red ; prothorax red, punc- 

 tulated, the punctures broader on the outer sides, which are recurved 

 with the margins acute ; scutellum red ; elytra short, broad, deeply 

 punctato-striate with the intervals punctured, plane, the third one 

 from the suture with three conspicuous, broad punctures, one below 

 the base, another at about the median part, and the third one above 

 the apex, cyaneous blue without any yellow markings ; under side 

 red ; abdomen black ; femora red, black at the apex ; tibise black. 

 Length 9 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Mossel Bay). 



Arsinoe plausibilis. 



Head deeply punctulated, black, with a somewhat rufescent^ 

 indistinct patch on the vertex ; antennas rufescent, basal joint red ; 

 prothorax black, finely punctulated, the punctures broader on the 

 outer sides which are recurved with the margin acute and reddish 

 brown ; elytra deeply striato -punctate, with the intervals finely 

 punctulated, plane, the third one from the suture with two punctures, 

 one at about the median part, the other above the apex, black, 

 shining, and having on each side a broad, lateral, orange-yellow 

 patch extending from the third to the eighth interval, slightly pro- 

 duced backwards on the third interval, connected with the base on 

 the fourth and fifth, and a supra-postical, subtriangular patch, the 

 apex of which is directed towards the base, extending from the- 

 suture to the fifth interval, and coalescing at the suture with the 

 patch on the opposite side ; under side and legs very dark brown. 

 Length 10-11 mm. ; width 4 mrrt. 



Hah. Transvaal (Potchefstroom). 



Aesinoe notabilis. 

 Head black, with a slightly rufescent patch on the apex ; antennae 

 rufescent ; prothorax black, with the margins reddish, finely punctu- 

 lated, the punctures broader on the outer sides, which are recurved ; 

 elytra elongated, deeply striato-punctate, with the intervals finely 

 punctulated, plane, the third one from the suture with two punctures,. 



