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

 having on each side below the base a subovate yellow patch 

 extending from the fourth to the seventh interval, slightly in- 

 vading the third, and produced nearer the base on the fifth and 

 sixth intervals, and also an almost round patch above the apical 

 part, extending from the second to the fourth interval ; under side 

 infuscate, legs and tarsi pale red, with the knees infuscate. 

 Length 12 mm. ; width 4 mm. 

 Hah. Transvaal. 



Aesinoe featerna. 



Head deeply punctured, very dark brown, almost black, with a rufes- 

 cent patch in the middle, antennae rufescent ; prothorax almost black, 

 but slightly rufescent on the disk, punctulated, the punctures broader 

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

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

 third one with two punctures, one above the median part, the other 

 above the apex and having on each side a narrow, sub-basal band 

 reaching from the second to the eighth interval, produced nearer to 

 the base on the sixth interval, and a semi-circular, somewhat irregular 

 supra-postical patch nearly enclosing a round spot of the back- 

 ground above the postical part, with the centre of the patch pro- 

 duced in a short, broad line directed upwards on the third interval ; 

 under side and legs reddish brown. Length 11 mm. ; width 5 mm. 



Hah. Zambezia (Salisbury), Ovampoland (Omrromba). 



Motschulsky has described another species which he says is very 

 near Arsinoe quadrigtittata, but smaller, more shining, with no 

 distinct punctuation, and with three broad testaceous patches, the 

 posterior one of which extends across the suture a little in front of 

 the apical part. The description might answer to that of Lohodontus 

 gentilis. 



Arsinoe trimaculata, Motsch., 

 Etud. Entom., 1862, p. 50. 



Depressed, subparallel, shining, testaceous red ; abdomen and 

 elytra piceous black, the latter with three testaceous yellow patches 

 (1|-) , margin also testaceous ; head and prothorax impunctate ; elytra 

 deeply striate, striae punctate, intervals subconvex, sparsely punc- 

 tured. Length 8J mm. ; width 3^ mm. 



Hah. Cape of Good Hope. 



Gen. LOBODONTUS, Chaud., 

 Bull. Mosc, 1842, vol. iv., p. 841. 

 Mentum of Arsinoa; ligula moderately long, horny, gradually 

 ampliated towards the apex, truncate at the tip, bearing two setae ; 



