1892.] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. 43 



the triangular basal patch, the second is obliquely placed at about 

 the middle, and the third, a transverse one, is above the apex. 



Resembles much A. pectoralis. Oliv ; the white bands are also 

 similar in shape, but not in position ; the colouring of the basal part of 

 the elytra is quite different, and it lacks the abdominal red patch so 

 noticeable in pectoralis. 



204. A. fallax. spec. nov. 



Oblonga, convexa, nigra, sub-nitida, parce pubescens ; capite pro- 

 thoraceque prof wide punctatis, hoc lateraliter flavo marginato, brevi> 

 rotundato, in medio obsolete impresso ; elytris crebre punctato-striatis 

 sub-cylindricis, postice acuminatis, singulo maculis flavidis nov em 

 ornato. 



Long. 8, lat. 6 mm . 



Black, covered with a very short, greyish pubescence ; prothorax 

 rounded, convex, hardly impressed m the middle, closely punctured 

 like the head, attenuated posteriorly and slightly serrated at the apex, 

 closely punctato-striated, and having on each side nine, more or less 

 rounded, yellowish patches : the first two are on the shoulder and 

 near the scutellum, the second two (which sometimes coalesce) in a 

 line below the first two, the other four are sloping and the last one is 

 close to the apex. 



Shape, size and colouring of A. 10-guttata. Thnnb, but more 

 convex and with the spots arranged in a different manner. 



Captured in Damaraland. 



Gen. Belionota. Esch. 



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205. B. sphenopteroides. spec. nov. 



Supra obscure aenea, glabra ; prothorace brevi, parum convexo, ad 

 basin valde sinuato, crebre punctulato lateribusque hand sulcatis ; 

 elytris, sub-depressis, postice acuminatis, a medio valde serratis, 

 quadri-costatis, costis aub-laivibus, interstitiis reticulato-punctatis ; 

 subtus ceneo-micans lateribus leviter pubescentibus, segmentis abdominis 

 extus acute spinosis. 



Long. 18, lat. 6 nun . 



Obscure bronze on the upper part, and hairless ; head with a 

 transverse raised smooth line and a semi-circular one between the 

 eyes ; prothorax little convex, strongly sinuated behind, covered with 

 fine, deep punctures, with no perceptible median line and without any 



