78 M. L. Peringuey 's Third Contribution [March 30, 



Metallic green above, shining ; antennae, legs and underside red. 

 Head deeply grooved on the vertex, antennae rugose, densely pilose 

 underneath ; prothorax short, rounded, faintly punctured, with two 

 deep impressions on each side of the anterior part of the disk, and 

 with a reddish median macula ; scutellum rufous ; elytia moderately 

 convex, finely and closely shagreened and with the suture reddish ; 

 underside red with the basal part of the abdominal segments dark green. 



Allied to X. Buqueti. Thorns. 



Gen. Hypatium. Thorns. 



374. H. Frieesi. Fahr. 



Recorded from Northern Transvaal. 



Gen. Phyllocnema. Thorns. 



375. P. speciosa. spec. nov. 



Elongata, nigro-violacea, capite, antennis, prothorace, pedibus basi 

 <apiceque obscure rufis ; prothoracis lateribus spinosis ; elytris 

 coriaceis in singulo bi costatis. 



Long. 30, lat. % mm . 



Elongated, violaceous metallic black with the head, antennae, pro- 

 -fehorax, apex and base of femora and tibiae dark metallic red, head and 

 prothorax very rugose, deeply pitted, the latter with the outer sides 

 produced into a conspicuous tooth, and with the apical angle acute, 

 little convex on the back with two faint impressions on the disk ; 

 scutellum chalybeate ; elytra elongated, shagreened, each with two 

 ■conpicuous raised lines ; underside briefly silky ; posterior tibiae 

 foliated on the outer side. 



An intermediate form between P. latipes and P. Guienzii, and 

 approximating in size to the former ; the shape of the prothorax i$ 

 however nearer to that of P. Guienzii, but not tuberculated on the 

 disc ; the foliation of the hind tibiae is identical. 



Gen. Closterombrus. Thorns. 



376. C. amabtlis. spec. nov. 



Elongatus, caruleo-vi?idis, ? a?itennarum articulis 6 ultimis nigi-is ; 

 femoribus quatuor anticis rujis. 



