132 M. L. Pennguexf s Fourth Contribution [March 30, 



Tribe: LAMIID3:. 



Gen. Zalates. Thorns. 



Z. PULCHRA, 



Elongata, pube grisea, brunriea varicgata dense tecta ; Jronte 

 tuber cults . duobus conicis ; prothorace lateribus spinosis supra 5 

 tuber culato ; elytris fascicidis minutis ochraceis scriatis adspersis. 



Long. 24, lat. 9 mm . 



Elongated, covered with a thick greyish tomentum variegated with 

 brown ; head with a longitudinal carina ending in a conical tubercle 

 at each end on the frontal part ; antennae with the basal joint dented 

 inwardly, annulate d with brown at the tip of each articulation and 

 with the four basal ones thickly covered with brown hairs ; protho- 

 rax convex, much constricted at the base, with the outer sides spinose 

 and with five tubercles in the centre of the disk ; two elongated one, 

 enclosing two smaller ones forming a sort of groove, and a very acute 

 conical one at the very apex ; elytra nearly parallel, not very convex, 

 the shoulders very prominent and covered with a dense grey tomentum 

 relieved by regular series of very short, brown fascicles. 



Transvaal (Rustenburg). 



Gen. Phryneta. Cast. 



P. NUPERA. 



Oblonga, nigra, dense luteo tomentosa ; prothorace supra 

 tubercidato, lateribus utringue spina valida armatis ; elytris ad 

 basim snb-denudatis, gra?ndatis, fasciaque obscuriore obliqua, 

 post medium posita, in singulo oimatis, mesoihorace subtus utringue 

 plaga alba notato. 



Long. 26-32, lat. 10-12 mm . 



Oblong, black, covered with a thick, yellow tomeutum ; prothorax 

 acutely spinose on the sides and with nine tubercles on the disk ; 

 three small ones on the edge of the apical margin, four in the median 

 part, and one on each side near the posterior margin ; elytra broader at 

 the base, with the humeral angles callose, strongly granulated 

 diagonally from the base to about the first third of the length, and 

 punctulated from there to the apex, thickly tomentose, with the 

 granulated part denuded, and a diagonal deeper-yellow band beginning 



