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punctate, the punctures more than superficial, but more scattered 

 and very shallow in the basal part ; scutellum impunctate ; elytra 

 with the two dorsal costae smooth but well raised and sub-tectiform, 

 the rounded punctures in the intervals are variolose and deep, those 

 on the deflexed side somewhat shallow and coalescing ; pygidium 

 with nearly coalescing sub-variolose punctures ; sides of abdomen 

 and of pectus sparsely punctate ; pubescence of legs ashy grey. 



Length 11 mm. ; width 6 mm. 



Hab. Mozambique (Beira). 



I retain for this species and its varieties the in litt. names given 

 by Mr. O. E. Janson. 



Var. PLAGIATA. 



Male and female : Black, very shiny and with a faint metallic 

 sheen more noticeable in examples which are not quite mature ; 

 prothorax with only two large supra-marginal lateral white macules, 

 the hind one being the largest of the two ; elytra with three large 

 macules on each side, the first is situated at the sinuation and 

 reaches from the first discoidal costa to the deflexed part, the second 

 is nearly median and reaches the outer margin, the third set near 

 the apical callus is smaller than the other two but is sometimes also 

 reduced to a mere dot, and the juxta-sutural one is triangular ; in 

 addition to these well-defined patches there are occasionally a few 

 white dots scattered in the posterior part ; pygidium with two broad 

 white patches. 



This varietal form differs from the type in the obliteration of some 

 of the dorsal white dots, and the coalescing of others into patches. 



Length 11 mm. ; width 6 mm. 



Hab. Mozambique (Beira). 



Var. collaeis. 



Male : Black, with the prothorax, the pygidium, and the two last 

 abdominal segments red ; there are no white markings on the pro- 

 thorax, nor on the dorsal part of the elytra, but along the lateral 

 and apical margin are a few seriate white dots ; the pygidium has 

 no traces of white patches or spot. The sculpture and vestiture is 

 in other respects similar to the type and to the variety plagia ta. 



Length 10-10f mm. ; width 5^ mm. 



Hab. Mozambique (Beira). 



Elaphinis latecostata, Bohem., 

 Coleopt. Cafe, ii., 1857, p. 38. 

 "Ovate, little convex, rufotestaceous, shiny; head aeneous ; pro- 



