478 Transactions South African Philosophical Society, [vol. xiii. 



Leucocelis (Erythroderma) rubra, Gory and Perch., 



Plate XLVIL, fig. 18. 



Monogr. d. Cet., p. 299, pi. 58, fig. 1. 



margarita, Schoch., Mith. Schw. Ent. Ges., x., p. 52. 



Testaceous bronze-red, with the legs and head dark, almost fuscous 

 bronze. Shape and sculpture of L. hcemorhoidalis, but it is a little 

 larger and in proportion more acuminate behind. It differs also 

 from most of the South African species of the genus in having the 

 mesosternal process more produced beyond the coxae. Anterior part 

 of clypeus aciculate, posterior part closely and deeply punctate ; 

 prothorax sparingly punctulate in the posterior part ; scutellum 

 punctulate ; discoidal costa of elytra much raised in the posterior 

 part, supra-marginal row of punctures very distinct, marginal row 

 weakly punctate ; pygidium with ovate, non-contiguous cicatricose 

 punctures ; sides of abdomen with long, cicatricose punctures, sides 

 of prosternum almost strigose ; under side almost glabrous, except 

 the femora, tibiae, and tarsi, which are fringed inwardly with dense, 

 fiavescent hairs ; sternal process straight, projecting greatly beyond 

 the coxae, and strongly arcuately rounded. 



Length 10-J-12 mm. ; width 5J-5Jmm. 



Hob. Cape Colony (East London, Port St. John), Natal (every- 

 where), Orange Eiver Colony and Transvaal (throughout).* 



Leucocelis (Erythroderma) amoena, n. sp. 



Black, prothorax with a narrow rufescent yellowish outer marginal 

 band tapering much towards both the apex and base, elytra greenish 

 blue ; pygidium black. Larger than any other South African species 

 of Leucocelis ; the clypeus and head have the normal sculpture; the 

 prothoracic punctures are very small, and far remote from each 

 other ; the scutellum is impunctate ; the elytra are greatly attenu- 

 ated behind, the discoidal costa is hardly raised, and the dis- 

 coidal series of punctures are far from deep, those on the detlexed 

 part are extremely shallow, and those of the supra-marginal and 

 marginal rows are very shallow ; pygidium cicatricose punctate ; 

 under side sculptured in the same manner as in L. rubra ; sternal 

 process long, slightly slanting downwards, more sub-orbicular at 

 apex than in L. rubra, and without any traces of transverse suture. 



Length 13 mm. ; width 7 mm. 



Hab. Southern Ehodesia (Gazaland). 



* The Transvaal examples are slightly smaller than those from Natal, and more 

 flavescent-red. 



