338 Descriptive Catalogue [1898. 



The characters distinguishing this genus from Lebistina, CataL, 

 p. 269, are, first the distinct median tooth in the mentum,* secondly 

 the shape of the ligula, which does not project at all beyond the 

 paraglossse, which are not setose laterally, and, thirdly the sculpture 

 of the elytra, the striae of which are interrupted and reduced to elon- 

 gated lines, or rather punctures, half a millimetre long, as well as 

 the absence of punctures on what should be the third interval ; 

 the fourth joint of the tarsi is dilated and divided in two long lobes, 

 whereas it is only deeply incised in Lebistina, and not dilated. 



Lebistinida pulchka, 

 Plate II., fig. 3. 



Metallic green with a purplish or violaceous tinge, antennae and 

 tibiae black with the exception of the three basal joints which are 

 violaceous green ; head a little more deeply aciculate in the anterior 

 part than in the centre ; prothorax short, nearly twice as broad as 

 long, slightly sinuate laterally behind, much rounded in front, and 

 closely plicate transversely on the disk ; elytra one-third broader at the 

 base than the prothorax, and gradually ampliated from the rounded 

 shoulders to a short distance from the apex where they are more than 

 twice as broad as the prothorax, sinuate behind, somewhat convex, 

 and having regular series of elongated punctures distant from one 

 another ; the intervals are very finely aciculate, perfectly plane, and 

 have two irregular rows of moderately deep punctures ; under side 

 dark bronze, abdomen nearly black, briefly pubescent ; pygidium 

 black, punctulate. 



The elongated punctures on the elytra are evidently the remnant 

 of the usual striae, interrupted at half a millimetre distance. Length 

 8^ mm. ; width 4J mm. 



Hab. Natal (Umkomaas Eiver). Found under bark. 



Gen. AESINOE. 



CataL, p. 270. 



Arsinoe grandis. 



Black, sub-opaque on the head and prothorax, shining on the 

 elytra, basal joints of antennae, under side, and legs piceous-black ; 



* In my description of the genus Lebistina, CataL, p. 268, I said that the 

 mentum had no tooth or sinuation ; I find, however, that in L. caffra the 

 mentum has a blunt median projection, emarginate in the centre. 



