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26. Candezea nigrita, sp. n. — Black, shining, the basal joints 

 of the antennae and the tibiae and tarsi obscure ilavous, thorax 

 and elytra finely and closely punctured. 



Length 1 x / 2 nne - 



Entirely of a piceous-black colour, the head impunctate, deeply 

 transversely grooved between the eyes, the frontal tubercles 

 trigonate, clypeus swollen , eyes large, the antennae extending 

 to the middle of the elytra, black, the lower three joints more 

 or less Ilavous below, the second and third joint short, subequal, 

 thorax one half broader than long, the sides straight at the 

 base, slightly rounded anteriorly, the anterior angles thickened, 

 the surface with an obsolete transverse depression, at the sides, 

 finely and closely and somewhat rugosely punctured, elytra of 

 similar sculpture, their epipleurae very narrow but distinct below 

 the middle, legs more or less obscure flavous, stained with black, 

 metatarsus of the posterior legs very elongate. 



Hab. Si-Matobe. 



Distinct from any of its allies by the entire nearly black co- 

 lour, the latter however is not a deep black but has the appea- 

 rance as if a pale colour was beneath and shining through, the 

 nine specimens obtained show no variation in this respect. 



27. Microlepta annulicornis, sp. n. — Pale testaceous, the joints 

 of the antennae stained with fuscous, the breast black, thorax 

 and elytra finely and closely punctured, the interstices slightly 

 rugose. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head perpendicularly deflexed, the vertex impunctate, the 

 lower portion of the face forming a single piece, palpi slender, 

 eyes large, antennae closely approached at the base, nearly ex- 

 tending to the apex of the elytra, very slender, the basal joint 

 extremely elongate, the second very short, third and following 

 joints equal, elongate, their apex stained with fuscous, thorax 

 one half broader than long, the sides slightly rounded, the an- 

 terior angles thickened, the surface rather convex, somewhat 

 uneven and slightly raised at the sides, finely and closely punc- 

 tured , the interstices finely wrinkled , elytra sculptured nearly 



