216 Mr. M. Jacoby on 



below and the legs flavous, the posterior femora of the male strongly- 

 thickened, the tibiae densely pubescent, the tarsi sometimes infuscate. 



Hal. Dahomey, Porto Novo. 



Of this species, several specimens, both of the typical 

 form with black elytra and of the variety, were sent to me 

 by M. Clavareau. I have not the least doubt that both 

 represent the same species, the more so as both were 

 obtained at the same locality, and as there is not the 

 slightest difference in structural details. The species 

 resembles somewhat L. bimacidata, Jac, from Mashona- 

 land, but the latter is larger, the antennae and the legs are 

 black and the elytral spots are placed lower. All the 

 species of this genus described by Prof. Westwood differ 

 either in coloration or structurally. 



Clythva lacordairei, sp. n. 



Elongate and parallel, black, head strongly rugose, thorax trans- 

 verse, rufous, strongly and remotely punctured, elytra fulvous, 

 strongly punctured in closely approached rows, a spot on the 

 shoulders, another larger one near the scutellum and a short trans- 

 verse band near the apex, black, tibiae and tarsi fulvous. 



Length 6 millim. 



Head black, sparingly clothed with extremely short silvery hairs, 

 strongly rugosely punctured the punctures partly confluent, eyes 

 large, the clypeus separated by an obsolete transverse depression, its 

 anterior margin concave-emarginate, antennas short, black, the second 

 and third joint fulvous, the fourth and following joints strongly 

 transverse ; thorax transversely convex, twice as broad as long, the 

 sides very feebly rounded, the surface very strongly and remotely 

 punctured, scutellum broadly triangular, black, elytra strongly 

 punctured in closely approached very irregular rows, very feebly 

 lobed below the shoulders, pale fulvous, a small spot on the 

 shoulders, a larger round one near the scutellum and a short, 

 slightly curved band near the apex, abbreviated at the sides, black, 

 below densely clothed with silvery pubescence, black, the tibiaa and 

 tarsi fulvous, robust and the latter broad. 



Hal. Mashon aland, Headlands (G. Marshall). 



The rugose head and its black colour, the strong and 

 remote punctuation of the thorax, and the position of the 

 elytral spots will distinguish this species. 



