226 Mr. M. Jacoby on 



punctate and narrowly margined with black ; below densely clothed 

 with silvery pubescence. 



Hah. Mashon ALAND, Salisbury (G. Marshall). 



In spite of great resemblance to several other species of 

 similar colorations, the present one is evidently quite dis- 

 tinct as proved by the structure of the male organ ; this 

 latter is short and cylindrical, abruptly truncate at the apex, 

 the deflexed portion is perpendicular and provided with a 

 strong central ridge, while the sides are concave or hollowed, 

 the lower edge ends into an acute triangular point. In 

 distinguishing this species, the size of the insect, the 

 regular punctate-striate elytra and the structure of the 

 penis will assist in its determination. 



^theomo?yha cjjldoniala, sp. n. 



Elongate and parallel, pale fulvous, apical joints of the antennas 

 fuscous, clypeus subquadrately emarginate, head and thorax impunc- 

 tate, elytra extremely minutely and sparingly punctured, the breast 

 fuscous ; elytra feebly lobed below the shoulders. 



Var. Below entirely fulvous. 



Length 4-5 millim. 



Head fulvous, shining, with a deep fovea between the eyes, the 

 space between them with a few very minute punctures, eyes large, 

 distinctly notched below, the epistome deeply and subquadrately 

 emarginate, the sides of the emargination dentiform, labrum flavous, 

 antennas extending to the base of the thorax, fulvous, the apical 

 joints more or less fuscous, the third and fourth joint equal, short, 

 the fifth and following strongly triangularly dilated ; thorax about 

 one half broader than long, subquadrate, the sides nearly straight, 

 the median lobe scarcely marked, the surface with a narrow trans- 

 verse sulcus near the anterior and posterior margin, entirely im- 

 punctate, very shining, the extreme base accompanied by a few 

 irregularly placed punctures, somewhat obliquely depressed in front 

 of the scutellum, the latter smooth, truncate at the apex ; elytra 

 subcylindrical, extremely finely punctured when seen under a strong 

 lens, the punctures somewhat arranged in rows, the sides below the 

 shoulders feebly but distinctly lobed ; below and the legs fulvous, 

 the breast black, clothed with whitish pubescence, anterior legs 

 somewhat elongate, robust, the tarsi broad. 



Rah. Cape Colony, Dunbrody (Bev. GNeil); Natal, 

 Estcourt. 



