African Phytophagous Coleoptera. 237 



found on a species of Eugenia. G. inchosus, Jac., from Togo 

 is of nearly similar coloration but has a longer, less trans- 

 versely and less swollen thorax, the latter has also three 

 black spots placed transversely, and the elytra are nearly 

 irregularly punctured ; if the black colour of the elytra in 

 the present insect is taken for that of the ground, they may 

 be described as having a large flavous patch occupying 

 the entire anterior portion and a smaller round flavous 

 spot at the apex. 



Cryptocephalus malvemensis, sp. n. 



Black, the basal joints of the antennae and the legs fulvous, thorax 

 impunetate, elytra finely punctate-striate, the interstices finely 

 wrinkled, black, the sides and the apex broadly flavous, tarsi more 

 or less fuscous. 



Length 2|-3 millim. 



Head finely but not very closely punctured, black, the eyes broadly 

 emarginate, the lower portion of the face furnished with single white 

 hairs, antennas rather long, black, the lower five joints flavous or 

 fulvous, the second and third joint shorter than the fourth, of equal 

 length, terminal joints slightly dilated ; thorax about one half 

 broader than long, the sides moderately rounded, the surface very 

 convex and shining, black, the posterior angles rather prominently 

 produced, the disc entirely impunetate, scutellum black, its apex 

 truncate, elytra parallel, the suture round the scutellum rather 

 strongly raised in shape of ridges, the disc finely punctate-striate, 

 the punctures of the inner disc closely placed, those near the sides 

 more remotely so and deeper, the interstices very minutely trans- 

 versely wrinkled, the black discoidal portion bounded at the sides 

 and apex by a broad yellow band which widens at the middle below 

 the shoulders, below entirely black, the legs fulvous, prosternum 

 oblong, longitudinally concave and finely rugose. 



Hob. Natal, Malvern (0. Barker). 



Not unlike our European G. Moraei and closely allied 

 to 0. Gurra, Gestro, and of similar coloration, but the basal 

 joints of the antennas and the legs fulvous, the thorax 

 entirely black, and the elytral punctuation finer than in 

 that species. There are three specimens before me. 



Gryptocephahts varioplagiahcs, sp. n. 

 Flavous above, the head with one, the thorax with six black spots 



