248 Mr. M. Jacoby on 



Head broad, the clypeus not defined, closely and strongly punc- 

 tured, the rest of the surface closely pubescent, apex of the clypeus 

 straight, palpi slender, flavous, antennas extending to about the 

 middle of the elytra, slender, the basal three joints of nearly equal 

 length, the following longer, the terminal ones slightly thickened, 

 thorax twice and a half as broad as long, the sides rounded, slightly 

 narrowed anteriorly, the basal margin oblique, slightly produced 

 at the middle, the surface closely covered with grey pubescence, 

 obscuring the sculpturing, scutellum similarly pubescent, elytra not 

 wider at the base than the thorax, elongate and rather pointed at the 

 apex, finely and closely punctured, the puncturing nearly invisible 

 on account of the yellowish-grey pubescence ; the breast and abdomen 

 blackish, sparingly covered with hairs. 



Hah. Mashonaland, Salisbury (G. Marshall). 



Mashonania nigrita, sp. n. 



Black, pubescent, the antennas fulvous, the upper joints fuscous, 

 thorax transverse, finely coriaceous, clothed with white pubescence, 

 elytra finely semipunctate- striate, pubescent like the thorax, femora 

 with a tooth. 



Length 3 mil Km. 



Of entirely black colour, the head finely coriaceous, opaque, the 

 eyes large, entire, the clypeus not separated from the face, its sides 

 raised in shape of a ridge, labrum fulvous, the terminal joints of the 

 palpi piceous, antennae slender, the third and fourth joint equal, 

 longer than the second, fourth and following joints more elongate, 

 not thickened ; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides rounded, the 

 angles not produced but distinct, the disc entirely coriaceous or 

 finely rugose and clothed like the head with fine white pubescence, 

 scutellum subquadrate, pubescent, elytra with closely approached 

 rows of fine punctures, opaque, pubescent like the other parts, 

 femora rather thickened, with a distinct tooth. 



Hah. Natal, Malvern (ft Barker). 



The single specimen kindly sent by Mr. Barker agrees 

 entirely with the other species except in the dentate 

 femora, but this character may possibly be peculiar only to 

 the male sex as is sometimes the case ; the whole insect 

 is of black and opaque coloration with the exception of 

 the labrum and the antennae. 



