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Elytra pale yellow with eight black patches on each 
side, head and prothorax conspicuously scabrose 
punctate (pi. xxiii., fig. 32) comiexa. 
a^. Antennal joints black. 
^Elytra pale yellow from the base to five-sixths of 
the length, and having in the anterior part three 
transversely disposed small black dots (background) 
and a transverse post-median black band interrupted 
in the centre (pi. xxiii., figs. 30, 31) tripunctata. 
C'. Third basal antennal joint not longer than the fourth. 
Elytra with two transverse yellow, yellow and brownish- 
red, or reddish transverse bands. 
D^ Basal part of elytra not covered by the coalescing dorsal 
or lateral patches and spots, 
a^. Antenna yellow with the two basal joints black. 
Basal part of elytra with a minute dorsal yellow 
spot, and a similar lateral spot, or without any at 
all, anterior band narrow, little sinuose, posterior 
one not much broader than the anterior, more or 
less plainly narrowed towards the outer margin, 
background from the hind margin of the anterior 
part to a short distance from the apex reddish brown 
(pi. xxiii., fig. 33) alterna. 
Basal part of elytra with a minute yellow dot, an- 
terior band yellow, narrow, somewhat constricted 
towards the outer margin, posterior band broader, 
dark brownish red, and somewhat indistinct (pi. xxiii., 
figs. 34-36) ysjV. irritans. 
No basal or lateral dot, a very narrow, once or 
twice interrupted transverse posterior band (pi. xxiii., 
fig. 37) var. vibex. 
Basal part of elytra without dorsal or lateral spot, 
anterior band red, broad but narrowed in the lateral 
supra-marginal part, posterior one also red, as broad 
-in the centre where it is ampliated behind as the 
anterior, and slightly notched in the anterior margin 
(pi. xxiii., fig. 38) dicincta. 
Basal part of elytra with a dorsal yellow patch, and 
a smaller lateral one, two broad yellow bands of 
nearly similar width, the hind margins of which 
are only very slightly sinuose (pi. xxiii., fig. 39) . . tripartita. 
The same, but with the two yellow bands separated 
by a very narrow space, the two bands coalescing at 
two points (pi. xxiii., figs. 40, 41) var. mahalanga. 
Basal part of elytra with a dorsal and a lateral 
yellow patch or not ; anterior yellow band broad, 
