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a\ Antennae yellow with the two basal joints black. 
Elytra black, more or less broadly marginated all 
round and also along the suture with brownish red, 
base with a slanting yellow patch coalescing occa- 
sionally by means of a dorsal line with the anterior 
band, and a lateral patch, anterior and posterior 
bands narrow, with each margin bi-dentate (pi. xxiii., 
figs. 51, 61) matahele. 
Elytra with an arcuate basal yellow patch reaching 
the suture, and an elongated lateral patch, anterior 
band narrow, the margins three dentate on each 
side, posterior band also three dentate, strongly 
narrowed towards the outer margin (pi. xxiii., fig. 52) derosa. 
Base of elytra with a broad, semi-circular band, and 
a lateral, narrow, elongated patch, anterior band 
moderately narrow, slightly slanting from the outer 
margin to the suture, hind margin strongly bi-sinuate, 
posterior band transverse, narrowed in the centre ; 
bands and patch light orange-red ; under side densely 
clothed with a greyish silky pubescence (pi. xxiii., 
fig. 53) inuinosa. 
Whole body covered with a dense, appressed greyish 
flavescent silky pubescence; a basal dorsal yellow 
spot, a supra-humeral, elongated patch or band 
reaching another, but diagonal, dorsal yellow band, 
lateral basal patch continued as a marginal band as 
far as the posterior band, the latter also slanting, 
and continued backwards along the margin to a 
short distance from the apex (pi. xxiii., figs. 54, 55) hurmeisteri. 
B3. Head and prothorax clothed with a short appressed black 
pubescence. 
Antennae with all the oints black. 
Base of elytra with three yellow patches disposed 
transversely, anterior band divided into three yellow 
patches, posterior band strongly zigzagged and 
usually narrowly interrupted above the outer mar- 
ginal part (pi. xxiii., fig. 57) sedecimguttata. 
Base of elytra with a dorsal arcuate yellow patch, 
and a small lateral one, anterior and posterior 
yellow bands narrow, both strongly zigzagged, an- 
terior one occasionally narrowed on the side 
(pi. xxiii., figs. 58, 59) picteti. 
B^. Head and prothorax clothed with an erect, black pubescence. 
Elytra with a third band, or apical spot. 
a. Antennae black. 
Base of elytra with an ovate dorsal patch and a 
lateral one, anterior bands narrow, sinuate, inter- 
