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very closely punctate, coriaceous shagreened, each bears three basal small 
yellow patches disposed transversely, the first two are dorsal, the third 
lateral ; towards the median part are three similarly disposed, but slightly 
wider patches, and the posterior band consists of a strongly zigzagged band 
reaching from the suture to past the middle dorsal part, and of a small 
supra-marginal patch closely approaching the remainder of the band, and 
probably occasionally coalescing with it ; all these patches and band are 
narrowly edged with brown. 
The shape of the prothorax in this species, and in the following, differs 
from that of the other South African Mylabris. 
Length 18-21 mm. ; width 8-9 mm. 
Hab. Cape Colony (Port Elizabeth, Grahamstown, Knysna, Sunday's 
Eiver). 
Mylabris picteti. Mars., 
Plate XXIII., figs. 58, 59. 
Monogr., p. 480, pi. v., fig. 48. 
Allied to the preceding species ; black, with the elytra brown, antennae 
also completely black, the patches and bands of elytra lighter yellow ; 
shape of head and prothorax similar, but the punctuation is deeper, the 
walls of the punctures are raised and irregular, the pubescence is also 
shorter, the discoidal part of the prothorax is deeply depressed, and the 
median longitudinal line is very distinct ; on the elytra which are almost 
shagreened, the two basal dorsal patches have coalesced, as have also the 
three patches in the median part which have thus become a moderately 
narrow band both edges of which are deeply tri-sinuately incised ; occa- 
sionally however this band is very narrowly interrupted towards the 
side ; the posterior band is tapering from the middle to the outer margin, 
and strongly zigzagged there. 
Length 16-17 mm. ; width 6J mm. 
Hah. Transvaal (Pretoria, Eustenburg). 
Mylabris coeca, Thunb., 
Plate XXIV., fig. 62. 
Diss. Nov. Insect. Sp., vi., 112, 1791, figs. 11-12; Billb., Monogr., p. 34, 
pi. 4, figs. 6-9. 
ochroptera, Gmel., Edit. Lin., i., 4, p. 2020. 
jjicta, Oliv., Ent., iii., 42, p. 9, pi. 1, fig. 3 ; Billb., Mon., p. 23, pi. 2, 
fig. 14 ; Mars., Monogr., p. 487, pi. v., fig. 40. 
Black, clothed with a dense, black pubescence, antennae completely 
black, third joint longer than the fourth, both very elongated ; elytral 
