324 Mr. M. Jacoby's contributions to the knowledge of 
Blepharida (Podontia) reticulata, Baly = B. holuhi, Jac. 
Having lately compared Baly^s type with my species 
of B. holuhi, I have come to the conclusion that the two 
insects must be considered identical, although slightly 
varying in the shape of the spots, etc. Baly placed his 
species in Podontia, where it cannot find its place on 
account of the straight base of the prosternum, and 
this made me overlook the species, Blepharida being 
the proper genus for its incorporation. 
Blepharida natalensis, sp. n. 
Pale flavous, the apical joints of the antennae black; thorax with 
two short black punctured stripes anteriorly; elytra deeply 
punctate-striate, black, with numerous small flavous spots, the 
interspaces at the apex costate . Length, 3 lines. 
Vae. Elytra nearly without spots. 
Head pale flavous, finely punctured near the eyes, with two 
sinuate deep longitudinal grooves in front of the latter, and some 
spaces of very short silvery pubescence, palpi slender; antennee 
extending a little beyond the thorax, the lower four joints flavous, 
the others black ; thorax nearly three times broader than long, the 
lateral margin subangulate before the middle, the anterior one 
concave, its angles thickened, posterior margin produced at the 
middle, the sides sinuate, the surface with some very minute 
punctures, pale flavous ; from the anterior margin a short obUque 
black and deeply punctured stripe extends to the middle at each 
side and a small fovea is placed near the middle of the base; 
scutellum small, fulvous; elytra with deep rows of punctures, the 
interstices costate at the apex, variegated with numerous small 
flavous spots and black intervening transverse bands, forming a 
network ; near the anterior portion of the lateral margin some 
larger elongate yellow spots are seen and the elytral epipleurae are 
also spotted with yellow and black ; underside and legs flavous, 
clothed with very short silvery pubescence. 
Hah. Natal and Delagoa Bay; Cape Town collection, 
and my own. 
Larger than B. reticulata, Baly, much more elongate, 
and with an entirely difierently coloured and sculptured 
thorax; the elytral pale spots are nearly all of round 
shape and are closely placed ; the variety from Delagoa 
Bay at first sight looks totally different on account of 
