340 Mr. M. Jacoby^s contributions to the knowledge of 
small spine, the first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the 
following two joints together, claws appendiculate, anterior coty- 
loid cavities closed, the last abdominal segment divided into two 
deeply hollowed and acutely pointed lobes, the preceding segment 
with a longitudinal groove. 
Hah. Salisbury, Masbunaland. 
Female with the elytra obsoletely longitudinally sulcate at the 
sides, the underside black, the last two abdominal segments flavous, 
simple. 
I have placed this species provisionally in Cynorta on 
account of the subquadrate thorax, the armed tibiae, and 
the closed coxal cavities. The genus has, however, not 
previously been recorded from Africa, and the thorax in 
this insect is devoid of any fovese usually found in 
Cynorta. This, however, does not seem of sufficient 
importance for the erection of another genus. 
Malaxia femorata, sp. n. 
Black, the basal joints of the antennae below, the face, the apex 
of the femora and the tibiae more or less flavous, thorax finely 
rugose, elytra bright green, finely rugose, and clothed with white 
pubescence. Length, 2| lines. 
Head finely rugose, the vertex black, the lower portion of the 
face flavous, clypeus transversely swollen ; antenna two-thirds the 
length of the body, black, the three or four lower joints flavous 
below, third and fourth joints equal ; thorax twice as broad as 
long, of equal width, the posterior angles rather obliquely shaped ; 
the surface sculptured like the thorax, black, clothed with some 
fine yellowish pubescence, the sides obsoletely depressed, lateral 
margins nearly straight ; scutellum black, elytra finely rugose, 
green, clothed with whitish pubescence, the extreme sides of a 
more brassy or golden tint ; underside and the base of the femora 
black, legs flavous, the anterior tibiae and tarsi more or less fuscous. 
Hah, South Africa (?) 
This species, of which I received two specimens from 
Mr. Peringuey without locality, diflPers from M. aurolim- 
hata, All., in the colour of the thorax, which is described 
as fulvous with three black spots, but seems otherwise 
closely allied. M. Allard, also, refers to his species, 
M. alluaudi, but I am not able to find a species described 
by that name. M. nigricollis, AIL, has differently coloured 
antennae and elytra, and M. 'porraceijpennis, All., is 
