NEW PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA 123 
The single specimen before me resembles much P. Lefevret, 
Baly but differs in the punctuation of the thorax and that of 
the elytra, in the shorter antennae and the pubescence of the 
elytra. I am not able to see whether the posterior femora are 
armed with a spine as the specimen is carded, the anterior 
femora are however unarmed. 
2. Corynodes abyssinica, n. sp. 
Violaceous blue; labrum, antennae and tarsi black; thorax 
closely covered with larger and smaller punctures ; elytra very 
closely punctured, the interstices finely transversely rugose ; 
claws bifid. 
Length 5-6 lines. 
Head strongly and moderately closely punctured, the vertex 
with a fine central line; the epistome separated from the face 
by a deep transverse groove, closely punctured; labrum and 
jaws black; antennae rather slender, black, the first six joints 
shining, the rest gradually but moderately dilated, scarcely 
longer than broad; thorax subcylindrical, the sides perfectly 
straight and greatly narrowed towards the apex, the anterior 
angles thickened and slightly produced; posterior margin very 
little widened at the middle, surface everywhere covered with 
small’and larger punctures; scutellum as broad as long, its 
surface depressed, the apex rather acute; elytra as closely but 
more evenly punctured than the thorax, the interstices near the 
sides transversely wrinkled, more obsoletely so on the disc; 
underside and the legs sparingly covered with yellowish white 
pubescence, legs distinctly , abdomen very finely punctured; 
prosternum much longer than broad, covered with long pubes- 
cence. 
Scioa, Mahal-Uonz, Let-Marefia (O. Antinori). 
The thorax in this species is not longer than broad, but 
much more closely punctured than is the case in C. compresst- 
cornis Fab., the antennae are comparatively slender and the 
terminal joints are less dilated than in most species belonging 
