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Show 342 MR. M. JACOBY ON THE [Mar. 7, darker, posterior femora strongly incrassate, their apical portion piceous, posterior tibias incrassate ; anterior coxal cavities open. Hab. Frere, Natal (67. Marshall). A small species, of ovate and convex shape and AAith dark-coloured legs. Lactica marginicollis Jac, L. africana Jac, and L. gabonensis Jac. ought, I think, to find their places in Phygasia on account of the shape of the thorax ; the last-named species is identical Avith P. magna Weise. PHYLLOTRETA NATALENSIS, sp. n. Flavous, the apical three joints of the antennas, the breast and abdomen piceous ; head and thorax finely punctured and coriaceous ; elytra metallic dark greenish, finely geminate punctate-striate; posterior femora piceous. Length 3 millim. Elongate and subcylindrical; the head flavous, finely granulate and very minutely punctured, the frontal elevations entirely obsolete, clypeus raised and thickened, palpi slender; antennas closely approached at the base, slender, and rather long, flavous, the apical three joints and the preceding one partly piceous or black, basal joint long, the second less than half its size, scarcely shorter than the third joint, the apical joints shorter and thicker; thorax about one-half broader than long, the lateral margins straight and distinctly narrowed in front, the anterior angles obliquely thickened, posterior margin sinuate at each side, the surface very closely and more strongly punctured than the head and finely granulate, flavous; scutellum extremely short, only just visible ; elytra not wider at the base than the thorax, gradually AAidened towards the middle, greenish asneous, closely and finely punctured in double TOAVS, distinct to the apex, the latter broadly rounded; legs rather robust, flavous, the posterior femora piceous, tibias AAith a minute spine, the posterior ones sulcate, the metatarsus of the posterior legs as long as the following joints together ; anterior coxal cavities open ; the breast and abdomen piceous. Hab. Verulam, Natal (G. Marshall). A nearly typical species and distinguished by the geminate punctate-striate elytra. CEDIONYCHIS RUGICOLLIS, sp. n. (Plate XXI. fig. 1.) FlaA'Ous, the antennas, part of the head, the breast and the legs blackish; thorax strongly rugose-punctate, with two piceous spots ; elytra closely and strongly rugose-punctate, flavous, the suture aud a broad longitudinal baud on the disc, abbreviated posteriorly, dark green. Length 6 millim. Head strongly rugose, the vertex flavous, the lower portion black, frontal elevations strongly raised, fulvous ; clypeus in shape of an acute triangular ridge, piceous ; antennas short and stout, only extending to the base of the thorax, the terminal seven joints transversely widened, black, the basal joints flavous, first |