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Show 234 MR. c o. WATERHOUSE ON [Mar. 3, shining, the underside and legs coppery, the sides of violet. Thorax more convex than in A. natalensis, more closely and much more strongly punctured ; the sides more regularly arcuate with only a very small lateral impression ; the dorsal median channel well marked. Elytra very strongly and irregularly punctured, with small punctures interspersed ; the punctures near the shoulders are somewhat transverse, and the interspaces being very narrow become transverse rugae. All the large punctures are finely punctured and filled with pale pubescence, which gives the elytra a speckled appearance. The lateral and apical costae are as in A. natalensis, but not so strongly marked, and there is no lateral stripe above the lateral costa. Antennae black, with the opaque portions smoky. Underside of the body somewhat violet, the abdominal segments margined with green. Legs coppery. Length 25 millim. PSILOPTERA L^ETA, n. sp. (Plate XV. fig. 5.) Rather parallel, depressed, bluish green above, brassy green below. Head very rugose. Thorax nearly one third broader than long, a little broader across the middle than at the base, and then obliquely narrowed in front, with a shallow median impression and one on each side; the surface rather strongly but very irregularly punctured, coarsely rugulose-punctate at the sides; the irregular space on each side of the median impression sparingly punctured, shining coppery; and a little more removed from the middle there is an irregular-shaped coppery spot a little in front of the middle. Scutellum black. Elytra nearly parallel for two thirds their length, then narrowed to the apex, not very convex, with lines of somewhat strong punctures ; the alternate interstices flat, the others in parts very slightly convex ; the flat interstices are strongly and not very closely punctured ; the others have each about eight ovate finely punctured impressions; the raised parts smooth and slightly brassy. At the sides there is a submarginal, closely, and finely punctured impressed line, extending from under the shoulder to near the apex; in this stripe there is some very fine whitish pubescence, which is only visible in certain lights. Prosternum with a triangular projection on each side of the front margin. Abdomen irregularly and strongly punctured, and finely pubescent. Length 30 millim. MoLURIDiE. M E L A N O L O P H U S ATER, n. sp. (Plate X V . fig. 6.) Dull black. Head closely and strongly punctured, with a slight impression on the forehead. Antennae with the 3rd joint nearly as long as the 4th and 5th taken together; the 4th joint a little longer than broad, the following joints very similar; the 10th joint the same length as the 9th, but broader than long; the 11 th as broad as the 10th, but short, truncate at the apex. Thorax as long as broad, or even a trifle longer, very convex (densely and strongly punctured, |
