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Show 534 MB. M. JACOBY ON T H E [May 18, EHYPARIDA MADAGASCARIENSIS, n. Sp. Entirely fulvous, head finely and remotely punctured ; thorax transverse, closely punctured at the sides, the centre impunctate; elytra strongly punctate-striate, the interstices minutely punctured. Length lg line. Of oblong shape, the head finely granulate and not closely but distinctly punctured ; the epistome separated from the face by an obsolete transverse groove, rather more strongly punctured than the head, its anterior margin concave at the middle ; palpi slender; eyes surrounded by a very narrow groove; antennae extending rather beyond the middle of the elytra, fulvous, the second joint slightly shorter than the third, the fourth rather longer than the fifth joint, the following ones elongate and rather stout; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides rounded, the anterior angles produced into a short tooth, the surface rather closely punctured at the sides, the punctures somewhat elongate, the middle of the disc, in shape of a narrow space, nearly impunctate, opaque; scutellum not longer than broad; elytra not wider at the base than the thorax, with a very shallow depression below the base, strongly punctate-striate, the interstices finely and sparingly punctured ; the four posterior tibiae deeply emarginate at the apex, claws bifid; anterior margin of the thoracic episternum concave; prosternum narrow, longer than broad. This is the second species of the genus described by me from Madagascar ; it agrees in everything with its many other Eastern congeners in regard to structural details and resembles many of the species in general shape and coloration. The present insect is easily distinguished from the other Madagascar species by the colour and sculpture of the thorax. Since the anterior margin of the thoracic episternum is not in the least convex but concave, the species cannot find its place amongst the Tgpophorlnce. LlNISCUS MASHONANUS, n. Sp. Metallic dark green, below and the femora nearly black, basal joints of the antennae and the tibiae more or less fulvous ; thorax nearly impunctate; elytra very strongly punctate-striate; femora with a minute tooth. Length l|-2 lines. Of elongate and parallel shape; the head with a few fine punctures at the vertex; the clypeus not separated from the face, sparingly punctured ; eyes large, slightly notched ; antennae scarcely extending to the middle of the elytra, black, the lower two or three joints fulvous ; the basal joint thickened, the second one-half shorter than this and the third joint, the following four joints slender and equal, the terminal ones distinctly thickened; thorax about one-half broader than long, broader in the female, the sides rounded and narrowed anteriorly, the angles dentiform, |
