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Show 1900.] INSECTS A N D ARACHNIDS P R O M SOMALILAND. 25 are imperfect, the affinity of the species cannot be decided with certainty, and it will therefore not be described. There are two more single specimens (1897) of species of this genus, which can only be properly described from individuals of both sexes. PHYLLOPERTHA HORTICOLA Linn. One example (1897). The distribution of this insect is very remarkable. It is properly a northern insect, occurring throughout the North of Europe and Asia from the British Islands to Japan. In the British Museum, however, are specimens from South Africa, and Mr. Peel has now brought a specimen from Somaliland. It seems possible that these African examples have been artificially introduced. HOMOTHYREA HELENA Schaum. Two specimens (1897). This species has also been found in Abyssinia, in East Africa, and at Aden in South Arabia. BHABDOTIS SOBRINA G. & P. Fifteen specimens, found by Mr. Peel on mimosa bushes at Arigumeret, Farfanyer District of Central Somaliland. BUPRESTID^E. JULODIS LATICOLLIS Gahan, sp. n. (Plate I. fig. 15.) Viridi-metallica, supra fere glabra, infra subaurata sat dense cano-pilosa; capite dense punctato ; prothorace brevi, lato, supra valde convexo, dense minus fortiter punctato et subopaco, lateraliter rugoso-punctato, basi utrinque fortiter sinuato, acutangulatim producto ; elgtris quam prothorace vix latioribus, d,ense irregulariterque foveolatim impressis ; foveolis subauratis, dense punctatis et plus minusve pubescentibus, interstitiis elevatis, angustis, reticulatis et impunctatis. Long. 18, lat. 8 mm. Hab. Somaliland (1895 or 1897). One female example. Type in British Museum. This species seems to be allied to J. vittipennis Fahr., and J. subvittata Saund. (Amblysterna), but is readily distinguished from either by its broader form, its shorter, broader, and more convex prothorax, and its differently sculptured elytra. STERASPIS sp. Central or East Somaliland (1897). One example. PSILOPTERA SOMALICA Gahan, sp. n. (Plate I. fig. 10.) Purpureo-violacea, elytris (foveispubescentibus propter 40 cupreatis, prcetermissis) nigris, tarsis supra viridibus ; capite inter sat lato, dense fortilerque punctato, versus medium sparse, latera dense sat longeque, pubescente; prothorace quam longiore sesqui-latiore, antice a medio angustato, supra sat dense forti- |