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Show 208 MR. M. JACOBY ON PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA [Mar. 6, the left and more pointed, these projections are distinctly raised from the parts lying underneath as well as the mandibles ; the latter are black, the left being short and broad, and the right mandible long and bent at right angles; antennae black, the lower three joints fulvous, the terminal joints strongly transverse, not extending to the base of the thorax: thorax transverse, nearly three times broader than long, of equal width, the sides strongly rounded, the posterior angles oblique, the disc with a few punctures here and there, obsoletely transversely sulcate near the anterior margin ; scutellum triangularly pointed, black ; elytra not wider at the base than the thorax, of paler colour, very strongly, closely, and unevenly punctured, the interstices slightly rugose, the base with a broad transverse black band which narrows considerably near the scutellum, where it is obliquely shaped and does not extend to the suture ; another shorter, transverse band of oblique shape is placed below the middle, it does not exteud to either margin ; the sides of the elytra strongly deflexed, with a distinct lateral lobe below the shoulders ; breast and abdomen black, closely covered with grey pubescence ; legs fulvous, the tarsi more or less black ; the anterior legs in the male elongate, their tibiae unarmed: the tarsi rather slender, of nearly equal length. Hab. Dunbrody, Cape Colony (Rev. J. CNeil). Of this interesting species I have seen three specimens, two males and one female ; one of each sex was sent by tbe Rev. ONeil, and another male is contained in the British Museum. The structure of the head in the male insect is quite unique, no instauce having come under m y observation of such a split or division of the entire lower portion of the face; but this is not all-in the British Museum specimen this division is not longitudinal but horizontal, and the divided portions are transversely placed. In other respects the insect agrees with mine. In the female the head is simple and the tarsi shorter, but the clypeus is also here deeply triangularly emarginate, although not divided. DAMIA FRONTALIS, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 2.) Elongate, subcylindrical, fulvous, the breast black, the head with a black transverse band ; the thorax minutely punctured, with two black bands ; elytra finely aDd closely punctured, pale flavous, the suture and a broad lateral band, connected near the apex, black ; tibiae spotted with black. Length 8 millim. Head fulvous, the vertex impunctate, shining, the middle finely rugose-punctate in shape of a transverse black band ; eyes very distant, moderately large, slightly notched; clypeus 'fulvous, strongly punctured ; antennae scarcely extending to the middle of the thorax, the fourth and following joints strongly transversely serrate, the lower four joints fulvous, the others black; thorax nearly twice as broad as long, slightly narrowed in front, the sides and the posterior angles strongly rounded, posterior margin nearly straight, without basal lobe, surface only perceptibly punctured |