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Show 378 MR. M. JAC0BY ON T H E [Mar. 7, broad as long near the base, the sides strongly obliquely narrowed in front, nearly straight, the surface entirely impunctate, fulvous ; the basal margin Avith a finely impressed line or groove ; scutellum broad, pointed, black ; elytra very convex, subcylindrical, black, the apex broadly rounded," the surface with very closely approached rows of fine punctures, which are distinct to the apex ; the breast dark fulvous ; the abdomen and the pygidium black; legs fulvous, the posterior tibias Avith a very long spine, their metatarsus very elongate. Hab. Cameroons (Conrad). This species, of which I received specimens from Dr. Kraatz, differs entirely from any of its allies in the character of the elytral puuctation. CANDEZEA SALISBURIENSIS, sp. 11. Bufous, the antennas and legs flavous; thorax very minutely punctured; elytra more distinctly and very closely punctured, metallic blue, the extreme apex fulvous. Length 5 millim. Head with a few fine punctures, rufous, deeply transversely grooved between the antennae, the clypeus swollen; antennae rather short, flavous, the second joint short, the third about one-half longer, the fourth and following joints slightly Avidened and shorter, terminal joint more elongate again ; thorax tAvice as broad as long, the sides oblique, straight, the surface very fiuely and closely punctured; scutellum fulvous; elytra more strongly punctured than the thorax, the punctuation extremely close, the interstices very finely Avrinkled, metallic blue, the extreme apex fulvous, their epipleuras narrow but distinct below the middle ; underside and legs fulvous, tibiae and tarsi paler or flavous. Llab. Salisbury, Mashonaland (67. Marshall). Closely allied to G. nigroccerulea Jac, likeAvise from Salisbury, but larger, the antennae entirely flavous, the elytra of a more decided blue colour and with the apex fulvous. I have seen three specimens of this species. CANDEZEA DAHLMANI, sp. n. Obscure testaceous; thorax nearly impunctate, transverse; scutellum black; elytra minutely punctured and finely wrinkled, very narrowly margined Avith black ; breast black. Length 4-5 millim. Ovate, slightly Avidened at the middle, the head impunctate, rather broad, the frontal elevations slightly raised and broad as Avell as the clypeus; the antennas extending to about the middle of the elytra, testaceous, the apical joint fuscous, basal joint very long and slender, the second and third short, nearly equal; thorax tAAice as broad as long, the sides straight, obliquely narrowed, anterior angles slightly thickened, the surface extremely minutely punctured, opaque, obscure testaceous ; scutellum black ; elytra scarcely more distinctly punctured than the thorax, convex, testaceous, all the |