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hind tibiae are hardly sulcate laterally, the hind tarsi are not sulcate, 

 and the fifth joint is glabrous. 



A distinct species. 



Length 6f mm. ; width 24- mm. 



Hob. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong. 



ABACETUS JUBATULUS, n. sp. 



Ferruginous, with the antennae sub-rufescent, and the legs 

 flavescent, the former are long ; the frontal impressions are long 

 .and the sulcus not arcuate, the sides of the head are punctulate ; 

 the prothorax and elytra are depressed, the former is rounded 

 laterally but not ampliated from the sharp anterior angle to two- 

 thirds of the length and gradually narrowed thence to the very 

 sharp and strongly projecting basal angle, the base is narrower than 

 the apex, the outer margin is finely reflexed, the lateral sulcus is deep 

 and has a series of closely set punctures bearing each a long seta, 

 but is not connected with the basal sulcus which is very lateral, the 

 median marginal part of the base is finely grooved, and the basal 

 space between the two sulci bears a few deep punctures ; elytra 

 oblong, depressed, slightly wider at the base than the prothorax at 

 its broadest part, the striae are finely punctate and the intervals 

 raised, the setigerous puncture on the third interval is situated past 

 the median part, and the outer margin of the elytra has a fringe of 

 closely set, flavous hairs ; the whole under side is closely punctate, 

 the punctures on the abdominal segment are fine and closely set, 

 and each one is strictly setigerous, those on the pectus are broader, 

 deeper and not setigerous, the metathoracic punctulate episterna are 

 longer than broad ; the legs and tarsi are pubescent, the hind tibiae 

 not sulcate inwardly, the hind tarsi are not visibly sulcate, and the 

 fifth joint is setulose underneath ; the last abdominal segment bears 

 two or four setigerous punctures according to the sex. 



Length 4f mm. ; width If mm. 



Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong. 



ABACETUS PILOSULUS, n. sp. 



Ferruginous brown, antennae and legs sub-flavescent ; frontal sulci 

 long, sides of the head finely punctate ; prothorax very little arcuate 

 in front, moderately ampliate laterally for about two-thirds of the 

 length, obliquely narrowed thence, but without any sinuation, to the 

 outer basal angle which is very sharp and projects conspicuously, 

 the lateral sulcus bears a series of closely set punctures bearing each 



