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M. vicarius, and the granules on the intervals are nearly similar, 

 but the three costse are much more raised, the minute sub-flavescent 

 hairs are also denser. The description of the female of P. vicarius 

 applies also to that of M. procursns, but the costte on the elytra are 

 very much sharper. 



Length 18-21 mm. ; width 11 mm. 



Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Melsetter, Gazaland). G. A. K. 

 Marshall. 



MlCEANTEBEUS ZOUTPAXSBEEGIANUS, n. Sp., 



Plate XIII., fig. 8. 



Male : Black, opaque ; head and prothorax finely aciculate ; the 

 latter part is rounded and slightly ampliated laterally in the middle, 

 it is one-third broader than long, and has on the disk two somewhat 

 faint impressions; elytra one-fourth broader across the median part 

 than at the base and slightly narrower across the declivous part 

 which begins close past the middle and is very sloping, the anterior 

 part from the base to the middle is nearly flat, the suture is raised 

 from the median part to the apex and there are three somewhat 

 sharp costules on each side, the juxta-sutural one being obliterated 

 from the base to the top of the declivity, the intervals between the 

 suture and the second dorsal costas are very roughly coriaceous but 

 also somewhat granular along the second costa, the third interval is 

 filled with closely set granular tubercles, the sides are nearly 

 smooth except for a row of granules edging the base of the carinate 

 costa. 



Female : More robust than the male ; prothorax much wider but 

 not longer, more deeply aciculate and having two conspicuous im- 

 pressions on the disk ; elytra a little more parallel laterally, one- 

 third broader across the median part than at the base, strongly 

 convex, and very abruptly declivous from nearly the median part, 

 tri-costate on each side with the juxta-sutural costa beginning only 

 at the top of the declivity, the second costa is bluntly tuberculate 

 and stops at a distance from the base, but the third one is entire, the 

 intervals between the suture and the second costa are more coriaceous 

 than granulose, but the third one is moderately filled with granules, 

 the whole surface is covered with most minute, not densely set sub- 

 flavescent hairs. 



Length 16-17 mm. ; width 9-10 mm. 



Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg). Rev. H. A. Junod ; A. J. T. 

 Janse. 



