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punctate in the broad part ; abdominal segments strongly plicate 

 longitudinally, except the apical one which is deeply punctate ; 

 sternum deeply and closely punctate, glabrous ; legs very briefly 

 pubescent. 



Length 16 mm. ; width 10 mm. 



Allied to V. coriaceipennis, Pering, but differs in the shape of the 

 prothorax, which is more rounded laterally ; the elytra are more 

 regularly ampliated towards the median part, and more abruptly 

 declivous behind, and the median discoidal part of the elytra is not 

 shagreened. 



Hab. Transvaal (Lydenburg). Pretoria Museum. 



VUTSIMUS BYZACNOIDES, 11. Sp. 



Piceous, with the legs and antennae piceous-brown ; head closely 

 punctate ; prothorax not rounded laterally, sloping gradually out- 

 wardly from the short outer angle to long past the median part, and 

 thence inwardly towards the basal angles where it is wider than 

 across the anterior part, and a little less than across two-thirds of 

 the length, not much convex in the disk, the anterior part of which 

 is sloping, covered with deep, irregular punctures, somewhat rugate 

 laterally, and having on each side above the basal angle a marginal 

 patch of flavous pubescence ; elytra sub-elongate-ovate, very slightly 

 convex from the base to the median part, from where they gradually 

 slope towards the acuminated apex, the suture is not raised, and on 

 each side of it are two deep but narrow striae reaching the apex, and 

 the intervals of which are rugose in the anterior part and irregularly 

 granose in the posterior, the other intervals right up to the margin 

 of the epipleural fold are filled with rows of large and small irregular 

 shining tubercles ; abdomen strongly plicate longitudinally, except 

 the two apical segments which are punctate, and clothed on the 

 sides with flavescent appressed hairs ; pectus with a similar pube- 

 scence ; legs briefly pubescent. 



Length 12i mm. ; width 7 mm. 



The general appearance is that of V. prctorius, Per., but the elytra 

 are sharply acuminate at apex, and the sculpture is very different. 



Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg). Eev. H. Junod. 



TBIBE MEGACANTHIXI. 



GEX. HOPLOXYX, Thorns. 



AS. Eyes broadly separated on the vertex. 



is ; granulipennis ; e.i-tniiicitx ; yi'tttitlits : p 



