South African Coleopterous Fauna. 279 



DYSGENA CAPICOLA, n. sp. 



Testaceous-red, with the elytra slightly paler than the head and 

 prothorax ; head closely and moderately deeply punctate ; prothorax 

 very slightly rounded and ampliated laterally in the anterior part, 

 covered with somewhat broad, deep punctures, separated by slightly 

 raised intervals, above the scutellum there is a slightly depressed 

 space but no longitudinal impression, and there is no visible pubes- 

 cence ; elytra sub-parallel, slightly sinuate laterally before the 

 median part, deeply punctate-striate from the base to two-thirds of 

 the length, intervals convex and sub-tectiform in the anterior part, 

 less so in the posterior and closely scabrose, each granule bearing a 

 very minute flavescent hair ; the pubescence on the legs and abdomen 

 is extremely short and fine, but very dense. 



Length 11-12-J mm ; width 4-4^ mm. 



Easily distinguished from the other allied species, D. foucicollis 

 and D. delagoana, by the hairless prothorax and the extremely short 

 pubescence on the elytra, the scabrose granules on the intervals of 

 which are also more numerous. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Worcester). L. Peringuey. 



DYSGENA LUCTUOSA, n. sp. 



Entirely black, opaque ; head roughly foveate-punctate ; third 

 joint of antennae much longer than the fourth ; prothorax plainly 

 ampliated and rounded laterally, sharply carinate all round, not 

 impressed longitudinally in the centre, covered with round, foveate 

 punctures "divided by a narrow, sharp interval, from which spring 

 greyish, sub-appressed hairs; scutellum sparingly punctate ; elytra 

 plainly sinuate laterally be.fore the median part, very narrowly 

 striate, the punctures small but deeper in the anterior part, the 

 intervals plainly tectiform and covered with two or three somewhat 

 irregular rows of minute, sharp granules, bearing each a fairly long 

 greyish hair ; under side very briefly pubescent. 



Length 13^-17 mm. ; width 5i-5f mm. 



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



DYSGENA SEEVILIS, n. sp. 



Entirely black, elytra moderately shining ; it is larger than 

 D. liictuosa, but the shape is the same ; it is also clothed with 

 greyish hairs ; the prothorax, however, is rougher ; the elytra are 

 much more deeply striate and the intervals more raised and more 



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