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IV. Catalogue of the South African HispiiKe, (Coleoptera), with 

 Desertions of New Species. By L. PEKINGUEY, Assistant 

 Director. 



GEN. LEPTISPA, Baly, 

 Catal. Hispid., 1858, p. 1. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Antennae moderately long ; prothorax with scattered punctures ; 

 elytra subchalybeate, fifth and sixth intervals raised at base . . . . natalensis. 



Antennae shorter, punctures of prothorax very closely set, elytra 

 black, the series of punctures close to one another, sixth interval 

 only raised at base gracilis. 



LEPTISPA NATALENSIS, Baly, 

 Catal. Hispid., 1858, p. 3. 

 Hab. Natal (Malvem), G. A. K. Marshall, C. N. Barker. 



LEPTISPA GEACILIS, n. sp. 



Totally black, glabrous, moderately shining ; antennae short, one- 

 half longer than the head, which is elongate and finely punctured ; 

 prothorax elongato-quadrate, slightly sinuate laterally from the 

 median to the posterior part, truncate at both ends, slightly convex 

 and covered with very closely set punctures ; elytra subcylindrical, 

 four times as long as the prothorax, deeply punctato-striate with the 

 intervals very fine, the sixth one rounded and raised from the 

 shoulder to one-fifth of the length. Length 5J mm. ; width i mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town), Dr. P. Purcell. 



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