Catalogue of tlic South African Hispince. 119 



AV- ANTERIOR MARGIN OF PROTHORAX WITH FOUR MEDIAN 



THE TWO ANTEEIOR ONES HORIZONTAL, THE POSTERIOR ONES 

 SPINES, VERTICAL AND SHORTER THAN THE ANTERIOR ; BODY 

 BLACK. 



b-. Body slender ; elytra one-third broader than the prothorax. 



c 2 . Black, opaque, nearly glabrous ; elytra costulate capicola. 



c 1 . Black, opaque, pubescent ; elytra not costulate gracilis. 



b 1 . Body not very slender. 



c-. Sub-senescent ; spines on the elytra long, not closely set . . tcnella. 



c 1 . Black : spines on the elytra closely set zulu. 



A 2 . ANTERIOR MARGIN OF PROTHORAX WITH TWO BIFID, PERPEN- 

 DICULAR SPINES, THE ANTERIOR PROCESS OF WHICH IS SHORTER 

 THA^T THE POSTERIOR ; BODY BROWN OR FLAVESCENT ; ELYTRA 

 NEARLY TWICE AS BROAD AS THE THORAX. 



b". Antennae long. 



c 2 . The two basal joints infuscate or black. 



d~. The four penultimate joints of antennas sub-inoniliform ; 

 prothorax with a denuded areolet on each side ; elytra sub-aeneous congrua. 



d 1 . The four penultimate joints of antennae elongate ; prothorax 

 without any areolet ; elytra not sub-aeneous dissimilis. 



c 1 . The two basal joints of antennae not infuscate. 



rfs. Antennae slender ; elytra with bronzed patches, spines entirely 

 black gratula. 



d". Antennae slender ; elytra flavescent, spines black at tip . . . . pubicollis. 



d 1 . Antennae thick ; elytra flavous, dorsal spines black . . . . inanis. 

 b 1 . Antennae short. 



c 2 . Elytra with three series of short spines perfida. 



c 1 . Elytra with four series of short spines ambigua. 



A 1 . ANTERIOR MARGIN OF PROTHORAX WITH TWO BIFID PERPEN- 

 DICULAR SPINES, LATERAL MARGINS WITH THREE SEPARATE 

 SPINES, THE ANTERIOR OF WHICH IS BIFID, AND THE MEDIAN 



ONE TRIFID litigwsa. 



