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tuberculis sulco profundo, iu medio latiore, divisis ; parte postica 

 antica angustiore, ab ea excavatione transversa divisa, a medio basi 

 profunde canaliculata, lateribus caveae antice tuberculo, acuto in- 

 structis, crebre punctato-foveatus, squamis albidis nonntdlis, in 

 parte antica rarioribus, obsitus ; elytra ovalia, pone basim nonnihil 

 gibbosa, apice conjunctim rotundata, seriatim profunde punctata, 

 punctis brevissime albo-setiferis ; subtus grosse profundeque piincta- 

 tus, abdominis, lateribus densius flavescente pilosis. Long. 2-2J mm. ; 

 lat. 1^ mm. 



Found in the nest of the ant Acantholepis cajtcnais, Mayr. 



Hob. Cape Colony (Prince Albert), W. F. Purcell. 



FAMILY TENEBRIONIDJE. 



TRIBE ADESMIINI. 



GEX. ADESMIA, Fisch. 



ADESMIA SIMPLEX, 



Plate VI., fig. 1. 



Ovata, nigra, opaca ; caput depressum, leve ; prothorax basi 

 longitudine duplo latior, apice angustior, lateribus fere rectis, supra 

 parum convexus vageque punctulatus ; elytra basi latitudine pro- 

 thoracis sequalia, lateribus ovato ampliatis apiceque acuminatis, 

 prothorace baud triple longiora, supra convexa, apice declivia, tuber- 

 culis conicis, deprcssis granulisque crebre obsita ; pedes modice 

 elongati, rugosuli. Long. 15 mm. ; lat. 9 mm. 



The facies of this species is unlike that of the South African 

 species of the genus Adesmia, and its nearest ally is .1. acnlcata. 

 It is more regularly ovate, and covered with tubercles depressed but 

 sharp, directed backwards and very closely set ; in the basal part 

 these tubercles are somewhat obliterated, and for about two-thirds 

 of the length there are minute granules between them. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Garies, Little Namaqualand). Captured by 

 Mr. M. Schlechter. 



ADESMIA (ONYMACHKIS) GABIESA. 



Elongato-ovata, nigra, opaca ; caput in medio depressum, supra 

 oculos acute carinatum, fere leve ; prothorax basi longitudine baud 



