South African Coleopterous Fauna. 273 



pedes breves, rude punctati, tibiis dense fulvo tomentosis. Long. 

 21 mm ; lat. 11 mm. 



$ . Abdom. segm. 2 et 3 macula orbiculari, anteriore minuta, 

 fulvo tomentosa. 



Hab. Transvaal (Potchefstroom). T. Ayres. 



PSAMMODES SOLITARIUS. 



Niger, nitidus, caput prothoraxque opaci, vage punctulati, hie ab 

 apice pone medium lateraliter rotundato-ampliatus, versus basim 

 paullurn attenuatus, longitudine tertio latior, supra modice convexus, 

 linea levi longitudinal: media, basi transversim impressus, angulis 

 anticis acutis, prominulis, posticis sub-rotundatis ; elytra basi 

 prothorace latiora, humeris baud sensim obliquis, medio basi baud 

 latiora, supra deplanata lateribus verticalibus, postice declivia, 

 costa supra marginal! acuta costulaque discoidali prope illam posita 

 utrinque prajdita, superficie omni crebre minuteque granulata, 

 sutura depressa, margine lateral! acuta, rerlexa ; pedes punctulati, 

 graciles, breves, tibiis fulvo tomentosis. Long. 15 mm. ; lat. 8 mm. 



The shape of the elytra is nearly similar to that of P. tomentosus 

 Sol. The supra marginal carina is equally sharp, but reaches nearly 

 the suture at a very short distance from the apex, and the base is 

 straighter, thus giving the elytra a more quadrate appearance ; the 

 small costa next to the supra marginal one is hardly distinct. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Riversdale). 



PSAMMODES FLAGRAXS. 



Nigro piceus, crebre minuteqiie piinctulato granulate, punctis 

 omnibus squamulis griseis repletis ; prothorax rotundato-ampliatus, 

 basi apice baud latior, angulis anticis acutis, prominulis, latitudine 

 longitudine fere aequali supra modice convexus, intra basim late 

 transversim impressus, margine lateral! acuta ; elytra ovalia, basi 

 prothoracis latitudine, adsequantia, medio tertio latiora, postice 

 acuminato-attenuata, supra sub-convexa, postice modice declivia, 

 costulis quatuor vagis sub-discoidalibus, postice abbreviatis, utrinque 

 praedita ; pedes elongati, graciles, tibiis fulvo pubescentibus. Long. 

 13 mm. ; lat. 6 mm. 



There is no new ally of this species known to me. 



Hab. Transvaal (Johannesburg), J. P. Cregoe. 



PSAMMODES VIETUS. 



Niger, sub-nitidus ; caput punctatum, punctis confertis ; pro- 



