South African Coleopterous Fauna. 277 



attenuata, supra modice convexa, punctis subtilissimis griseo 

 squamosis creberrime obsita, costulis obsoletis tribus utrinque vage 

 instructs, margin e laterali acuta, reflexa ; pedes breves, rugosuli, 

 tibiis anticis externe acute cariiiatis, valde sinuatis. Long. 15 mm. ; 

 lat. 9 mm. 



The elytra are not much more convex than in P. valeiis, and of 

 nearly the same shape, but the prothorax is less broad, the base is 

 not emarginate, and the sculpture is different. 



Hab. East Africa (Lugenda). 



PSAMMODES DEBILIS. 



Fuscus vel ferruginous, labro, palpis, aiitennis pedibusque rufo- 

 ferrugineis ; caput epistomaque crebre aciculata, oculi prominuli ; 

 prothorax basi apiceque latitudine adaequans, ad medium leviter 

 ampliatus, latitudine maxima haud longior, crebre aciculatus, antice 

 sub-convexus, intra basim transverse leviter impressus, basi haud 

 sinuata, angulis posticis parum prominulis ; elytra basi prothoracis 

 latitudine maxima quarto latiora, pone humeros haud ampliata, a 

 rnedio versus apicem acuminata, convexa, antice obsolete aciculata, 

 postice granulis minutissimis fere obliteratis obsita ; pedes graciles, 

 rugosuli, calcaribus unguibusque longis. Long. 12-14 mm. ; lat. 

 4f-5 mm. 



$. Segmentis abdominis basalibus tribus in medio fulvo 

 tomentosis. 



Not unlike in general appearance P. villosocostatus, Sol., but the 

 elytra are a litttle narrower and more elongate, the prothorax is 

 much narrower and more convex, the aciculation is very fine and 

 not striolate, and the claws and spurs are longer. 



Hab. Damaraland (Walvisch Bay). J. J. Cleverley. 



Judging from the length of the spurs and claws, I think that it 

 is an arenicolous insect. 



PSAMMODES PKOFUGUS. 



Niger vel nigro piceus, palpis, aiitennis tibiisque ferrugineis ; 

 caput crebre punctatum, inter antennas transverse impressum ; 

 prothorax basi apiceque latitudine adaequans, globosus, obsolete 

 punctulatus pilisque brevibus sub-flavescentibus dense vestitus ; 

 elytra antice latitudine baseos prothoracis, ad humeros obliqua, pone 

 humeros haud ampliata, a medio ad apicem acuminata, apice singu- 

 latim aculeata, supra convexa, granulis distinctis crebris pilisque 



