South African Coleopterous Fauna. 281 



obsoletis, interdum obliteratis, in singulo praedita, niargine lateral! 

 refiexa ; pedes sat validi, breves, glabriusculi, subtiliter punctati. 

 Long. 19-20 mm. ; lat. 8-9 mm. 



$ . Segm. abdorn. 1-3 macula grisea vel ferruginea. 



Hob. Cape Colony (Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage, Port Alfred). 

 Eev. J. A. O'Neil. 



PSAMMODES INCONGRUENS, 



Plate VI., fig. 17. 



Niger, nitidus, palpis, antennis tarsisque piceo-rufis ; caput inter 

 antennas arcuatim impressum, antice crebre, postice parce punctu- 

 latum ; pro thorax longitudine duplo latior, lateraliter rotundato 

 ampliatus, basi apice haud angustior, apice sinuatus, angulis acutis, 

 basi rectus, angulis obtusis, supra parum convexus, marginibus 

 laterum acutis, valde reflexis, punctulatus, ad latera scrobiculatus ; 

 elytra antice basi thoracis vix latiora, ab humeros ampliata, medio 

 thorace fere duplo latiora, postice parum attenuata, modice convexa, 

 antice crebre sed haud profunde punctulata, postice minute granulata, 

 costis tribus obsoletis antice obliteratis in singulo praedita, margine 

 luterali acuta, distincte reflexa ; pedes modice validi, breves, rugosuli. 

 Long. 23-24 mm. ; lat. 12-13 mm. 



3 Segm. abdom. 1-3 macula fulva. 



A very distinct species owing to its broad prothorax with recurved 

 lateral margin ; the shape of the elytra is nearly similar to that of 

 P. sub-costatus, Sol., but a little broader laterally near the base. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Port Alfred). Eev. J. A. O'Neil. 



PSAMMODES C^ELATUS, 

 Plate VI., fig. 16. 



Niger, sub-nitidus, elytris rufo-ferrugineis ; caput prothoraxque 

 crebre punctati, punctis squamulis griseis repletis ; hie ante medium 

 rotundato ampliatus, longitudine fere duplo latior, basi apice nonnihil 

 angustior, angulis anticis prominulis, posticis rectis, punctis crebris, 

 sub-confluentibus, ad latera latioribus, omnibus squamulum iuclu- 

 dentibus, obsitus, intra basirn bi-impressus, vitta longitudinali media 

 denudata ; elytra oblongo-ovalia, basi prothoracis maxima parte 

 haud latiora, medio nonnihil ampliata, prothorace tertio latiora, 

 convexa, vitta longitudinali juxta suturali plagisque elongatis, 

 angustis, flexuosis, dense griseo squaniosis, notata, sutura inter- 



