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apice leviter sinuatus, angulis anticis prominulis, posticis sub-rotun- 

 datis, basi recta, supra rnodice convexus, totus marginatus, in dorso 

 crebre profundeque punctatus, ad latera late scrobiculatus, sci-obis 

 granulis minutissimis repletis ; elytra ovalia, versus apicem 

 attenuata, supra convexa, postice dehiscentia. apice haud deplanata, 

 punctis sat crebris modice profundis adspersa, margine laterali acuta, 

 reflexa; pedes breves rugosi. Long. 20 mm. ; lat. 10 mm. 



J . Segm. abdom. tribusbasalibus in medio late fulvo tomentosis. 



This species is differentiated from the following by the shape of 

 the elytra, which are narrower near the base ; the prothorax is not 

 so much ampliated laterally and the punctures in the disk are more 

 closely set and do not coalesce in the anterior part. 



Hab. ? Zambesia. 



PSAMMODES VAGUS. 



Niger, sub-nitidus, palpis antennis tarsisque ferrugineis ; caput 

 rugose punctatum, inter antennas profunde transversim impressum ; 

 prothorax longitudine quarto latior, pone medium modice rotundato 

 ampliatus, basi apice haud latior, sed angulis posticis distincte 

 rotundatis, anticis acutis, valde prominulis, punctis elongatsi 

 creberrime obsitus, lateribus granulatis ; elytra ovata, antice 

 prothorace nonnihil, medio fere duplo latiora, convexa, postice 

 longe dehiscentia, margine laterali acuta, reflexa, apice perparum 

 deplanata, granulis minutis creberrime obsita ; pedes breves, rugosuli, 

 parce pubescentes. Long 15-21 mm. ; lat. 8-11 mm. 



$ . Segm. abdom. quatuor basalibus late fulvo tomentosis. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Port Nolloth), L. Peringuey ; (Garies) 

 G. Alston. 



PSAMMODES CONSORS. 



Niger, nitidus, palpis antennis pedibusque piceis ; caput antice 

 profunde punctatus, punctis postice subtilioribus ; prothorax 

 longitudine tertio latior, ante medium rotundato-ampliatus, versus 

 basim paullum attenuatus, basi apice haud angustior, angulis anticis 

 acutis, prominulis, posticis sub-rotundatis, supra convexus, totus 

 marginatus, punctis minutis creberrime obsitus, punctis ad latera 

 distinctioribus, medio disci bi-foveatus, intra basim anguste depressus 

 medioque minute bi-fossulatus ; elytra ovalia, antice prothorace 

 nonnihil latiora, versus apicem attenuata, supra convexa, postice 

 modice dehiscentia, margine laterali acuta, reflexa, apice haud 



