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also a little more narrowed near the base, and the prosternal 

 process is not emarginate. 



Hab. Ovampoland (Omarramba). A. W. Eriksson. 



PSAMMODES CONGRUENS. 



Niger, sub-opacus, antennis, palpis pedibusque rufo piceis ; capite 

 antice profunde punctato, vertice sub-strigillato ; prothorax fere ad 

 medium rotundato ampliatus, basi apiceque leviter sinuatus, angulis 

 anticis acutis prominulis, posticis sub-rotundatis, convexus, 

 totus marginatus, margins laterali sub-serrulata, punctis minutis 

 confertim obsitus, lateribus leviter scrobiculato-rugosis ; elytra 

 ovalia, versus apicem paullum attenuata, antice prothorace 

 nonnihil angustiora, medio tertio latiora, convexa, postice modice 

 dehiscentia, margine laterali acuta, reflexa, apice baud deplanata, 

 antice crebre minuteque granulosa, granulis post medium obliterates ; 

 pedes breves, rugosuli, parum pubescentes. Long. 14 mm. ; 

 lat. 7 mm. 



Hab. Bechuanaland (Eamoutsa). Eev. J. A. O'Neil. 



PSAMMODES MENDICUS. 



Nigro brunneus, nitidus, palpis, antennis tarsisque piceo-rufis, 

 elytra vitta suturali rufescente ; caput antice profunde punctatum, 

 vertice rude strigillatum ; prothorax longitudine latitudine fere adse- 

 quans, antice modice rotundato ampliatus, versus basim evidenter 

 attenuatus sed basi apice latitudine tequalis, angulis anticis acutis, 

 baud prominulis, posticis sub-rotundatis, convexus, totus marginatus, 

 punctis sat minutis crebre obsitus, ad latera densioribus ; elytra 

 ovata, convexa, postice modice dehiscentia, antice latitudine baseos 

 thoracis, medio prothorace tertio latior, tota levia, margine laterali 

 acuta, leviter reflexa, apice baud deplanata ; pedes breves, sub-validi, 

 parum pubescentes. Long. 12-13 mm. ; lat. 6-7 mm. 



The prothorax is more attenuate laterally towards the base than 

 iu any of the closely allied species. 



Hab. Ovampoland (Umbe, Okovango Eiver). A. W. Eriksson. 



PSAMMODES LICITUS. 



Brunneo niger, sub-opacus, palpis, antennis, tibiis tarsisque 

 ferrugineis ; caput rude profundeque punctatum ; prothorax 

 longitudine fere duplo latior, ante medium valde rotundato 



