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latitudine quarto longior, lateribus vix ampiiatis, fere linearibus, ad 

 basim leviter sinuatus, angulis posticis anticis magis acutis, lateribus 

 basique distincte marginatis ; elytra elongata, prothorace basi vix 

 latiora et sesqui longiora, a medio versus apicem attenuata, convexa, 

 in medio disci vage punctato-seriata, seriebus ad latera posticeque 

 evanescentibus ; alis nullis ; subtus pedesque nigri, fere leves. Long. 

 13 mm. ; lat. 4 mm. 



This genus was hitherto known from Madagascar only. 



Hab Cape Colony (Knysna). Dr. W. F. Purcell. 



TRIBE HELOPININI. 

 GEN. MICEANTEEBUS, Sol. 



MlCRANTEREUS VALIDUS, 



Plate VII., figs. 11 <? , 6 2 . 



Niger, nitidus, glaber, elytris 3 atris, ? rufescentibus ; caput 

 punctulatum, antice distincte late impressum, crebre sed laxe punctu- 

 latum ; prothorax rotundato ampliatus, basi apiceque vix emarginatus, 

 angulis anticis prominulis, posticis fere nullis, totus marginatus, supra 

 modice convexus, crebre sed haud profunde punctulatus ; scutellum 

 breve ; elytra $ elongata, prothorace basi vix latiora et fere quadruple 

 longiora, pone medium tertio latiora, niodice convexa, postice sub- 

 longe dehiscentia, ? a basi ultra medium ampliata, ubi prothorace 

 duplo latiora, supra insigniter convexa, rotundata apiceque declivia, 

 margine lateral! ante apicem aciita, apice modice deplanata, lateribus 

 fere verticalibus, in dorso carinis tribus, in mare fere levibus, in 

 femina sub-tuberculosis, utroque praedita, carinis duabus discoidalibus 

 antice longe obliteratis, interiore breviore, exteriore basim apicemque 

 attingente, a basi ultra medium utroque irregulariter tuberculosa, 

 sutura postice elevata ; corpus subtus nigrum, nitidum, pectore parce 

 pilosum ; pedes validi, rugoso-punctati, tenuissime pubescentes ; 

 femoribus $ infra longe fulvo ciliatis, tibiis interniediis inferne 

 sinuatis, pone basim fere dentatis. Long. 22-24 mm. ; lat. 12- 

 mm. 



The male is a very distinct species. 



Hab. Zambesia (Buluwayo). P. C. Selous. 



