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become granulated towards the centre, and with the posterior portion near tlie 

 scntellary region thickly and finely grannlate, finely and sparingly jiunctured on the 

 lohes and finely grannlate near the sides. A large, smooth, indented cicatrix is situated 

 on each side near the lateral margins. 



Anterior jiortion of the lateral margins smooth and emarginate ; posterior 

 portion rather crennlated and marginate. 



Posterior margins widely marginate, with the margin smooth. 



Elytra with a somewhat pitchy reflection. 



Very tine punctured striae; interstices very sparingly pnnctnred with tine 

 punctures. A short sharp raised carina is situated on the basal third of the third 

 and fourth striae. 



Pygidium rather sparingly rngosely granulate. 



Metasternum rather depressed towards the anterior extremity and sparingly 

 jmnctured, the punctures being setose. 



Femora smooth on disc, rather tliickly ]junctured with setose punctures at the 

 sides and margins. 



Anterior tibiae three-dentate on the exterior margin, with the ajrical tooth 

 furnished witli a short tooth on the ujiperside at the apex. Hind tibiae rather tliickly 

 punctured on the upperside, almost glabrous underneath. 



Long. coip. 48 mm. 



Hab. Sierra Leone. 



Type in Tring Museum. 



3. Aphengiixm cupreum sp. nov. 



Obscure cupreous; difllers from sordidum Har. in the thorax being broader and 

 the teeth on the clyjieus being shorter and almost obsolete and rather more thickly 

 punctured on the elytra. 



Head: clypeus emarginate and rounded except in centre, where it is broken by 

 two obsolete teeth, rather thickly and finely punctured, the punctures being larger 

 and more coarsely scattered near the thorax. 



Thorax twice as broad as long, wider near the anterior angles than at the base. 

 Anterior angles rather produced. 



Lateral margins slightly incurved near the anterior angles and then straight to 

 the posterior angles, which are rounded. Posterior margin evenly rounded. Disc 

 rather produced into an obtuse hump near the anterior margin, rather coarsely 

 punctured with a few large hirsute pores ; sides very thickly covered with close 

 punctures and with a few reddish brown setae scattered round the margins. A 

 cicatrix is situated at each side, remote from the lateral margins. Elytra ])lainly 

 striated; interstices thickly jiunctured and covered with reddish setae. 



Pygidium dull and pointed, strongly emarginate and almost smooth. 



Metasternum and abdomen finely punctured in centre with fine setose punc- 

 tures, very coarsely and thickly punctured at sides. 



Long. Corp. 9 mm. 



IJab. Espirito Santo, S. BrazU. 



Type in Tring Museum. 



