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4. — New Species of Cleridce {Coleoptera) in the Entomological Collec- 

 tion of the South African Museum. — By Sigm. Schenkling. 



Sub-Fam. CLEEINI. 

 Gen. GYPONYX, Gorh. 



Gyponyx albosparsus, n. sp. 



Brunneus, nitidus, albo-pilosus, capite densissime ruguloso, pro- 

 thorace sparsim punctato, disco et lateribus rugulosis, elytris rufo- 

 hrunneis, anticc pallido- et fusco-marynoratis, ad medium iisque 

 regulariter striato-punctatis, corpore subtus, antennis pedihusque 

 rufo-brunneis. — Long. 10 mm. — Orange Eiver. 



Prothorax one-fifth longer than broad, strongly shiny, with 

 solitary punctures on the disc and a broad longitudinal impression 

 in the middle, in which several longitudinal wrinkles are discernible, 

 the weakly rounded sides of the prothorax very finely rugulose. 

 Elytra reddish brown, becoming somewhat paler posteriorly, the 

 anterior portion up to a little behind the middle irregularly 

 sprinkled with yellow spots, with some darker spots in between, 

 beset also with longitudinal rows of round but not very densely 

 placed punctures, as far as the marmorated portion of the elytra 

 extends. Hind margins of abdominal segments yellow. 



Gyponyx sponsalis, n. sp. 



Niger, longe albo-pilosus, capite dense, prothorace sparsim punctato, 

 illo antice ruguloso, hoc lateribus vermiciilatis, elytris regulariter 

 striato-punctatis, antice sanguineis, pone medium fascia flava ad 

 suturam late abbreviata; abdomine brunneo, rufo-marginato. — Long. 

 15"5 mm. — Southern Khodesia (Buluwayo). 



Head with black palps and antennae, weakly shiny, densely and 

 distinctly punctate, rugulose in front, especially between the eyes. 

 Prothorax black, opaquely shiny, as long as broad, strongly widened 

 and rounded at the sides, provided in front with a transverse furrow 



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