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plicatulum, a vertice fere ad epistome late profundeque canaliculatum, 

 glabrum at apicem versus tenuiter pubescens ; prothorax apice basi 

 nonnihil latior, lateribus ab apice fere ad basim modice arcuatis 

 angulis posticis acutis, supra nonnihil deplanatus, utrinque ad 

 medium late sub-transverse sulcatus, in medio etiam late sulcatus 

 sulco postice magis profundo, basi utrinque profunde sinuatus in 

 medio truncatus, plicis transversis prominentibus punctis irregu- 

 laribus includentibus obtectus ; scutellum antice transversum, 

 postice elongate acuminatum, apice truncatvim ; elytra antice pro- 

 thoracis basi vix latiora, quinties longiora, lateraliter ante medium 

 sinuata, dein postice gradatim attenuata, ibidem singulatim sub- 

 rotundata margine apicali distincte serrulata, supra plana, glabra, 

 baud costata, plagis elongatis obscure viridibus tribus, prima a basi 

 obliqua, secunda mediana, breve, tertio a tertia partem longitudinis 

 apicem attingente in singulo variegata, ci'eberrime asperoso punctata; 

 corpus subtus creberrime asperoso punctulatum, punctis brevissime 

 albo pubescentibus. 



Long. 11 mm. ; lat. 3 mm. 



This species will not probably be retained in the genus. 



Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall. 



Gen. PARADORA, Kerrem. 



Paeadora umtalixa, n. sp. 

 Plate VI., fig. 4. 



Nigro aenea ; capite canalicula transversa alteraque longitudinali 

 in callis quatuor dense fulvo tomentosis diviso ; prothorace longi- 

 tudine latiore, antice angustato, postice ampliato, lateribus obliquis, 

 ad basim rotundatis, margine sinuata, supra disco valde elevato, ad 

 basim utrinque late excavato carinaque levi supra laterali praedito, 

 medio umbrino tomentoso, lateribus indumento lanuginoso fulvo 

 dense obtectis ; scutello elongate, acute trigono ; elytris prothorace 

 vix brevioribus, elongatis, ante medium coarctatis, postice singulatim 

 nonnihil sub-rotundatis, serrulatis, humeros callosis, supra depressis 

 at ad apicem leviter ascendentibus, in medium disci costa longi- 

 tudinali ad basim flexuosa post medium obliterata utrinque instructis, 

 sub-confertim punctatis, tomento fulvo aspersis, fascia supra apicali 

 communi lata, fulva albidoque variegata alteraque angusta apicali 

 fulva perspicue ornatis; corpore subtus cupreo aeneo abdomine 

 pone medium elytris latiore, lateribus late fulvo tomentosis. 



Long. 13 mm. ; lat. bh mm. 



