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margine laterali serratis apice sinuato-truncatis : thorace latissimo,' gratiulis 

 rottmdatis nigris nitidis minus crebre adsjyet^sis, linea dor^sali spatiisque 

 posticis IcBvibus opacis : elytris crenato-striatis interstitiis {sutui-ali excepto) 

 alutaceis atomis nitidis cnpreis crehre obsitis et sat confertim foveolatis. 

 Pygidium metallicum opacum aspere granulatum, copore siibtus nigro- 

 nitidum. Pedes nigri, tibiis intus nigro-pilosis. Femora antica subtus longe 

 ante apicem. acute-dentata, tibiisque sicbtus medio acute dentatis inter dentem 

 at apicem bituberculatis. Mesosternum apice Tiaud productum obtuse ro- 

 tundatum. Long., 36 mm., ? . 



Nguru, East Central Africa (Mr. Last), 



Nearest allied to S. subceneus (Harold), but amply distinguished 

 by its niucb broader form, opaque upper-surface, the sparser and 

 larger granulation of the thorax without trace of punctures, the very 

 much larger foveii3 of the elytral interstices, and other structural 

 characters. 



ScAEABiEUS POEOSXJS. — Couvexus (cnescenti-ciipreus, nitidus : clypeo et 

 genis reticulato-punctatis, vertice crebre punctato, tuberculo elongato IcBvi 

 frojitali, genarum lateribus extus incurvatis : thorace lateribus fere sicut 

 in S. fegyptiorum granulatis, sed medio [prcBcipue postice) grossius punctato, 

 vitta mediana {postice dilatata) et areola utrinqiie Icevibus : elytris punctu- 

 lato-striatis interstitiis (1 — 3 versus basin Icevibtis exceptis) subtilissime 

 alutaceis, nitide atomatis et subseriatim grossius punctatis. Subtus cum 

 pedibus splendide vlridi-vel ceneo-metallicus. Jftfesosternum ante coxas trian- 

 gulare apice sub-compressum. ?. Tibice posticce fusco-Jimbriatce ; femora 

 antica inermia, tibice subtus versus apicem tuberculatce. 



Long., 24 — 27 mm., $ ? . 



Mpwapwa, E. Africa (Mr. Last). 



Of the numerous metallic species allied to 8. cegyptiorum and 

 8. ciipreus, most nearly allied to S.festivus (Harold). The two very 

 nearly agree in the form and sculpture of the head and thorax, but 

 the general colour is different : 8. porosus being duller coppery, with 

 strong brassy or brassy-green tints, and 8./esfivus rich coppery-red, 

 greenish when viewed from behind, and the elytra are glabrous over 

 two or three interstices in the basal moiety. The shape of the 

 mesosternal process is also different, more pointed and compressed. 

 Eive examples of each have been compared. 



Anachalcos aueescens. — Oblongus aurescenti-cupreus parum nitidus, 

 creberrime sicut in A. cupreo punctulatus ; thorace valde transverso lateribus 

 explanatis margineque late rotundato nee ante medium angulato. $, tibice 

 posticce prope apicem leviter curvatce, apice intus perparum prolongatce sul- 

 coque inftriori {inter carinas ciliatas) sat angusto polito : pygidium apice 

 medio alto refexum recurvum, subtus in laminam ventralem. politani dila- 

 tatum ; abdomen punctulatum, segmento 5''""- medio planum. 



Long., 25 mm., J ? . 

 L^sambara (xlrchdeacon Farler). 



