1900.] Catalofj2ic of the Colcnpfcra of So/il/i Africa. 93: 



Epirinus obtusus, Boheni., 

 Insect. Caffr., ii., p. 199. 



Dull black ; head, prothorax, and elytra shaped as in the pre- 

 ceding species, and sculpture of head and prothorax identical, the 

 sculpture of the elytra, however, differs ; they are nai'rowly striate, 

 the stria) are geminate, the intervals are plane, and they have also 

 each two series of granules, but these granules are extremely fine 

 and very briefly setigerous, the lateral ridge is not serrulate, nor are 

 the intervals raised at the base, and the seventh is not more pro- 

 nounced than the others ; pygidium deeply punctate, metasternum 

 and under side deeply punctured, the latter has a distinct median 

 longitudinal impressed line reaching from the base to two-thirds of 

 the length ; posterior tibiie crenulate inwardly in the male only. 



Length 7-9 mm. ; width 4i-6 mm.. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Stellenbosch, Paarl, Hope Towm, Somerset 

 East, Albert, Albany). 



Epieinus ^neus, Wied., 

 Zoolog. Magaz., ii., 1, p. 24. 



E. dcplanatiiH, Bohem., Res. Eugen., 1858, p. 11. 



Bluish black, or very dark green, sometimes nearly black ; head 

 deeply and closely punctured ; palpi and antenna- piceous-red, clava 

 l)lack ; outer sides of prothorax quite diagonal in the anterior part 

 for one-third of the' length, anterior angles very sharp; it is 

 depressed and very closely and equally punctured, and has a median, 

 longitudinal, shallow furrow extending from the median part to the 

 ])ase ; elytra shaped as in the preceding species, they are finely 

 striate, the strite are geminate and the intervals are plane and have 

 a doul^le series of very minute, non-setigerous granules, the basal 

 part of the seventh interval is distinctly raised ; pygidium foveolato- 

 punctate ; metasternum punctured, but smooth in the centre, slightly 

 callose at middle near the tip, and having a median, short, longitudinal 

 groove ; legs generally more metallic than the rest of the body ; 

 posterior tibiiie not serrate nor crenulate inwardlv. 



Length 6-7^ mm. ; width 3i-4 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Worcester). 



Epieinus gratus, n. spec. 

 Bronze, hardly shining ; head deeply and closely punctured and 

 with many of the punctures bearing a very short, greyish hair ; 

 antennae and palpi piceous-red ; the prothorax is covered with very 



