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rigid setae; elytra plane, nearly parallel, Imt a little narrower at 

 apex than at base, the humeral callus is distinct, and they cover 

 the abdomen ; they are deeply and finely striate, but the striation 

 is very peculiar and consists of two deep lines nearly as far apart 

 from one another as the interval itself, the sutural part is raised 

 and broad, and there is a sharp carinate longitudinal line nearer to 

 the outer margin which is also sharply carinate, than to the suture ; 

 both these carinas are very briefly and closely setose, but the setae on 

 the apical part, and also along the outer margin, are much longer 

 and very distinct, principally at apex ; pygidium very broadly 

 punctured and carinate lengthway in the centre ; under side deeply 

 punctured, metasternum not declivous at tip, broadly and closely 

 punctured, and depressed on each side along the coxae, w^hich 

 causes the central part to appear as if it were slightly carinate ; 

 there is a distinct impressed median line at the base ; legs rufo- 

 teneous. 



The male is distinguished from the female by the narrower and 

 deeper median longitudinal furrow, the lateral groove is also deeper ; 

 in the female the median furrow is replaced by a very broad 

 impression, and the lateral are less deep than in the male. 



Length 4-4i mm. ; width 2-21 mm. 



Hah. Natal (Frere, Durban, Estcourt). 



Deepanocekus laticollis, Fuhr., 



Plate XXXIV., fig. 24. 



Insect. Caflfrar., ii., p. 325. 



Black, opaque, elytra sometimes ferruginous at base ; head 

 attenuate diagonally from the genae which are very sharply 

 angular to the apex where the clypeus is slightly emarginate with 

 the angles very sharp and recurved, punctulate, and in the centre 

 there is a distinct transverse ridge ; prothorax very closely punctured 

 and covered with scattered, short, rigid setie ; elytra slightly 

 attenuate laterally from the base to the apex, and strongly sinuate 

 below the shoulder, they are roughly aciculate and have on each 

 side two dorsal, very sharp carinas, and a very short, basal one 

 along the humeral callus ; the carinas have a few rigid setae at apex ; 

 metasternum very sharply keeled from the anterior part which is 

 not declivous to half the length, the other half is occupied by an 

 oblong depression ; pygidium with a median longitudinal raised line, 

 and having an impression on each side, and one at apex ; legs as 

 in preceding species. 



Male : Head with a median laminate transverse sub-horizontal 



