damarimim. 



1900.] Catalogue of the Coleoptcra of South Africa. 479 



recorded as having been met with outside the South African 

 limit, and another {B. pallcns) from (iuinca is recorded by Klug as 

 occurring also at Tete (jMo/aml)ique). 



Keij to the Species. 



A\ Anterior LibifC fivc-dcntiitc. 



Clvpeal carina transverse, slightly dentate on each side 

 anoles of clvpeus recurved, but not dentate; basal part of 

 prothorax with two long lateral teeth, and three shorter 

 median ones in the male ; female with a median transverse 



ndge . '. 



T^ledian part of the head with a short, transverse, highly 

 raised non-denticulate carina; prothorax with a median 

 moderately deep excavation distinctly bi-dentate at tip, and 



sub-angular laterally 



Median part of the head with a tri-dentate, transverse carina, 

 prothorax with a median, moderately deep excavation 

 neither dentate at tip nor sub-angular laterally .... fortmtum. 



A-*. Anterior tibiae six-dentate. 



B4. Prothorax with three impressions in the anterior part. 



a^ Upper part of impression distinctly sharply bi-tuberculate. 



Cephalic carina short, more or less conspicuously bi- 

 dentate, sub-apical, prothoracic excavation sloping .. simrzion. 



Cephalic carina in a line with the basal angles of clypeus, 



hardly bi-dentate ; prothoracic excavation sub-vertical . . tndubinm. 



a\ Upper part of impression callose but not tuberculatc. 



Cephalic tubercle placed close to the apex in the male, 



bifid and median in the female captnsc. 



B\ Prothorax with a triangular median impression. 



Labrum distinctly carinate transversely ; head with three 

 conspicuous teeth disposed transversely ■ cajjuLvi. 



Labrum not transversely carinate ; head with three teeth 



disposed transversely 



Labmn, not c.rin.to t„.„sve>,e.y ; l,ca. with a s„„..pic., , _^^__^^_^___^_ 



median tubercle 



B^ Prothorax with a short, basal, retuse impression. 



Labrum slightlv carinate transversely ; head with a trans- 

 verse carina, very distinctly tri-dentate, impression very 

 small, quite basal, slightly bi-dentate at tip vlamibUe. 



