1902.] Catalogue of the Colcoptera of South Africa. 589 



B-. Inner claw of the anterior tarsi cleft, and that of the 

 intermediate simple in the male. 



a~. Clypeus parallel. 



7)^. Colour testaceous or testaceous red. 



C-. Anterior tibise bi-dentate. 



Clypeus a little elongate and slightly arcuate in front ; 

 prothorax indistinctly aciculate laterally (pi. li., 

 fig. 32) immatm-n. 



Clypeus not very elongate and sub-truncate in front ; 



prothorax punctulate laterally (pi. li., fig. 3.3) . . . . zamhedcola. 



Clypeus very short and sub-truncate in front; pro- 

 thorax hardly punctulate laterally (pi. li., fig. 34) . . repensa. 



Clypeus sub-truncate in front, but with the outer angles 

 somewhat rounded; prothorax distinctly aciculate 



(pi. li., fig. 35) tramvaalensis. 



Clypeus sub-truncate in front, but wider at its ex- 

 tremity than at the base clypeata. 



c'. Anterior tibiae tri-dentate. 



Clypeus truncate in front ; prothorax distinctly acicu- 

 late all over colluta. 



bK Elytra wholly or partly piceous. 



Testaceous red with two black patches on the pro- 

 thorax, and the elytra wholly or partially piceous; 

 prothorax finely punctulate (pi. li., fig. 36) . . .. piiirjuix. 



a\ Clypeus broadly rounded laterally. 



Prothorax finely punctulate, with a median fus- 

 cous longitudinal band, and a transverse patch on 

 each side of it; elytra with a very narrow sutural 



infuscate band (pi. li., fig- 37) mtidata. 



B'. Inner claw of anterior and intermediate tarsi cleft in the 



male. 



a-. Anterior tibiae tri-dentate outwardly. 



Testaceous, clypeus very little rounded laterally ; pro- 

 thorax aciculate (pi. H., fig. 39) tolerata. 



a'. Anterior tibiae bi-dentate outwardly. 



Ir. Body testaceous or brick-red. 



Body elongate, somewhat narrow, brick-red with the 

 tibiae black ; clypeus plainly rounded laterally, not 

 aciculate in the discoidal part (pi. li., fig. 38) . . . . intrum. 



h\ Elytra with a distinct infuscate sutural band. 



Testaceous, head infuscate ; prothorax plainly punc- 

 tulate, outer and basal margins of the elytra and 

 suture narrowly infuscate (pi. li., fig. 37) .... prohativa. 

 Testaceous, head infuscate; prothorax aciculate, 

 elytra with a triangular fuscous basal band continued 

 along the suture (pi. li., fig. 40) phthysica. 



