"900 Transactions Soutli African Pliilosophical Society, [vol. xii. 



bcasal one small and much hidden. Anterior coxae rather large, 

 conical. Metasternum short. Intermediate and posterior tibiae 

 furnished with, two spurs at the apex, those of the intermediate 

 pair being the longer ; anterior tibiae elongate, not much widened 

 at the apex, with two strong teeth on the outer edge, and a smaller 

 one near the base. Tarsi long and very slender, longer than the 

 tibia, the anterior pair the longest, nearly twice as long as the tibia ; 

 the basal joint very shoi't (club-shaped), not reaching beyond the 

 apical tooth of the tibia ; the second to fifth joints very long and 

 slender, the fifth the longest. The claws very long, slender, very 

 slightly curved, simple, about four-fifths of the length of the claw- 

 joint." 



Mr. Waterhouse adds that many of the characters of this genus 

 suggest an affinity with Serica. 



Ar-eotanypus boops, Waterh., 

 Loc. cit., p. 405. 



" Piceous black, strongly punctate ; head moderately large, plane, 

 moderately closely punctate ; eyes large, rounded ; prothorax broader 

 than the head, broader than long almost by one-half, slightly convex 

 and only a little narrowed in front, strongly but moderately closely 

 punctate ; scutellum in the shape of an elongated triangle, almost 

 smooth ; elytra slightly broader than the prothorax, and twice and a 

 half as long, slightly convex, irregularly punctured, the punctures 

 close and deep, a little ampliated behind, attenuated arc-like towards 

 the apex ; legs long, anterior tibiae tri-dentate outwardly, tarsi testa- 

 ceous, very long, slender ; claws slender, simple. 



Length 2^ lin. ; lat 1^ lin. 



The clypeus is not separated from the forehead by any distinct 

 line ; it is transverse, and lias the angles slightly rounded. The 

 thorax has the anterior angles slightly prominent, scarcely acute; 

 the sides are gently reflexed, very gently narrowed in front ; the 

 base is broadly lobed in the middle. The elytra are furnished with 

 a stria near the suture. The under side of the body is very shining, 

 not punctured. The three teeth on the outer edge of the anterior 

 tibiae are sharp, the basal one very small. The femora and tibiae are 

 furnished with long, delicate hairs. The tarsi are very slender, and 

 have only one or two almost imperceptible hairs at the apex of the 

 joints ; the anterior jiair are about four-fifths of the length of the 

 elytra, and are relatively longer than the posterior tarsi ; the basal 

 joint is very short. The antennae are short ; the club short, ovate, 

 its basal joint shining. 



Hab. South Africa, Lake N' Garni." 



I have not seen this species. 



