118 Descriptive Catalogue [1897. 



the back of the eyes ; antennae longer than the head, first joint 

 inconspicuous, second minute, third transverse and a Httle narrower 

 than the following one, fourth elongate, subcylindrical, slightly 

 attenuate at base and equally slightly at apex, truncate ; prothorax 

 rounded, very rugoso-punctate, longitudinal sulcus strong and ending 

 in a pre-basal large fovea, lateral foveas large ; elytra convex, suture 

 depressed, sutural stria entire, broadly bi-impressed at base, 

 discoidal stria delicate, arcuate and a little attenuate behind the 

 middle, the other fold is short and subhumeral, the posterior margin 

 is a little oblique, placed close to the external angle, subnodose and 

 fasciculate ; abdomen large, rather convex, somewhat rounded at 

 apex, first dorsal segment excavated transversely at base, and pro- 

 vided on each side with a large, elongate process, depressed at tip 

 legs strong, intermediate femora with a large, triangular tooth at base, 

 intermediate tibiae with an inward sharp tubercle placed at a long 

 distance from the apex. 



In this species the last joint of antennae is cylindrical, attenuate 

 at base, and slightly thicker about the median part, more especially 

 if seen sideways. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Grahamstown). 



FUSTIGEBODES MAJUSCULUS, P^r., 



Plate XVII., fig. 7. 



Commatocerus majuscnlus, Per., Trans. S. Afric. Phil. Soc, 1888, 

 p. 84. 



Elongate, chestnut red, a little setose ; head short, linear, thick, 

 very rugose, punctured, the punctures subocellate, triangular and 

 attenuate in front, deeply foveate behind the eyes ; antennae short, 

 first joint inconspicuous, second subtransverse, third slightly 

 obconical, fourth attenuate at base, straight, sensibly increased 

 towards the apex, rugose and thickly setose ; prothorax slightly 

 transverse, more attenuate in front tlian behind, very rugose and 

 punctured, punctures subocellate, median longitudinal sulcus strong 

 and ending in a large basal fovea, lateral foveas of moderately size ; 

 elytra of a lighter colour that the rest of the body, moderately elon- 

 gate, convex, suture depressed, sutural stria entire, base strongly 

 bi-impressed, discoidal stria, or rather fine fold, slightly arcuate and 

 attenuate in the middle, posterior margin oblique, nodoso-fasciculate 

 in the middle at a distance from the external angle ; abdomen large, 

 very convex, rounded a little laterally and a little broader than the 

 elytra, deeply impressed at base and having on each side a ciliate, 

 large, elongate process depressed at tip, rugose and bicarinate ; legs 

 robust. 



