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inaeqiialiter punctatus, punctis niajoiibus et miiiorihus 

 mixtis, postice utrinque fovcola sat magna inipressus, 

 medio canaliciila tenui, antice paullo, postice magis, 

 abbreviata. Scutelhiin tiiangulare, laeve, aeneum. Ely- 

 tra antice prolhoiacis basi nonnibil latiora , quam lata 

 diinidio fere longiora, ad l)umeros inodice rotnndata, 

 lateribus baud ampliata, apiconi versus nonniliil angu- 

 stata, ante apicem singulatini leviter sinuata, apice con- 

 junctini rotundala, supra paullo convexa, nigra, vel nigro- 

 aenea, parum nitida, brevitcr fusco-pubescentia , niedio- 

 criter prolunde striata , striis in (undo obsolete puncta- 

 tis, interstitiis parum convexis, subtiliter, sat crebre, 

 vage punctulatis, pone medium macula sub-rotunda, 

 postice saepe emarginata, vel majori, vel minori, inter 

 strias 3 — 7 vel 8 locata. Corpus subtus nigro-piceum, 

 nitidumj protborace antice remote, pectore utrinque 

 parce punctatisj abdomine sub-laevi, segmento ultimo 

 testaceo-marginato. Pedes validi, rufo-testaccij tibiis parce 

 setulosis. 



148. Chlaenius signatus: niger, parum niiidusj capite 

 protlioraceque obscure viridi-aeneis, illo confertim 

 rugoso-punctato, tenuiter testaceo-mai'ginatoj eljtris 

 breviter pubescentibus, mediocriter punctato-striatis, 

 interstitiis baud convexis, confertim punctulatis, antice 

 arcii tenui, laterali maculaque parva apicali, flavo-^ 

 testaceis; antennis basi, labro, palpis, abdomine extus 

 tenuiter pedibusque dilute flavo-testaceis. Long. 11, 

 lat. 5 millim. 



Habitat in Caffraria interiore. 



jNlagnitudo Cldaeini lateralis, minus convexus. Ca- 

 put ovatum, viridi-aeneum , nitidu/n, supra paullo con- 

 vexum, postice obscure cupreo-aeneo micansj vertice 

 subtiliter, fronte adhuc subtilius, crebre ruguloso-puncta- 

 tis, ilia utrinque leviter et longiludinaliter impressaj 

 collo crasso, j)ostice sub-laevi; labro mandibulisque sordide 



