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Tliorax latilndine onlica fere loiiirior, apice leviter bisi- 

 niialiis, usque acl basin sciisim etsi levissinie aiupliatus, 

 lateribus (ere lectis, a basi ultra medium marginalis, 

 mars^ine atl basin flexo, postice evidentius bisinuatus, an- 

 gulis pioniinulis, lobo medio tiuncato; supra modice 

 convexus, medio obsolete canalieuhuus, ad latera crebrius 

 rugoso-punctaf us, in dorso punetis majoribus remote ob- 

 situs, spaliis interiacentibus sul)tilissime et crebre puiiclu- 

 Jatisj subtus rugosus, hueiibus albido-lomenlosis, pro- 

 slerno lineaque utrinque glabris auro-cupreis. Scutellurn 

 brevissime subcordatum , auro-cupreum. Elytia iboraci 

 arcle applicata, ad bumeros noniiibil elt'valos basi ejus- 

 dem perparum latiora, |)oiie bunuMOS versus aj^icem sen- 

 situ attenuata, tliorace Iriplo longiora, supra modice 

 convexa, cuprea, striat()-[)unctata, inlerstitiis conferlim at 

 sublililer puiiclulatis , dorsalibus alternis suturaque po- 

 stiee eostalis, apice spinulis tribus utrinque uiunita , in- 

 termedia rerK[uis parum robustiore. Pectus et abtlomen 

 convexa, rugoso-punctata, auro-cuprea, laterdjus densius 

 aIl)ido-ton)entosa, medio longitudinaliter subglabra. Pe- 

 des mediocres, puuctati, cuprei, albido-pubescenles, tarsis 

 viridibus. p 



373, Sphenopteba fallax: oblonga, obscure lenea, capita 

 ina'quali, rugoso-punclato , cnpi-eo-fuscoque variegatoj 

 tborace pciparum ampbato, obsolete canaliculato, dis- 

 perse punctalo, punclis minutis interjectis; elytris striato- 

 punctatis, inlerstitiis obsolete puiiclulatis, alternis su- 

 turaque postice subcosfatis, apice trispinosis; subtus 

 ina'cpialiler belvo-tomcntosa ; anlennarum articulo tertio 

 oblongo, quarto suliaequali. Long. 16, lat. 5 millim. 



Ilab. ad Port. Natal. 



Caput lalun), rugoso-punctatiim, cupreo-fuscocpie va- 

 riegatum, vertice canaliculato, (Vonle bifoveolala ; oculi 

 ovali , modice convexi , glauci. Antennie luedium tlioracis 



