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prominentibusj supra parum convexus, basi secundum 

 niarginem lateribusque impressus, in impressionibus pas- 

 sim punctatus, cupreus, tomento tenui, concolore, versus 

 latera insequaliter adspersus. Scutellum minutum, trian- 

 gulare, concolor. Elytra thoraci arete applicala ejus- 

 demque basi antice latitudine jequalia, ab humeris sensim 

 angustata, apice conjunctim subacuminata vel anguste sub- 

 rotundata, latitudine baseos duplo longiora, supra parum 

 convexa, singula basi et pone humeros inipre^sa, minus 

 distincte ruguloso-punctata, cuprea, versus latera tomento 

 tenui, concolore passim adspersa et postice praeterea pube 

 albida subfasciatim variegata; pone humeros carinulae 

 costalis rudimontum plus minusve conspicuum. Corpus 

 subtus fusco-cupreum, obsoletissime variolosum, pube te- 

 nuissiraa, albida, adspersum. Pedes simplices, obscure 

 cuprei. p^g 



413. Trachys tiinida (Bhn.): subovata, nigra, parcealbido- 

 pubescensj fronte antice impressa, vertice canaliculato; 

 thorace lateribus subsequali; elytris cyaneis, remote 

 punctatis, pube albida subfasciatis. Long. 2^, lat, I7 

 millim. 



Hab. in tractibus fluvii Gariepis. 



Elytris exceptis, tota nigra, Iseviuscula, pube te- 

 nuissima, albida, parce adspersa. Caput brcvissimum, 

 vertice deplanato, medio tenuiter canaliculato, fronte su- 

 pra OS rotundatim impressa; oculi ovales, parum convexi, 

 glauci. Antennas tenues, nigrae, verticem parum exce- 

 dentes. Thorax postice longiludine fere quadruplo latior, 

 antrorsum abrupte angustatus, basi profunde bisinuatus, 

 apice fere truncatus, supra mod ice convexus, intra mar- 

 ginem baseos transversim lev iter impressus. Scutellum 

 minutissimum, triangulare. Elytra antice latitudine ba- 

 seos thoracis, pone angulos humerales leviter coarctata, 

 circa medium breviter sublinearia, apice conjunctim ro- 



