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laleribiis tenuiler reflexo-njarginatus, in medio paiillo ro- 

 tiindato-ampliatus, postice truncatus, angulis subrectis; 

 supra paullo coiivextis, subtililer, crebre punctulatus, di- 

 lute piceus, nilidus, tenuiler cinereo-sericeus, extrorsum 

 rufo-testaceo-marginatus. Scutelkun sublriangulare, pi- 

 ceum, nitiduin, obsolete punctulalum. Elytra oblongo- 

 quadrata, piotlioiaee dimidio longioia et ejus basi non 

 latioia, antice truncata, luiiDeris non elevatis, rectis^ la- 

 teribus tenuiter refiexo-niarginata, in medio baud ampliata, 

 apice conjunctim late rolundata, supra paullo eonvexa, 

 subtililer, crebre punctulala, dilute picea, nitida, tenuiter 

 cinereo-sericea, singulo margine laterali ultra medium te- 

 nuiter, callo bumerali maculaque sat magna, transversa 

 pone medium, inifo-testaceis, ^ Corpus subtus rui'o-testa- 

 ceum, subnitidum, subtilissime, crebre punctulatum. Pe- 

 des similiter colorati, ' „ 



Bhn. 



620. NiTiDULA (Fabr.) picea: oblongo-quadrata, parum 

 eonvexa, nigro-picea, subnilida, parce pallido-setulosa; 

 anteniiis tarsisque f'errugineis j capitc remote, ina.'qua- 

 liter punctato, antice utrinque impi-esso^ prothorace 

 subremote punctato, obsolete longitudinaliter carinato; 

 elytris mediocriter, crebre striato-jjunclalis, transversim 

 rugulosis,^ singulo apice oblique truncato. Long. 6 — 

 8, lat. 3 — 3| millim. 



Habitat in terra Natalensi. 



Magna. Caput latitudine brevius, nigro-picevun, ni- 

 \idum, postice parcius, antice noniiiliil crebrius punctatum, 

 intra apieem utrinque sat profunde impressum ; labro pal- 

 pisque rulo-piceis; oculis rotundatis, modice convexis, 

 nigris. Antennae ' ferrugineic, parce pubescentes, clava 

 magna, apice obtusa, Pro(borax latitudine dimidio bre- 

 vior, nigro-piceus, nitidus, setulis raris, pallidis adsper- 

 sus, supra convexiusculus, subremote, inoequaliter, pun- 

 ctatus, longitudinaliter obsolete carinalus, utrin(fuc ad 



