268 OFVERSIGT AF K. VETEXSK.-AKAD. FORHANDLINGAR, 1871. 



317. Psilomerus maculipes: oblongus, niger, opacus, ochraceo- 

 pulverulentus, puree setulosus; thorace punctis squamiferis ad- 

 sperso, autice transversim late impresso, basi fusco-bimaculato ; 

 elytris striato-punctatis, postice lituris fuscis albidisque nota- 

 tis, interstitiis duobus tuberculatis. Long. 9, lat. 3i millim. 

 Caput rotundatum, convexum, parce punctatura, fronte fo- 

 veola impressa; oculi supra distantes; rostrum longitudine fere 

 capitis cum thorace, filiforme, modice arcuatum, rugoso-punc- 

 tatum, versus basin disperse setuiosum. Antenna; fusco-ferru- 

 gineae, tenuiter setulosae. Thorax latitudine baseos hand bre- 

 vior, antice vero dimidio angustior, basi indistincte bisinuatus, 

 apice supra caput late productus, pone oculos leviter lobatus. 

 lateribus modice rotundato-ampliatis; supra paruni convexus. 

 intra apicem transversim late impressus, punctis remotis, squa- 

 miferis, adspersus, in dorso subrugulosus, basi obsolete fusco- 

 bimaculatus, setulis parvis, in margine antico et ante medium 

 versus latera subfasciculatim condensatis, obsitus. Elytra an- 

 tice, cum hnmeris calloso-elevatis, basi thoracis fere dimidio 

 latiora, retrorsum sensim levissime angustata, apice conjunc- 

 tim rotundata, latitudine media duplo lougiora, parum con- 

 vexa, dorso depressa, remote striato-punctata, punctis omnibus 

 squama pallida repletis, interstitiis 2:o et 4:o tuberculis cal- 

 lisque irregulariter adspersis; ochraceo-pulverulenta, pone me- 

 dium fascia maculari albido-squamulosa, antice posticeque fusco- 

 terminata, atque in ipso apice macula atra, litura albido-squa- 

 niosa utrimque terminata, plus minusve distincte notata. Cor- 

 pus subtus parce puuetatum, fusco-tomentosum, pectore abdo- 

 mineque antice maculatim albido-squamulosis. Pedes posteri- 

 ores mediocres, antici r^ fere duplo longiores, femoribus an- 

 gustissimis, non incrassatis, sul)tus ante apicem denticulo ar- 

 matis, anticis basi distincte albido-squamosis. quatuor posteri- 

 oribus fusco-albidoque variegatis; tibiis setulosis, basi leviter 

 arcuatis, posterioribus fusco-all)idoi[ue variegatis; tarsis anticis 

 O 71 fortiter fusco-timbriatis. 



318. Mecopus (Dalman) caffer: subellipticus, niger, albido-squa- 

 mosus, supra fusco-variegatus; rostro tenuiter carinulato; tho- 

 race subtiliter ruguloso-punctato, autice constricto; elytris punc- 

 tato-striatis, fasciis duabus, obliquis, nigris. Long, (rostr. excl.) 

 6, lat. 2± millim. o*- 



Cuput rotundatum, vertice brevissimo; oculi maximi, supra 

 subconniventes, frontem fere totam occupantes; rostrum thorace 

 paullo longius, cylindricum, arcuatum, ruguloso-punctatum, basi 

 lateribus strigosum, supra medio cannula tenui, lrevi, integra. 

 notatum, postice squaiuulis albidis adspersum. Antennae fuseo- 

 ferrugineae, parce piloste. Thorax latitudine baseos vix bre- 

 vior, antice vero manifeste angustior, basi bisinuatus, apice 

 late emarginatus, postice anticeque breviter angustatus, medio 

 sublinearis, supra depressus, intra apicem profunde constric- 



