58 FAHRJ5US, COLEOPTKRA CAFFRARI.*. 



elytris fusco-castaneis, nigro-marginatis. opacis; pygidio exserto. 

 Long. 7A— 8A, Int. If— If raillira. 



Caput crebre punctatum, griseo-pilosum, fronte longitudi- 

 naliter impressa. Thorax cylindricus, latitudine baud brevior, 

 supra intra apicem transversim late impressus, sat rude rugoso- 

 punctatus, subtus lateribusque dense albido-pilosus, dorso, prae- 

 ter vittam mediain longitudinalem albido-pubescentem, sub- 

 nudo, areolis duabus laevibus, plus minusve distinctis, ante 

 medium notato. Elytra thorace plus triplo longiora anticeque 

 basi illius sesqui latiora, ab huineris ultra medium attenuata, 

 turn iterum subdilatata, apice subrotundata, dorso depressa, sat 

 regulariter striato-punetata, tenuiter pubescentia et pilosa, ca- 

 stanea, nigro-marginata, callis humeralibus nitidis exceptis. 

 opaca. Pygidium exsertum. Corpus subtus et pedes nigra, 

 dense griseo- vel albido-pubescentia et pilosa. 



Variat capite rufo-ferrugineo. 



137. Nitocris lur/eiis: oblonga, tenuiter pubescens, subtus nigro- 

 picea, testaceo-variegata. supra femiginea, elytris striato-punc- 

 tatis, vitta rnarginali nigra. Long. 11 — 13, lat. 2 — 2S millim. 



Caput disperse punctatum, ferrugineura, fronte leviter im- 

 pressa. Antennae filiformes, validiuscula', corpore manifeste 

 longiores, totae nigr;e. Thorax subquadratus, pone medium 

 levissime rotundato-ampliatus, .supra intra basin apicemque 

 transversim impressus, ferrugineus, disperse punctatus, ante 

 medium dovsi areolis duabus subelevatis laevibus. Scutellum 

 triangulare, griseo-serieeum. Elytra thorace fere quadrupio 

 longiora anticeque eodem distinctc latiora, medio parum atte- 

 nuata, apice oblique subtruncata, dorso depressa, praeter basin 

 interne, sat regulariter striato-punetata; fusco-ferruginea, vitta 

 rnarginali laterum integra suturaqne postice nigris. Corpus 

 subtus nigro-piceum, densius pubescens, pectoris abdominisque 

 lateribus hujusque segmentis 1 — 4 apice analique toto testa- 

 eeis. Pedes testacei. pubescentes, tibiis posticis tarsisque om- 

 nibus nigris. 



138. Nitocris nigricornis: subelongata. testacea, antennis nigris, 

 elytris prseter basin fuscis. Long. 12^ — 16, lat. 21— 2^ millim. 



Caput vage punctatum, tenuiter pubescens, fronte longi- 

 tudinaliter sulcata. Antennae corpore quinta parte longiores, 

 filiformes, nigrae. Thorax subquadratus, pone medium indi- 

 stincte ampliatus, supra intra basin apicemque transversim 

 profunde impressus. inaequaliter punctatus, testaceus, tenuiter 

 pubescens, ante medium areolis duabus laevibus, plus minusve 

 conspicuis. Elytra thorace quadrupio longiora, medio indi- 

 stincte attenuata, apice sinuato-truneata, dorso depressa, medio 

 lateribusque sat regulariter striato-punetata, punctis plerisque 

 squaraiferis; fusco-picea, opaca, basi breviter testacea. Corpus 

 subtus et pedes flavo-testacea, tenuiter pubescentia, tibiis po- 

 sticis apice tarsisque infuscatis. 



