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1. It. elephas. 



Grossus, fulvo-pallescens, densissime sabulosus. Corpus sublus et pedes valde 

 pubescentia. — Vertex subtilissime sulcatus. Cosla facialis latiuscula, plana, sabulosa, 

 superne parallela, infere convergens. — Pronotum rhomboidale, rugosum, subtiliter 

 carinalnm, prozona in medio obsolete tectiformi. Metazonse processus margines sub- 

 deflexi, canthum nullum efficientes, integri, haud crenati, apice acuto. Lobi laterales 

 margine infero fere dimidio anlico sinuato. — Elytra el alse ? — Femora post. lalis- 

 sima, margine supero quam inferus magis dilalato, dentato-crenato; infero subarcuato, 

 apice haud exciso, valde piloso. Tibise post. compressse a latere visse latse, apice alte- 

 nuatse, intus purpurese, extus granulatse. Abdominis segmenta superne in dentem 

 acutam, arcuatam, unguiformem terminala. — Q Long. ^iG; Pron. 1 ( ,(, latit. 15: 

 Fem. 22 mill. — Africa merid ; Promonl. Bonse Spei. (Coll. Brunn. n n 201 1.) 



3. 15. hottentotus. 



9 Fulvo-ferrugineus, glaber, omnino dense sabuloso-granulatus et sparse verru- 

 culosus. — Cosla facialis complela, angusla, sulcata, ad verticem plana punctis duo- 

 bus impressis. Verticis scutellum declive, planum, grosse granosum, antice trigonali- 

 truncatum. Tempora perspicua, minima, sulciformia. — Pronotum grande, rhom- 

 boidale, supra planum. linea media subtiliter carinata, sulco typico tenui, transverse 

 subarcualo; sulco antico tenuissimo, arcuato. Metazona quam prozona duplo vel ter 

 longior; ejus processus grandis, acutangulus, marginibus infere verticaliter deflexis, 

 superne canthum granulatum crenulatumque obferentibus, apice dente terminali et 

 utrinque dentibus 2 compressis instruclo. Canthi laterales metazonas paulum ultra 

 sulcum lypicum perspicui. Lobi laterales subquadrati, antice rectanguli, postice 

 rotundato-reclanguh, margine postico valde concavo, margine infero recto , — Elytra 

 9 lobiformia, lateralia, in 3 m abd. segmentum desinentia. — Femora postica dila- 

 tata, margine supero crenato-serrato ; infero magis dilatato, valde arcuato, integro, 

 piloso, ad apicem subexciso. Tibise post. purpurese. Abdominis segmenta 4-7 superne 

 in dentem minutum excurrentia. 



Cf. Antennse crassiusculse. Vcrtex prominulus. Pronotum in medio impressum, 

 dorso a latere viso subangulatim subconcavo. Prozona rotundato-carinata (sci- 

 licet costa longitudinali rotundata postice latiore). Metazonse processus quam in 

 9 postice magis rotundatus, apice minus distincte dentatus; cantlii laterales dislinc- 

 tiores; lobi laterales subexcavati. Elylra abdominis longitudine. Alse. ? Femora post. 



