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eyes, the punctures finer, confluent and forming transverse 

 striae in front ; clypeus broad, rounded at the sides, the margins 

 slightly elevated, the apex strongly emarginate. Thorax rounded 

 at tlie sides, anterior angles obtuse, the base produced and 

 rounded; coarsely but not very closely punctured in front, more 

 finely punctured towards the base, a small fovea on each side 

 near the margin. Scutellum finely punctured, rounded at the 

 sides, the apex obtuse. Elytra depressed, somewhat dilated in 

 the middle, strongly rounded at the apex, the sutural and two 

 discal costae moderately elevated, the interstices and sides with 

 double rows of large confluent variolose punctures, the apex 

 irregularly strigose. Pygidium very finely and closely strigose, 

 a small fovea on each side near the base. Beneath strigose and 

 with sparse gr(3y pubescence at the sides ; anterior tibiae with 

 two acute lateral teeth. Length 15 mm. 

 Old Calabar. 



Closely allied to S. :ebra, var. niger, G.P., but with the elytra 

 flatter, broader and more rounded at the sides, the thorax less 

 prominent at the sides in the middle, the clypeus broader and 

 the sculpture altogether stronger. 



Clastocnemis simuhts, n. sp. 



9 Dull ])itchy-l)rown ; head, centre of thorax, scutellum and 

 underside shining; sides of the thorax, the outer margin and a 

 small obscure spot in the middle oE the elytra, and the pygidium, 

 pitchy-red ; antennae and legs red-brown, knees pitchy. Head 

 flat, coarsely and deeply punctured, clypeus strongly dilated and 

 rounded at the sides, Avith a broad sliallow central emargination 

 in front, the apical points very obtuse and slightly reflexed. 

 Thorax a little broader than long, slightly jiroduced in front, 

 the sides prominent and forming an obtuse angle in the middle, 

 obliquely narrowed anteriorly and posteriorly, the base and apex 

 of about equal width, posterior angles and the base rounded; 

 coarsely and deeply punctured, the punctures very coarse and 

 coniluent at the sides in front. Scutellum Avith a few coarse 

 punctures, rounded at the sides. Elytra with ten chain-like 

 roAvs of confluent semi-circular punctures, the first interstice 

 broad and with irregularly disposed semi-circular punctures, the 

 second to fifth interstices convex, the lateral margin somewhat 

 swollen and shining in the middle, roumlcd at the apex, the 

 sutural angles oljtuse. Pygidium longitudinally impressed in 

 the centre, coarsely and irregularly strigose. Underside and legs 

 very coarsely punctured, and with sparse, short, brown setae; 



