416 Mr. H, W. Bates's descriptums of 



antenna; are nearly tlie same in length and thickness in the sexes, 

 in neither being quite so long as the body, and the third joint 

 being much longer than the fourth, with the apical ones much 

 thickened and the 11th obtuse. 



Hypocrites alveolatus. 



H. viridi (Pascoe) proxime affinis, at brevior, thoraceque alveo- 

 lato-punctato haud rugoso. Modice elongatus, viridi-cyaneus, vix 

 nitidus, antennis pedibusque chalybeis vel violaceis: interdum 

 corpore supi'a fere nigro: capite thoraceque crebre alveolatis vel 

 rotunde-punctatis interstitiis reticidatis; hoc basi constricto sed 

 nullomodo sulcato, lateribus paullum dilatatis: elytris 2:)assim 

 confertissime confluenter punctatis : corpore subtus tenuiter 

 sparse griseo-pubescenti. Femoribus omnibus subabrupte cla- 

 vatis. Long. 5-G lin. $ . 



$ Segmentum veutrale G brevissimum, concavum. Antenna; 

 corpore breviores, articulo 3 sequenti dimidio lougiori. 

 Cape of Good Hope. Port Elizabeth. 



The femora are more distinctly clavate than in //. ririclis 

 and allied species. 



Hypocrites cyandlus. 



Gracilis, cyaneus, subnitidus: capite scapoque antennarum 

 sparsim punctatis: thorace elougato, post medium dilatato, supra 

 foveolis rotundatis sparsis impressis, linea lata dorrali laivi: 

 elytris basi sparsim, reliqua superficie confluenter, punctatis: 

 corpore subtus maculis lateralibus argenteo-sericeis: prosterno 

 antice grosse punctato et strigoso, ventro confertim punctnlato: 

 antennis (?) corpore paulo brevioribus articulo 3 sccjuento 

 fere duplo lougiori, G-11 iucrassatis. Long. 5 lin. $ . 



Natal (Pastor Guenzius), also Delagoa Bay (J. J. Monteiro). 



Hypocrites teniiis. 



Gracillima, linearis, cyaneus, subnitidus : capite scapoque 

 antennarum grosse punctatis hoc scabroso : thorace angusto, 

 elongate, medio vix dilatato, supra passim parce punctato, sulco 

 basali transversim })luri-strigoso : elytris basi sparsim reliqiia 

 superficie crebrius versus suturam rugoso-punctatis, asperulis: 

 corpore subtus maculis lateralibus argenteo-pilosis, j^^'o^terno 

 aniice grosse punctato ct strigoso; ventro punctulato: antennis 

 ( 9 ) corpore paidulum brevioriljus, articulo 3 secjuento fere 

 du])lo lougiori (J-1 1 incras-satis. Long. S-Ott lin. ? • 



Natal. 



