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pHatis, (lein basin versus angustatis; postice utrinque 

 leviter oblique truncatus, angulis sub-rectis; superne con- 

 vexus, nigro-cyaneus, iiitidus, squamis oblongis, albidis 

 sat dense, inaequaliter obsitus; rude sat crebre punctatus, 

 dorso a basi ultra medium costis duabus parum elevatis, 

 ajiproximatis, laevibus instruct us, limbo lateral! longe gri- 

 seo-piloso. Scutellum breviter triangulare, nigro-cyaneum, 

 nitidum, obsolete punctatum. Elytra prothorace parum 

 latiora et illo duplo longiora, antice sub-truncata, humeris 

 obtusis, rotundatis; lateribus recta, apice conjunctim late 

 rotundata, obtusa, superne convexa, nigro-cyanea, nitida, 

 squamis angustis, albidis infequaliter, lineatim fere conden- 

 satis sat dense adspersa. Corpus subtus subtiliter, crebre 

 punctulatum, nigro-aeneum ; j^rothorace pectoreque dense, 

 longe albido-pilosis. Abdomen squamis parvis, albidis, 

 crebre obsitum. Pygidium interdum ferrugineum, albido- 

 squamosura, segment© basali medio longitudinaliter canali- 

 culato. Pedes ferruginei, albido-squamosi et pilosi. 



Bhn. 



788. Hypopholis (Ertchs.) vittata (Bhn): ovata, subtus 

 picea, supra flavo-testacea, nitida; prothorace elytrisque 

 fusco-vittatis, punctatissimis; fronte transversim cari- 

 nulata; pedibus piceis, flavo- marginatis; antennis fer- 

 ruo;ineis. — Lono;. 16 — 18, lat. 9 — I0=y millim. 



Habitat in terra Natalensi. 



Caput latitudine baud brevius, antice rotundatum, 

 superne sub-depressum, undique rugoso-punctatum, inter- 

 stitiis punctulatis, testaceum. Clypeus linea transversa 

 sub-flexuosa, elevata, a fronte disjunctus, margine ele- 

 vato, nigro. Oculi globosi, nigri. Antenna3 ferruginese, 

 clava saturatiore. Thorax basi longitudine plus duplo 

 latior, antice fere dimidio angustior, apice late emargi- 

 natus, postice bisinuatus, lateribus medio rotundato-am- 

 pliatis, marginatis, angulis posticis rectis, anticis acumi- 

 natis; superne modice convexus, inconcinne punctatus, 



