32 Orper—COLEOPTERA. Section—PENTAMERA. 
Species 1 (51)—PILINURGUS HIRTUS. 
Puare IX, Fie. 2. 
Oblongo-ovatus subconvexus, obscure ater, cicatricoso-impressus luteoque rude setosus et squamosus, maculis 
nudis nigris marmoratis; clypeo lateribus rotundato, margine antico supra viso recto, in medio reflexo; pro- 
thorace supra maculis duabus irregularibus lateralibus luteo-setosis notato; elytris emarginatis parallelis, apice 
rotundatis, fasciis transversis undatis irregularibus luteo-squamosis; capite, pygidio corporeque subtus plus 
minusve luteo-setosis immaculatis, tibiis tarsisque nigris nitidis. 
Long. corp. lin. 33. 
Habitat; Senegal. In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonie, &c. 
Syn.: Pilinurgus hirtus. Gory et Perch. Mon. Cet. p. 119, pl. XVII, fig. 1 ; Guérin-Méneyille, Icon, R. An. Ths. 
pl. XXVI, fig. 1; Burmeister, Handb. iii. p. 659; Schaum, Verz. Lam. Melit. p. 62. 
Myoderma fuliginosa. Dej. Cat. Edit. iii. p. 187. 
The details of the mouth of this species (represented in figs. 2a, 2, and 2c) are described in the generic 
characters given above. The thorax and elytra are covered with small oval cicatricose punctures, each emitting 
a small reddish or luteous seta from its base ; the luteous scales upon the elytra form an irregular dentate fascia 
across the middle, and a transverse one between the middle and apex, followed by some irregular spots. The 
prosternum has an acute deflexed spine in front of the anterior coxe. The pygidium is convex, and entirely 
covered with pale-luteous squamosity. The body beneath is also covered with similar scales and with whitish 
buff sete (especially on the under side of the legs, which are almost destitute of scales). The third and fourth 
segments of the abdomen are marked with two black transverse spots in the middle. 
Species 2 (52)—PILINURGUS SUBUNDATUS. 
Pratt IX, Fie. 1. 
Niger opacus, luteo-squamosus, prothorace magis hexagono, postice elytris multo angustiori; elypeo antice 
reflexo ; elytris postice magis angustatis, disco subplano lateribus subito deflexis; tibiis anticis obtuse bidentatis. 
Long. corp. lin. 42; lat. elytr. bas. lin. 2}. 
Habitat ; Port Natal. In Mus. Schaum olim. 
Syyn.: Pilinurgus subundatus. Westw. MS; Schaum, Verz. Lam. Melit. p. 62. 
This species is larger than the preceding, from which it is chiefly distinguished by its more hexagonal pro- 
thorax, and more posteriorly attenuated and less truncated elytra. The front margin of the clypeus is rather 
elevated, and the disc of the head is thickly marked with small cicatricose punctures ; the prothorax has the 
middle of the lateral margins angulated, and the posterior margin is nearly straight and much narrower than the 
base of the elytra. The prothorax and elytra are covered with shallow irregular cicatricose punctures, each pro- 
ducing a short black seta. The dise of the elytra is flat, the sides suddenly deflexed, and separated from the dise 
by a scarcely elevated carina. The body beneath is thickly clothed with dirty greyish-buff squamosity and 
similar coloured sete, and the second, third, and fourth segments of the abdomen are marked in the centre 
beneath with two transverse black spots. 
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Species 3 (53)—PILINURGUS DESPECTUS. 
Prate IX, Fre. 3. 
Late obovatus, supra depressus, obscurus piceo-niger, luteo parum squamulosus, elytris magis piceis ; capite 
parvo ; clypeo rotundato, tenuiter marginato ; prothorace transverso lateribus in medio margineque postico rotun- 
datis, punctis minutis cicatricosis notato ; elytris in medio dorso subplanis, obscuris subvelutinis, maculis non- 
nullis indistinetis luteo-sericeis, punctis subdistantibus minime profundis, apice singuli rotundato, et sub humeris 
profunde emarginatis; pygidio in medio paullo carinato, spiraculis 2 posticis conicis; pedibus brevibus; tibiis 
anticis acute bidentatis ; corpore infra sericie grisea induto, 
Long. corp. lin. 53; lat. humer. elytr. lin. 24. 
