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when at rest. On raising it a little, however, the short setose prosternal point is seen distinctly in front of the 
anterior cox. T allude to this because Dr. Burmeister expressly says of the genus, ‘das Prosternum ohne Zapfen ’ 
(Op. cit. p. 671). 
Species 4 (80)—SCAPTOBIUS ACICULATUS. 
PuatEe X, Fic. 10. 
Niger; thorace transverso, lateribus rotundatis, postice utrinque profunde inciso ; elytris aciculatis obsolete 
bicostatis. 
Long. corp. 9 mill. (4 lin.) 
Habitat ; Cape of Good Hope et Port Natal. In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonie, D. Buquet, &e. 
Syy.: Scaptobius aciculatus. Schaum, in Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 2nd Ser. tom. ii. 1844, p. 420; 1845, p- 53- 
Scaptobius obscuratus. Westw. MS. olim. 
Scaptobius variolosus. Mus. Berol. 
Magnitudine et statura Se. capensi simillimus et thorace ut in hoe formato; elytris brevioribus aciculatis, 
obsolete bicostatis; omnino tamen distinctus. Corpus totum nigrum parce breviter setosum. Caput dense 
punctatum ; clypeo carina transversa obsoleta a fronte sejuncto. Thorax transversus lateribus valde rotundatis, 
antice profunde emarginatus, angulis anticis productis; posticis acutis, incisura profunda e margine posteriore 
sejunctis; supra punctatissimus, postice medio obsolete impressus. Elytra subquadrata, longitudinaliter aciculato- 
rugulosa, plana, sutura costisque duabus in singulo obsolete elevatis. Pygidium apice carina brevi instructum. 
Corpus subtus cum pedibus nigrum. ‘Tarsi omnes in individuo viso 5-articulati. 
From information given to me by Dr. Schaum (in litt. 9 Feb. 1847), it is evident that the insect to which 
T had given the MS. name of Scaptobius obscwratus is identical in all respects with the type of S. acieu/atus described 
by Dr. Schaum in the Collection of M. Buquet, having been compared together by Dr. Aubé; the term ‘ puncta- 
tissimus,’ however, employed in the description, is erroneous, as the insect has the thorax not punctured at all. 
Species 5 (81)—SCAPTOBIUS NATALENSIS. 
PuatE X, Fic. 9. 
Ovatus, niger, opacus ; prothorace transverso, confertim granulato, basi utrinque leviter impressa, postice ad 
angulos profunde emarginato, angulis acutis ; elytris obsolete punctatis, singulo in dorso bicostato. 
Long. corp. 8-8} mill. ; lat. 5-53 mill. 
Habitat; Port Natal. In Mus. Berol. 
Syn. : Scaptobius Natalensis. Westw. MS; Schaum, Verz. Lam. Melit. p.64; Boheman, Ins. Caffr. pars ii. p. 53. 
Se. capensi affinis sed nonnihil brevior et latior, prothorace posterius magis angustato, utrinque basi leviter 
impresso, subtilius punctato ; elytris obsolete punctatis, singulo leviter bicostato. Caput migrum, subopacum 
subtiliter crebre punctatum ; clypeo apice subrotundato leviter reflexo marginato. Oculi parvi parum convexi 
nigri. Antenne nigree. Prothorax latitudine multo brevior apice truncatus, lateribus pone apicem valde 
rotundato-ampliatus, dein subito angustatus, basi rotundato-productus, medio vix emarginatus, utrinque ad 
angulos profunde emarginatus, angulis retrorsum productis; parum convexus niger opacus, subtiliter erebre 
rugoso-granulatus, basi utrinque leviter impressus. Scutellum triangulare, nigrum, opacum crebre punctulatum. 
Elytra prothorace latiora et duplo longiora, humeris rotundatis obtusis; pone humeros sinuata, dein vix 
angustata, apice conjunctim late rotundata, obtusa, in dorso subplana, nigra, subopaca, obsolete punctata, singulo 
costis duabus parum elevatis instructo; corpus subtus nigrum opacum obsolete punctatum. Pedes nigri opaci 
obsolete punctati. 
A specimen in the Collection of Major I. J. Parry, from Natal, which I regard as belonging to this species, 
is much broader, less flattened (and consequently thicker) than Se. aciewlatus. It is 54 lines long; the head is 
more quadrate in front, the front margin being slightly emarginate in the middle, as well as rather reflexed ; 
the prothorax is slightly wider and shorter, the disc is less strongly granulose, but thickly clothed with luteous 
short setose scales; its greatest width is rather in advance of the middle of its length, and the laterally produced 
