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angii.stata, latitucline ^ breviora, dlstincte striata, striis 

 tenuiter crenato - punctatis, interstitiis planis Ifevibus. 

 Tibiae anticoe extus fortiter tridentatas. 

 Long, sine cornubiis 5f lin. ; lat. A\ lin. 



This interesting species in general form most nearly 

 approaches Copt. {Ejjirliinus^ armatus, Bohem., but is 

 much more convex ; the horns of the clypeus are mucli 

 less reflexed towards the apex. 



Hab. — S. Africa (Transvaal). Brit. INIus. 

 I have named the species after the collector to Avhom 

 we are indebted for the specimens. 



RUTELID.E. 



Pelidnota rufipennis, sp. nov. 



Ovata, convexa, nitida, nigro-crerulea ; elytris rubris ; 

 corpore subtus hie et illic tarsisque feneis. Capite parce 

 punctulato ; clyjieo antice angustato, crebre pimctato, 

 apice bidentato. Thorace longitudine § latiori, con- 

 vexo, ante medium subito angustato, dorso discrete 

 subtilissime punctulato, angulos anticos versus distinctius 

 punctato, utrinque impressione crebre punctato notato. 

 Scutello obsolete piuictulato. Elytris thorace paulo 

 latioribus, medio ampliatis, fortiter striatis, striis late- 

 ralibus fortiter punctatis, interstitiis secundo tertioque 

 irregulariter punctatis. Pygidio supi'a obscure violaceo- 

 tincto, transversim crebre aciculato. 



Long. 7 lin. ; lat. 4 lin. 



Allied to P. nitescens, Vigors, and nearly of the same 

 form, more convex ; thorax not narrowed posteriorly ; 

 lateral margins thickened, but not nearly so much as in 

 that species, the impression on each side of the disk not 

 very deep. Margin of the elytra thickened from the 

 shoulder to near the middle; the three dorsal strife are 

 very deep and not punctured, abbreviated at the base, 

 the 2nd stria turning at the apex and continued along the 

 margin of the elytra to the shoulder, where it becomes 

 shallower and punctured ; the 4th and oth striis are deeply 

 impressed in the middle and punctured ; the 6th to 8th 

 strife are formed of deep jiunctures. The underside of 

 the insect and the legs are deep blue, here and there 

 teneous, as are also the tarsi. 



Hab, — Pernambuco. Brit. Mus. 



