442 Mr. J. S.^^ly's descriptions of 



elytron obliquely truncate ; similarly punctured to the 

 thorax. 



Chirodica fulvn. 



Anguste oblonga, convexa, flavo-liilva, nitida, antcnnis, 

 basi cxcepttl, pallide piccis. 



Long. 1^ lin. 



JIab. — Cape of Good Hope. 



Head smooth, impuncitate ; encarpaa obsolete, apex of 

 carina very acute; antennae robust, nearly equal to the 

 body in length. Thorax convex, one-half broader than 

 long; sides straight and parallel at the base, thence rounded 

 and converging to the apex ; angles produced into a sub- 

 acute tooth, hinder angles distinct ; surface finely punc- 

 tiu-ed. Elytra scarcely broader than the thorax, attenuated 

 near the apex, the latter acutely rounded ; surface finely 

 puuctulate. 



Chirodica JVollastoni. 



Elongata, convexa, nigra, nitida, capite, tliorace pedi- 

 busque fulvis, antcnnis extrorsum infuscatis. 



Long. \\ lin. 



JIah. — Cape of Good Hope ; collected by Mr. Bewick. 



Head smooth, impunctate ; cncarpas contiguous at the 

 apex ; seven or eight outer joints of antenna? stained with 

 fuscous. Thorax more than one-half broader than long; 

 sides nearly straight and parallel at the base ; anterior 

 angles thickened, oblique, hinder angles distinct, subacute; 

 upper surface smootli, moderately convex, smooth, im- 

 punctate. Elytra rather broader than the thorax ; sides 

 parallel, conjointly rounded at the apex ; convex, slightly 

 less so along the suture, rather closely impressed with 

 round shallow punctures. 



The present and the following species differ from the 

 preceding in being more elongate and less robust and in 

 having all the thighs less thickened. 



Chirodica elongata. 



Elongata, parallela, modice convexa, fulvo-picea, nitida, 

 antcnnis basi, tliorace pedibusque fulvis, abdomine cly- 

 trisquc Havis. 



Long. 2g lin. 



llab. — Cape of Good Hope. 



Head smooth, impunctate ; encai'pns transversely trigo- 

 nate, contiguous; antennaj half the length of the body; 3rd 



