Coleoj)! era from 8o%ith Africa. 189 



thfe base, and having a short, curved groove above each eye ; 

 rostrum much shorter than the head, dilated at the apex and 

 closely punctured ; prothorax elongate, very much attenuated in 

 the anterior j^art, truncate and deeply grooved transversely at 

 both ends, roughly plicate transversely and having a broad, lateral 

 black band ; scutellum sub-triangular, edged by a rounded, con- 

 spicuous ridge ; elytra much broader than the prothorax, parallel, 

 but very convex, although a little depressed in the anterior part, 

 costate, with the second and fourth costte more raised than the 

 others and reaching the base, intervals closely foveate ; they are of 

 the same colour as the head and prothorax, but have a transverse 

 darker median band extending from side to side, and ascending 

 the suture a little, and a lateral black band reaching from the 

 humeral angle to about the middle ; sides of the meso- and meta- 

 sternum with a lateral flavescent pubescent patch ; abdomen closely 

 punctured ; legs strong, femora without spine, tibiae serrulate 

 inwardly. Length (rostrum excluded) 7, width 3^^ mm. 



Hah. Natal (Durban). 



Gen. Apoderus, Oliv. 



A. cjeniiUs, n. sp. 



Head, prothorax, pygidium and underside vermilion-red ; an- 

 tenna and legs flavescent ; labrum edged with black ; head smooth, 

 slightly grooved in the median part of the apex ; prothorax quite 

 smooth and with a small lateral black dot ; elytra flavescent, with a 

 black basal transverse band and a somewhat sinuate supra-apical 

 one, faintly seriate-punctate, and with two round basal costse 

 disappearing before they reach the median part. Length 5, 

 width 25 mm. 



Hah. Zambezia (Salisbury). 



With the exception of Euretus auvivilUi, Sternotomis 

 mozamhica, Tragocej)hala rikatlw, and the seven species 

 of Paussus, the types of the insects described are con- 

 tained in the South African Museum. 



