and Asiatic Species of Hapalochrus. 265 



separate one from another. Antennae long, not very stout, 

 subfiliform, joints 2-10 much longer than broad, about equal 

 in width. Prothorax transverse, obliquely narrowed behind, 

 deeply grooved at the base. Elytra moderately long, at the 

 base about as broad as the prothorax, widening to near 

 the apex, the apices broadly, conjointly rounded. Anterior 

 tibiae thickened at the middle and hollowed thence to the 

 apex ; anterior tarsal joints 1 and 2 rather long, suhequal in 

 length, 2 narrowly projecting over 3; intermediate femora 

 with a smooth, deep fovea at the base beneath ; intermediate 

 tibiae very stout, convex, deeply excavate at the middle and 

 apex beneath, and with a short, compressed lobe at the 

 inner apical angle. 



$ . Antennae shorter and more slender. 



Length 4*-5£, breadth 23j-2f mm. ( <$ ? .) 



Hab. E. Africa, Serenje in N.E. Rhodesia, alt. 4500 ft. 

 (S. A. Neave: 15, 16. xii. 1907: £), Kashitu and Mwenga 

 [type] (H. C. Dollman: xii. 1914, i. 1915 : c? ? ). 



Seven males and three females. Not unlike a small H.jan- 

 thinus, Fairm., the elytra relatively shorter, more widened 

 posteriorly, and coarsely, closely, uniformly punctate; the 

 intermediate femora of the J deeply foveate at the base 

 beneath. H. clavicornis has a somewhat similar, but larger, 

 excavation of the middle femora in the same sex. 



45. Hapalochrus hamatus, sp. n. 



<$ . Cyaneous, the head and prothorax brassy or greenish in 

 one specimen, the legs, palpi, and antennae black or metallic; 

 very shining, the vestiture as in H. furcatus (No. 50). 

 Head short, sparsely punctulate ; antennae stout, rather 

 short, serrate, joints 6-9 broad. Prothorax transverse, 

 smooth on the disc, sparsely punctulate near the margins. 

 Elytra depressed on the disc below the base, rather sparsely, 

 somewhat coarsely punctate, with prominent, cariniform 

 lateral margin, the interspaces subplicate. Anterior trochan- 

 ters armed with a .long, hook-like tooth ; anterior femora 

 grooved and finely albo-ciliate beneath ; anterior tibiae simply 

 sinuate, compressed towards the apex ; anterior tarsal joints 

 1 and 2 thickened, 2 extending over 3 ; intermediate femora 

 (PI. VIII. fig. 26) excavate towards the apex beneath 

 (appearing subangulate at about the middle) ; intermediate 

 tibiae (PI. VIII. fig. 26) moderately thickened, abruptly 

 widening from a little below the base to near the tip, exca- 

 vate at the middle and apex beneath. 



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