Species of (jmcaWomciSB from Africa. '611 



Subfamily Leptopinm. 

 Genus Enicoderus, Per.* 



This genus was placed by Dr. L. Peringuey in the sub- 

 family Tuny me ci nee , near Siderodactylus ; but, despite a 

 certain superficial resemblance, it has no real affinity with 

 that genus, its nearest ally being Leptostethus, Waterh., in 

 the Leptopince. 



To the original description the following generic charac- 

 ters may be added : — Head with the eyes entirely lateral, 

 the forehead very broad. Rostrum in a different plane from 

 the head, but not separated from it by a furrow ; scrobes 

 curved downwards and ending far in front of the eyes ; 

 mandibles squamose at the sides and multi-setose, with a 

 strong median tooth ; mentum transverse, trapeziform, with 

 two erect setae. Prothorax with well-developed postocular 

 lobes bearing a fringe of setae. Scutellum small, but distinct, 

 circular. Elytra with ten complete stria?, the basal margin 

 carinate, the lateral margin not excised near the base. 

 Wings entirely absent. Legs : front coxae contiguous or 

 very narrowly separated, hind coxae meeting the elytra ; 

 tibiae mucronate at the apex, the corbels of the hind pair 

 terminal, squamose, and enclosed ; the third tarsal joint 

 broadly lobate, the claws free and squamose at the base. 

 Sternum with the gular margin deeply sinuate, the coxae 

 nearer the front margin of the prosternum ; the rnes- 

 episterna meeting the elytra, the mesepimera very much 

 reduced ; the metepisterna comparatively narrow and 

 scarcely dilated at the base, the bounding suture distinct 

 throughout ; the metasternum between the coxae as long as 

 or longer than the mid-coxae. Venter with the iiitercoxal 

 process nearly as broad as the coxae ; veutrite 2 separated 

 from 1 by a sinuate incision, and as long as 3-f 4. 



The genus Timus, Per. (Trans. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. 189.2, 

 p. 128), which is unknown to me, must be extremely closely 

 related to Enicoderus ; the only distinction given that may 

 be significant is that the eyes are slightly prominent and 

 have a small orbital ridge. 



Enicoderus latifrons, sp. n. (PI. XIII. figs. 9, 10.) 



^ ? . Colour black, densely clothed with indefinitely 

 variegated greyisli-white, pale fawn, and brown scaling. 



* Trans. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. 1892, p. 127. 



