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elytral pattern assimilates to that of sex-pustulatus in the 
more regular, less jagged outline of the spots forming 
the pattern and in the complete absence of the postmedian 
dots on the third intervals. 
Described from a single male example, exact locality not 
recorded, but from the vicinity of Durban. There is a 
second example at the British Museum labelled ‘‘ Umbilo, 
Natal (Bell-Marley), teste H. EZ. Andrewes,” who has com- 
pared it for me with type. 
Callistomimus obscurus, sp. 0. 
Size and shape of C. amenus, Pér. 
Head, the centre parts of the frons excepted, which is 
suffused with metallic blue-black, the antennz (all but first 
two joints), the labrum, and mandibles red-brown. Pro- 
thorax testaceous red ; first three joints (the third darker) 
of antennz and the palpi reddish-testaceous. Legs pale 
testaceous, with knees and apices of tibie and _ tarsi 
infuscated. 
Elytra black ; a small ill-defined subhumeral spot between 
the fifth and seventh striz, a narrow transverse postmedian 
patch between the fourth to eighth strice and a juxta-median 
spot on third interval obscurely yellow ; prosternum reddish 
testaceous, pectus and abdomen piceous. 
Head and prothorax closely rugosely punctulate, not 
perceptibly pubescent; the latter cordiform, a little shiny 
and convex, lateral margins narrowly reflexed, sharply 
incised above and below the acute posterior angles, median 
part of base produced and squarely truncated ; lateral basal 
foveze and median groove broadly defined. 
Elytra short-ovate, convex, about one-third longer than 
wide, very briefly pubescent, striate, intervals plane and 
densely shagreened. 
The constriction above and sharp incision below the outer 
basal angle, together with the marked extension of the base, 
give a characteristic appearance to this species. As in 
C. amenus, there is no trace of yellow along the lateral 
margins of the elytra, but the apices are narrowly margined 
with yellow, which widens into a small spot on either side 
of the suture. 
Described from a single example taken by me September 
1897. 
Hab. Lower Unkomaas River, Natal. 
Callistomimus elegans, Boh., and Callistomimus guttatus, Chd. 
The patterns of the above-named species appear to be 
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