the African Species of Ebeus. 241 
testaceous ; the head and prothorax very sparsely, the elytra 
densely, extremely minutely punctate. Head narrower than 
the prothorax, bi-impressed in front; antenne short, serrate. 
Prothorax large, convex, transverse, rounded at the sides, 
narrowly margined. Elytra at the base about as wide as the 
prothorax, moderately long, subparallel. 
3. Antenne, legs, and the two terminal abdominal seg- 
ments, testaceous, the testaceous markings on the elytra 
more extended, the sutural and lateral patches broadly con- 
nected with the pallid apical space ; head a little broader, 
the eyes more prominent ; antennze much longer, strongly 
pectinate; elytra each with an arcuate excavation towards 
the apex, the apical portion somewhat narrowly produced, 
raised and strongly tumid along the suture; anterior tarsal 
joint 1 short, 2 elongate, reaching the apex of 3 aboye, and 
with a black comb extending along the outer edge; pygidium 
rather long and narrow, sulcate at tip. 
Length3 mm. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. S. Arnica, Bulawayo (Dr. Marshall: 3 ¢), Lonely, 
Rhodesia (H. Swale: 9). 
One 6, seven 2? 2. Very near EF. (Anthocomus) apricus, 
Gorh., the elytra with a common oval testaceous space 
before the middle, connected along the suture with the 
apical patch ; the g with shorter, pectinate antenna, the 
elytral apices more swollen beyond the subapical sulcus and 
narrowly produced, and the last two abdominal segments 
testaceous. E. apricus was also found at Bulawayo. 
36. EHbeus nigrofemoratus, sp. n. 
?. Moderately elongate, widened posteriorly, finely pubes- 
cent, without long hairs intermixed, the elytra opaque, the 
rest of the surface shining ; black, the three basal joints of 
the antennz beneath, prothorax, elytra, tibise, and bases 
of the tarsi testaceous or rufo-testaceous ; the elytra with a 
common transverse patch at the base, extending narrowly 
outwards to the humeri, and a large rounded spot on the 
dise of each towards the apex, black; the head and prothorax 
very sparsely, minutely, the elytra closely, very finely, punc- 
tate. Head small, much narrower than the prothorax ; 
antenne serrate, rather slender, short. Prothorax transverse, 
convex, obliquely narrowed posteriorly. Elytra much broader 
than the prothorax, comparatively short. 
6. Antenne long, pectinate; anterior tarsal joint 2 elon- 
gated, reaching the apex of 3 above, nigro-pectinate along 
