1904. ] Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 27 
HYBOSERICA, n. gen. 
Clypeus obliquely attenuated laterally towards the anterior part 
which is slightly angular in the centre, the outer angles are rounded, 
and the lateral and apical margins are reflexed, the gene are short ; 
mentum of Auwtoserica ; antenne 9-jointed, club tri-joimted in both 
sexes, not much longer in the male than in the female, elongato- 
ovate, not as long as the pedicel, and with a deep impression on 
the outer part of the ultimate joint; prothorax short, triangular ; 
elytra strongly convex in the median dorsal part; anterior tibie 
tri-dentate outwardly ; claws normally cleft, lower tooth wider than 
the upper, posterior tibiz with the inner margin straight and thus 
gradually ampliated from base to apex; body glabrous on the upper 
side. 
Key to the Species. 
Basal joint of hind tarsi slightly longer than the second, hind spur 
longer than the first joint .. .. .. .. globuliformis. 
Basal joint of hind tarsi much fonpes cia thet socdnd’ hand spur 
Bhorerthan Ge MrSi JOINGe ys ae bem ee es es tas ks ote | COST 
HYBOSERICA GLOBULIFORMIS, Brensk., 
Berl. Ent. Zeit., vol. xlvi., 1902, p. 451. 
Brownish-red, with a fleshy tinge, or occasionally sub-fuscous, 
plainly iridescent, and with only a slight sericeous sheen, antenne 
slightly flavescent in the male, rufescent in the female, 9-jointed in 
both sexes, the club much shorter than the pedicel in the male; 
clypeus with the anterior angles much rounded, the anterior margin 
very slightly emarginate and aculeate in the centre, and both lateral 
and apical margins reflexed, it is covered with round, closely set, 
equi-distant punctures, the sub-arcuate impressed suture is very 
plain, and the frontal part punctulate ; prothorax one-third longer 
than the head, slightly narrowed laterally in the anterior part, but 
not sinuate thence to the rounded, basal one, convex, closely punctu- 
late, and with a lateral fringe of somewhat long, light fulvous hairs ; 
scutellum short, much rounded at the apex; elytra conspicuously 
convex, slightly costulate, very indistinctly striate and with the 
intervals as well as the costules closely punctate; pygidium broadly 
cordate, closely punctate; coxz very broad, and covering the greatest 
part of the third abdominal segment; hind femora not very much 
broadened, gradually enlarged from base to apex, @e., the inner 
margin is not sinuate near the base and curved towards the apex ; 
anterior tibie plainly tri-dentate outwardly; fore tarsi somewhat 
short, claws normally cleft, the lower tooth slightly more robust 
