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sharply tri-dentate; the prothorax deeply and not very closely 
punctate, the elytra plainly striate in the dorsal part, and less so 
on the sides, and the intervals roughly punctate ; hind tibiz broad, 
but only moderately ampliated inwardly ; the clypeus is narrow in 
front and sharply tri-dentate ; the frontal transverse suture is well 
defined. 
Male unknown. 
Length 43 mm.; width 3 mm. 
Hab. Transvaal (Rustenburg District). 
ABLABEROIDES DECEDENS, Nn. spec. 
Elongato-ovate, shining, hardly iridescent, chestnut-brown with the 
elytra and legs lighter brown, antenne flavous; clypeus with the 
anterior part narrow, sharply tri-dentate and with the outer margin 
strongly sinuate, there is a very plain solution of continuity 
between the posterior eye-keel and the genal canthus, and the 
frontal, transverse suture is almost obliterated in the three examples 
examined by me; prothorax closely punctate; elytra with four or 
five plain dorsal striz, intervals closely punctate; the forcipate 
processes of the genital armature of the male are symmetrical, 
very long, sub-horizontal, broadly spatulate at apex, and not un- 
like, although not contorted, those of A. namaquanus. 
Length 54-6 mm. ; width 34-33 mm. 
Hab. Natal (Durban). 
ABLABEROIDES OMINOSUS, N. spec. 
Body short, convex, black with a metallic tinge, or dark bronze, 
occasionally faintly iridescent, elytra and legs testaceous-red or 
dark chestnut, with a broad fuscous outer marginal band; antennz 
rufescent with the club fuscous; clypeus with a small median 
tooth in the anterior margin the angles of which are sharp 
but not much curved, the anterior part owing to the anterior 
margin not being strongly reflexed is thus somewhat shallow, 
the frontal suture is very plain, the clypeal part between the 
keel and the suture is extremely closely punctate, the punctures 
on the frontal part are deep but not so closely set; prothorax 
very deeply punctate, the punctures equi-distant and separated 
by an interval slightly narrower than their diameter; scutellum 
somewhat short and broad, deeply punctate; elytra short, convex, 
plainly striate in the dorsal part only, and deeply and somewhat 
regularly punctate ; the genital armature of the male, which is of 
the same type as in dA. namaquanus, and A. decedens, has two 
