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incised laterally, and has the anterior keel and the frontal suture of 
Camenta, but the gene are considerably developed and _ project 
beyond the eyes, the head is somewhat declivous, and the broadly 
ampliated, convex elytra give to the species included in this genus the 
appearance of a T'rochalus ; the anterior tibiz are strongly bi-dentate 
outwardly, the claws are those of Camenta, the abdominal segments 
are not free although the sutural line is deep, but the hind femora 
are nearly as laminate as in Trochalus, and the short hind tibize are 
also short, broad, and although bi-dentate on the upper edge, have 
no oblique ridge on the outer side. 
Key to the Species. 
A?. Antennal club of male 6-, of the female 4-jointed .. .. (OocAmeENTA). 
Body short, ampliato-ovate; prothorax and elytra faintly 
IOUNATIN 66 GG co uo 66 do G0 6 96 50 ca UjpieMiires. 
A', Antennal club of male 7-, of the female 4-jointed .. .. (PSEUDOCAMENTA). 
Body less ampliato-ovate ; prothorax and elytra strongly 
puUmctates ch). eta fare) Sere We omen ten eet g er MMO ite 
OOCAMENTA RUFIVENTRIS, Burm. 
Camenta rufiventris, Handb. d. Entomol., iv., 1855, p. 146. 
Head, prothorax, and scutellum black, very shining; elytra as 
black as the prothorax, or having on each side a large basal reddish 
patch which often invades the whole surface, abdomen reddish, 
pectus piceous-red ; antennz occasionally brownish in the male, but 
almost always flavescent in the female, the 10-jointed antennz 
of the male have a 6-jointed club longer than the pedicel the fifth 
joint of which is plainly angular at the base, the antenne are 
9-jointed in the female, and the 4-jointed club is as long as the 
pedicel the fourth joint of which is aculeate, and the fourth and 
third are almost fused; the clypeal keel and suture are very plain, 
and the punctures of the whole head are moderately closely set; the 
short, convex prothorax is very faintly aciculate in the male, but 
finely punctate in the female, except in the median posterior part ; 
elytra short, ampliato-ovate, convex and having somewhat seriate 
rows of shallow punctures without any traces of costules; pygidial 
part deeply and closely punctate ; abdominal segments weakly punce- 
tulate, pectus sparsely hairy. 
Length 54-74 mm. ; width 4-5 mm. 
Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Buluwayo, Victoria Falls, Enkeldoorn, 
Sebakwe) ; Transvaal (Lydenburg). 
