170 Transactions South African Philosophical Society. [vou. XIt. 
8-jointed; the basal joint slightly inflated, the second as broad 
as long, the third, fourth, and fifth becoming shorter and broader, 
the sixth, seventh, and eighth forming an elongate-ovate thick club. 
Anterior tibiz strong, with three teeth on the outer edge; the basal 
one small, the apical very long, and reaching to the apex of the 
second joint of the tarsus. Tarsi as long as the tibia; posterior 
femora very large, ovate, flat on the inner side, convex on the outer 
side, posterior tibiz a little shorter than the femur, triangular, with 
a strong oblique setiferous keel, the apex furnished on the inside 
with two strong blade-like spurs, which are rounded at the apex; 
intermediate tarsi long, about twice as long as the tibia; posterior 
tarsi a little longer than the tibia. Every claw simple. Abdomen 
short; the pygidium large, with the apex nearly reaching to the base 
of the femora.” ; 
I have not seen the only species included by Mr. C. O. Water- 
house in this genus. 
(CHDANOMERUS HIRSUTUS, Waterh., 
Loe. cit., p. 408. 
“Cylindrical, hairy, the hairs white, chestnut-brown, head and 
prothorax piceous-black, vertex, forehead and clypeus having each a 
shining, transverse sharp keel; prothorax ample, convex, covered on 
each side with asperous punctures, sides rounded (median part 
almost angulate), posterior angles rounded ; scutellum smooth ; 
elytra equal in width to that of the prothorax, and almost twice 
its length, convex, parallel, obtuse towards the apex, moderately 
closely punctulate, the punctures asperous, and having on each 
side two hardly conspicuous costules. Length 33—4% lin.; width 
14-2 lin. 
There is a fringe of stiff hairs between the two ridges on the head; 
the prothorax is clothed with long whitish hair, the elytra with 
white scale-like hair, the under part of the body with soft white 
hair. 
Hab. Lake N’Gami.” 
Trine SPARRMANNINI. 
Head, prothorax, and pectus very densely villose, ligula fused with 
the mentum, both broad, labial palpi inserted laterally, the apical 
joint fusiform and deeply impressed longitudinally; maxilla strongly 
and sharply dentate inwardly; labrum present; antennz 10-11- 
jointed, club 6-7-jointed in both sexes; eyes divided in front by 
