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Head hidden by the pubescence, clypeus strongly 
parabolic, deeply incised in the centre, and not 
sinuate on either side go, oo “oo 66 5, Ga —GaanEoll@n 
D'. Clypeus not incised in front. 
Clypeus very briefly arcuate in front, and with the (namaqua. 
sides\nearly straicht |. nese yl eee Voschamana- 
Clypeus semicircular from side to side .. .. .. fusciventris. 
Head hidden by the pubescence, clypeus plainly 
arcuate in front and very slightly sinuate in the 
Centre “s.. ae =< <a) Ces) oo cep ta) Se eC ONLag UGE 
C:. Head and prothorax with very long and fine pubescent 
hairs not hiding the tezuments. 
Clypeus deeply incised in the centre, the two angles 
projecting strongly tooth-like, straight laterally, but 
with the anterior angles rounded; lower median 
tooth of anterior claws very minute .. .. .. .. distincta. 
Clypeus deeply incised in the centre, the two angles 
projecting strongly tooth-like, outer angles sharp den- 
tate, lateral part bulging in the middle; lower median 
tooth of anterior claws very long .. .. .. .. .. diéscrepans. 
At. Klytra with a black suture, or transverse black bands. 
Elytra with two transverse black patches, and the suture black, 
inner joint of antennal club slightly shorter than the one 
ooh Aba ORI BOWNObe 160 co oo. oa -do so do: co (Maen 
Bt. Antenne 10-jointed. 
Elytra with the suture and the outer margin of elytra nar- 
rowly black; inner joint of antenne very much shorter than 
the following, which is also somewhat shorterthan the third bechuana. 
SPARRMANNIA VERTUMNUS, Pall., 
It., i., pl. xliv., fig. 8:; pl. xlyi., figs. 38/739; 405 p 462: 
S. alopex, Fabric., Mant. Insect., i., p. 19; Oliv., Ent., i., 5., p. 16, 
pl. iv., fig. 35a—0. 
S. brunnipenns, Casteln., Hist. Nat., i1., p. 131. 
Testaceous, with the elytra pale testaceous, testaceous, or occa- 
sionally chestnut-brown; legs slightly reddish-brown, palpi and 
antennz reddish-brown, but with the club of antenne flavescent; 
head, with the exception of the clypeus, prothorax, and the whole 
pectus clothed with an extremely long and dense pale fulvous 
hygrometric pubescence, each hair of which stands erect in well 
dessicated example, looking like a thick coating of felt if the 
specimen has been wetted, the abdomen and also the femora are 
clothed with a slightly greyer pubescence nearly akin to that of the 
