1904. | Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. ME 
Testaceous-red, shining, head small, clypeus semi- 
circular; prothorax with round punctures, sub- 
seabrose only in. the anterior part; pectus densely 
hairy, basal joint of hind tarsi very small in the male villosa. 
bt. Penultimate abdominal seement wider than the 
antepenultimate. 
Piceous, body slightly depressed, head small; pro- 
thorax with the punctures cicatricose and scabrose 
in the anterior part, less scabrose in the median 
posterior part, and having a plain median smooth 
space; upper tooth of claws plainly emarginate 
underneath atythe tip 2... .. a. s2 «w« «0 @bssensa. 
Chestnut-brown, body cylindrical, head large; punc- 
tures on the prothorax round, not scabrose; upper 
tooth of claws not emarginate underneath.. .. .. fraudulenta. 
at. Female only. 
c?. Head broad. 
Body massive, convex ; prothorax with round fovere 
and raised smooth intervals, closely scabrose at the 
anterior part of the sides; penultimate abdominal 
segment with a basal transverse median groove .. infarsa. 
c'. Head narrow. 
Body massive, clypeal carina moderately arcuate, 
suture distinct; prothorax with round, somewhat 
scattered punctures, with the intervals smooth and 
plane. 9? ee acc uek ae all healed og ses TUCULL Os 
B'. Upper tooth of anterior claws much more slender and 
shorter, seldom as long as the lower in the male. 
C'. Basal hind tarsal joint shorter than the second. 
D2. Prothorax bulging laterally just past the middle, and 
narrowed thence towards the base. 
E?. Penultimate abdominal segment not wider than 
the antepenultimate. 
F?, Upper tooth only of anterior claws shorter than 
the lower. 
No prothoracic supra-basal fold; upper tooth of 
anterior claws very small, sometimes indistinct ; 
prothorax with round foveolate punctures all over immicxta, 
F". Upper tooth of each claw shorter than the lower. 
a?. Head with a basal carina. 
No prothoracic supra-basal fold; prothorax with 
round, foveolate punctures allover .. .. .. fraudigera. 
