236 Mr. G. C. Champion on 



mouth-parts, antennae (the infuscate terminal three joints excepted), 

 the anterior and intermediate legs, and probably the posterior 

 tarsi [which are now wanting] in part, testaceous. Head small, 

 rounded, closely, minutely punctate, without occipital groove; 

 eyes rounded, rather small; antennae short, slender, joints 9-11 

 abruptly widened, forming a definite club, 9 as long as broad, 10 a 

 little shorter, 11 ovate. Prothorax oblong-oval, as wide as the head, 

 densely, finely scabroso-punctate, the sides becoming sub-parallel 

 towards the base, the basal groove sharply defined. Elytra moder- 

 ately long, nearly twice as wide as the head, parallel in their basal 

 half; closely, finely, punctate, with an indication of faint impressed 

 lines on the disc, the vestiture appearing uniseriately arranged. Legs 

 short, the femora moderately thickened; basal joint of anterior 

 tarsi about as broad as the tibia. 

 Length 3^ mm. 



Hab. Natal, Umkomaas E. (G. A. K. Marshall). 



One specimen, presented to the Museum in 1901 . Recog- 

 nisable by its small size, Anthiciform facies, oblong, rufous 

 prothorax, infuscate, rather stout antennal club, small, 

 dark head, and parallel-sided, depressed, obsoletely striate, 

 black elytra. An isolated form. 



South American Species. 



47. Macratria complanata, n. sp. 



Moderately elongate, somewhat depressed, feebly shining (till 

 denuded), thickly clothed with fine, adpressed, greyish pubescence ; 

 obscure ferruginous, the head red, the antennae, palpi, mouth- 

 parts, and legs (the slightly infuscate bases of the femora and the 

 first posterior tarsal joint excepted) testaceous or rufo-testaceous ; 

 the entire upper surface densely, very finely punctate. Head rather 

 large, rounded, subtruncate at the base, the occipital groove short, 

 shallow (only visible from behind), the eyes moderately large, rounded ; 

 antennae slender, joints 9-11 elongated and thickened, 11 consider- 

 ably longer than 10. Prothorax elongate-oval, barely as wide as the 

 head, scabrous, the basal groove deep. Elytra comparatively broad, 

 moderately long, gradually narrowed from the base ; the very dense, 

 fine sculpture appearing somewhat granulate in places, the disc also 

 with irregular rows of minute punctures, the interstices almost flat, 

 the sutural and submarginal striae sharply defined. Pygidium trifid 

 at the apex. Legs stout, the femora strongly clavate; posterior 

 tibiae compressed, feebly curved; basal joint of the anterior tarsi 



