Coleoptera. 3 



9. Clivina nitida 11. sp. 



Nigra, nitida; thoraee subgloboso; elytris nigris, parallelis, 

 distincte crenato-striatis, punctis tribii's imp)ressis; antennis pal- 

 pisque rufo-piceis, pedibus nigris. Long. 21 mm,. 



Shiny black, except the antennae and the palps which are 

 brownish; the head pnnctnated at the back, striated at the sides; 

 the thorax comparatively convex, slightly tapering at the back, 

 the anteriorangles obtuse, the posteriorangles totally rounded with 

 a large bristle ; the elytra long, parallel, shinyblack with the striae 

 distinctly dentated and the third interval at the outer margin with 

 three points furnished with bristles. 



Somewhat suggestive of CI. mandibularis Dej., but differs 

 distinctly by having a larger head, thicker thorax, which tapers 

 backwards, more rounded posteriorangles on the thorax, and by 

 the shape and colour of the elytra. 



Four specimens from Assuan (24: 1). 



10. Chlsenius spectabilis Nobis. 



Two specimens ($ and £) from Abba Island (11:11) in the 

 White Nile. Discovered by Mr M. Bocande in Portuguese Sene- 

 gambia, later found in Nubia in a single female specimen. 



11. Chlsenius denticulatus Dej. 



14 specimens from Cairo. Previously known from Senegal. 

 All specimens are a little bigger than the specimens from Sene- 

 gal. They are, however, undoubtedly to be referred to this 

 species. 



12. Acupalpus parallelus n. sp. 



Elongatus, parallelus, niger, nitidus, subtus piceus: thoraee 

 ntfo, rotundato, postice attenuate, basi forte punctato, angidis po- 

 sticis rotundatis: elytris parallelis, distincte striatis, margine su- 

 hiraque rufo-piceis. — Long. 4 mm. 



A beautiful and distinct species, very dissimilar from the 

 other African species of this genus. Shiny black; venter, legs, 

 antennae andjclypeus brownish-piceous; the thorax red, rounded, 

 tapering at the back with anterior- and posteriorangles rounded, 

 at the base with a shallow pit on each side, strongly punctuated: 

 the elytra long, parallel, shinyblack with comparatively deep flat 

 striae, the margin and the suture brownish-piceous. 



Two specimens from Omdurman. 



