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Adoretus xanthochrous, Har. 

 Two specimens were found at Barberton. 



Adoretus impurus, Fahr. 



A series of specimens from Pretoria shows A. pi'cficoUis of 

 Fahrffius, as suggested by that author, to be only a variety 

 of A.t'mpitrus; and A. Jlaveola, Fahr., will probably prove to 

 be also a pale form of the same species. 



Adoretus ictericusy Burm. 

 A single specimen of this was brought from Barberton. 



Adoretus cupreus, sp. n. 



Elongato-ovatus, latus, castaneus, eupreo-nitens, supra parce subtus 

 densius griseo-hirtus vel squamosus ; capite mediocre, rugoso, 

 clypco arcuato ustulato ; prothorace latitudine triplo latiore, 

 creberrime punctato, parce setiiloso ; scutello rugose : elytris 

 subtiliter rugoso-punclatis, obsolete costatis, parce setulosis, ad 

 costulas squamis albis majoribus sparsutis, lateribus totis arcuatis. 



Long. 10|-12 mm. 



Hah. Barberton, and in Natal. 



This species has apparently some affinity with A. picinus, 

 Bohera., which, however, has the prothorax coarsely punctured 

 and tiie sides of the elytra straight as far as the middle. In 

 A. cupreus the width of the elytra is greatest at the middle 

 and the entire sculpture is very fine and close. 



I have only seen the female of this insect, the type of 

 which is a specimen from Natal in the British Museum. 



Adoretus nasutus, Fahr. 

 A specimen was found at the Pienaars River. 



Adoretus tessulatus^ Burm. 



This has also been described as A. maculatus by Fahraeus. 

 It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa. 

 Mr. Distant found it at Pretoria, Pienaars River, and 

 Zoutspan, in the Transvaal, and in the British Museum tht're 

 are specimens from the Zambesi, Lake N'gauii, and British 

 East Africa. 



Adoretus decoratus, sp. n. 



Breviter ovatus, castaneus, capitis vertice, prothoracis disco 

 maculisque elytralibus prope ruarginem extcrnam, scutellum et 

 apieem, indistincte fusco-aeneis, corpore subtus cum pygidio rufo- 



