92 Mr. G. J. Arrow on Beetles 



Hah. MasiiONALAND, Salisbury; Nyasvla:^!); Buit. E. 

 Afkica, Samhurii. 



Tliia is one of the larger African Adorcti^ distinguishecl by 

 its uniform clothing of whitish hairs, without, intor|>03ed erect 

 seta? upon the elytra. The head is of medium size and the 

 male is without spurs on the hind femora or troclmnters. 



Adoretus varipgatus^ Boh. — Mr. Pdringuey has called my 

 attention to the identify of his Adoretus melanohucus and 

 my A. decoratus with the Eriesthis variegata of Boheman. 

 It was thus placed by that author in another family, and 

 although a comparison of authentic specimens has decided 

 the above synonymy, I believe my description will still be 

 found to furnish the best means of identitication. The species 

 ranges from Bulawayo, Mashonaland, to Pretoria. 



Adoretus ovatus^ sp. n. 



Breviter ovatus, rufo-testacous, undique grosse punctatus, parura 

 dense albo-pilosus, elytrorum pills poatice aggregatis maculaa 

 quatuor apicalesaliasqueminores formantibus; capiteparvo,clypco 

 lato, somicirculari ; prothorace convexo, angulis anticis acutis, 

 posticis obtusis, lateribus arcuatis, baud ciliatis ; elytiis po.stico 

 arapliatis, levitor costatis, grosse punctatis ; corpore subtus un- 

 dique griseo-piloso ; tibiis anticis acute tridentatis, dento suporo 

 vix post medium posito. 



Long. 10 mm. 



Hah. Mashonaland, Salisbury, Umtali. 



I'his is a short and stout species, noticeably broader behind 

 than in front, and allied to the insect just mentioned, which 

 it resembles in having pubescent patches upon the elytra 

 formed by the segregation of the hairs. These patches, 

 however, are much less regular and conspicuous in the j)resent 

 species, only the four apical ones, which are situated upon 

 the posterior calluses, being invariably well defined. 



Adoretus alboJepidus, sp. n. 



Breviter ovatus, rufo-tcstaccus, sat crebro albo-squamosus, capitis, 

 linearum tboracalium trium, scutelli scgmcntorumquc abdomina- 

 lium squamis densioribus ; capite i^arvo, clypeo lato, seraicirculari ; 

 prothorace brevi, angulis anticis acutis, posticis multo obtusis, 

 lateribus valdc arcuatis, baud ciliatis, lineis tribus longitudinalibua 

 equamarum majorum et densiorum ; scutello densissimesquamoso; 

 elytris postice paulo ampUatis, sat dense pallido flavo-sqiiamosis, 

 squauiid nonnullis majoribus albidis iuterspcrBis, singuli disco 



