the African Species o/Hedybius. 491 



The protlioraoic tuft of the S resembles that of Hedyb'ms 

 hirhis, F. The ? may be known from that of Hedyhias 

 sculptilis, Gorh., by the narrower fifth antennal joint and the 

 less transverse prothorax. 



4. Philhedonus caffraricus, sp. n. 



(J . Elongate, widened posteriorly, shining, cinereo-pubes- 

 cent, with longer blackish erect hairs intermixed : black, 

 the oral oi'gans in part, a transverse space on tlie epistoma, 

 joints 1—4 of the antennae (a streak on 1 excepted), the pro- 

 thorax, and abdomen (a patch at the apex of the pygidium 

 excepted) testaceous, the elytra nigro-violaceous ; the head 

 and protliorax very sparsely, minutely, the elytra somewhat 

 closely, finely punctate. Head (text-fig. 3) narrower than 

 the prothorax, with a smooth, deep, transverse, interocular 

 excavation, wliich is limited in front by the short, convex 

 epistoma, laterally by an angular ridge, and posteriorly 

 by a prominent, transverse, mesially-interrupted carina, the 



Fiir. 



Head of Philhedonvs caffraricus, c?. 



vertex also transversely excavate behind this, the cavity 

 divided by a short median carina ; antennte moderately long, 

 sharply serrate. Prothorax convex, transverse, rounded at 

 the sides, much narrowed behind, depressed in the middle in 

 front ; the anterior margin triangularly raised in the centre, 

 and witk a pallid, acute, dentifoim process arising from 

 beneath the central prominence. Elytra moderately long, 

 wider than the prothorax. Anterior tarsi simple, 4-jointed. 



Length 4 mm. 



Hub. Caffkaria {ex coll. Sharp) . 



One c^ , from an old collection. This insect is nearly 

 related to P. [Hedybius) coriaceus, Er., the c? of which has 

 a very differently shaped head and prothorax, a metallic 

 al)donien, &c. 



