Species of South- African Curculionidge. 445 



joints of funicle subcqual, not much longer than tlie others. 

 Protliorox transverse, base and apex of equal width, sides 

 strongly rounded, broadest rather before middle, a transverse 

 impression behind apex, ocular lobes well developed. Upper 

 surface convex, fairly closely set with small rounded tubercles, 

 leaving a narrow central furrow without a carina ; tubercles 

 black, shiny, with apical punctures, but without setoe ; inter- 

 stices with thick grey scaling. Elytra short ovate, shoulders 

 sloping, sides distinctly rounded, broadest about middle, 

 apical processes absent. Upper surface convex, with shallow 

 striae containing very indistinct punctures separated by small 

 granules; these disappear towards apex and are normally 

 hidden by the scaling ; intervals evenly raised with regular 

 and complete rows of small separated granular tubercles, 

 those on intervals 3 and 5 being often more distant. 

 Tubercles rounded, black and shiny, each with a very short 

 depressed seta ; interstices variegated with large patches of 

 pale scaling, the most conspicuous of which is a broad trans- 

 verse patch at the summit of the declivity. Legs clothed 

 with pale scaling, which is thicker about apex of femora; pos- 

 terior tarsi short and broad, the three basal joints subequal. 



Transvaal : Leydenburg. 



I have received examples of this species from Dr. W. Horn, 

 of Berlin, and from Dr. Guiniing, of Pretoria. It may be 

 distinguislied from the allied nasutus, Fahr., and monitor^ 

 Fahr., by the presence of regular rows of tubercles on inter- 

 vals 2 and 4 of the elytra, and also by the almost obsolete 

 central carina on the rostrum. The latter character also 

 separates it from comic (flat us, Fahr., in which species the 

 rostral tubercle is parallel-sided and not dilated as in consors. 



Ih'pporrkinus asper, sp. n. 



Long. 11-12, lat. 4^-5 millim. 



Head convex, vertex closely and finely punctured and with 

 dense fulvous scaling ; forehead bare, dispersely punctured 

 and with a distinct central fovea ; anteocular furrows distinct. 

 liustrum not incised at base, about as long as head and pro- 

 thorax, evenly but not frtrongly curved tfirougliout. Upper 

 surface with a distinct central furrow, narrow at base and 

 much dilated towards apex, its sides bluntly raised; no 

 central carina ; distinctly punctured, except on a narrow 

 smooth central line, punctures bearing depressed setce; lower 

 lateral sulci almost obsolete, upper ones distinct, convergent, 

 but not meeting at base; scrobes directed to beneath base 

 of rostrum ; inferior basal furrow shallow. Antennae with 

 scape not reaching eye; the two basal joints of funicle 



