Coleoptera from the Transvaal. 377 



ocliraceously and fuscously pubescent, coarsely punctate on 

 about anterior half. 



Long. 7 millim. 



Hub. Transvaal, Rustenburg. 



Eunidea Thorn sent, sp. n. 



Very pale brown, greyishly tomentose, elytra spotted with 

 greyish. 



Head broad, its posterior area gibbous, transversely pilose 

 between antenniferous tubercles; front longitudinally pilose, 

 with a narrow central striation, greyishly pubescent behind 

 eyes ; antennae a little longer than the body, basal joint long, 

 gradually clavafOj third only slightly longer than first, third 

 and following joints mostly greyish pubescent, excepting 

 their apices, which are browni. Pronotum subquadrate ; 

 lateral margins slightly constricted towards base, anterior 

 and posterior margins raised, prominent, posterior margin 

 preceded by a transverse striation ; two broad greyish 

 pubescent iasciaj on each lateral area. Scutellum greyishly 

 pubescent. Elytra thickly punctate, broadly greyishly 

 pubescent on each lateral margin ; three or four small greyish 

 spots on each elytron and a large spot near apes joining 

 lateral fascia at suture ; humeral angles prominent and 

 furcate. Body beneath and legs greyish, pubescent. 



Long. 10-13 millim. 



Hab. Transvaal, Pienaars Kiver [Thomsen and Distant). 



Amblesthis insignis, sp. n. 



Head brownish ochraceous, pubescent ; two oblique fasciae 

 beneath eyes and a short narrow central fascia, black ; an- 

 tennai about as long as the body, first and second joints pale 

 castaneous, remaining joints brownish ochraceous, with tlieir 

 apices fuscous, their bases narrowly pale greyish ; basal joint 

 strongly thickened, first and third joints about equal in 

 length. Pronotum considerably longer than broad, ochra- 

 ceous, moderately pilose, indications of two pale tubercles on 

 disk ; lateral margins produced into a prominent tubercular 

 spine, wiiich, with their whole basal area, are pale strami- 

 neous ; behind disk the surface is somewhat foveate. fcJcu- 

 tellum ochraceous, elongate, its apex rounded, centrally 

 sulcate, and black. Elytra ochraceous, mottled with fuscous, 

 pilose, coarsely punctate, rugulose, the apex pale ochraceous, 

 with a few inner and outer marginal bhack spots, and preceded 

 by a broad black fascia interspersed with griseous pubes- 

 cence. Body beneath and legs pale ochraceous and pilose. 



Long. 10 millim. 



Hub. Transvaal, Barbertou {])r. P. liendall). 



