7ieio South African Caial)ida2. 173 



base tlian at apex, front nearly straif^ht, angles rounded and 

 declivous, sides very gradually am[)liated to middle, thence 

 obliquely and slightly contracted to hind angles, which are 

 bluntly right, base broadly, shallowly emarginate, disc 

 coarsely, somewhat remotely punctate about centre, more 

 densely at ajiex and very densely about base and in the 

 depressions, a little convex, declivous irontally, median line 

 short, shallow, reaching neither apex nor base, lateral fovcfo 

 moderately deep but not reaching base, lateral margins 

 narrowly reflexcd. 



Elytra hardly wider thau prothorax at bases, scutellum 

 smooth, shoulders sloping, briefly ampliated below, thence 

 for two-thirds the length a little ex[)lauatc, and below 

 rounded without sinuation to apex, striic narrow, moderately 

 deep, not or hardly perceptibly punctate, intervals very 

 slightly raised, densely shagrecned, and briefly pubescent. 



Underside piceous red ; shiny, remote setose punctures on 

 all the sternal parts, venter smooth impuuctate, margins of 

 prosternal process carinate. 



This species has a very distinctive feature in the labrum, 

 which, in each of the three female examples before me, has 

 a couspicuous circular saucer-like depression which occupies 

 the greater part of the middle space. 



Like "• senegahnsis, Gory," "■ cavil ahruni''^ is pubescent 

 and similarly patterned, but both the author and Lacordaire 

 place that species in thesubgeuus Epoinisncxt to ""E.cujjensis, 

 did." If this he its correct position, '■' cavil abi'uni" is 

 widely separated from it by the shape of its palpi, which are 

 long and cylindrical like those of " capicola " and ^' niendax '^ 

 of Cliaudoir. 



It is also considerably smaller than ^'' senegalensis." and, 

 judging by the description, for 1 have not seen the species, 

 the prothorax is much Avider at base. 



Described from three female examples. 



Hab. Salisbury (2) and Umtali, S. Uhodesia. lleceived 

 from the Rev. J. A. O'Neil. 



C/ilienius (^Epumis) allernutus, sp. n. 



Length 17 mm. ; width 7 mm. 



Head and prothorax eoj)j)ery, with green reflections in 

 strong light about margins ; elytra opaque leneous, merging 

 into coppery metallic about base and sides, outer margins to 

 the eighth strife bordered with bright metallic green. First 

 tliree joints of antennae, palpi, and legs deep testaceous 

 yellow; remaining joints of antennie black and pubescent, 

 e[)istome ami mandibles reddish, piceous apically. 



Head coriaceous, plicate-i)unctate ou cither side above eyes. 



