the S. African Sj>ccies o/ Diiioinetopus, ii-c. 325 



with the base narrowly and an ()1)li(jne suh; pical fascia on tlif 

 disc of each of thcni, the anterior aiid intermediate femora 

 and tarsi in |)art, and the [)osterior h};s almost entirely, hlack 

 or piceoiis ; the surface closely, very Hn(dy jmnctate. Head 

 short, triangular, about as wide as the prothorax, the frontal 

 cavity rather sumH, limited on eaeli side by a subeonieal 

 proniinenec, the epistoma with a small bluelc tul)eicle in the 

 middle behind, the eyes prominent. Antennie loii^, tililoi m, 

 joints niueh longer than 2, 3 and 4subequal, 5-1 1 elongate. 

 Prothorax small, short, transversely cordate, narrowly mai- 

 gined. Elytra much broader than the protluHi.x, widened 

 ])osteriorly, int'ompletely covering the abdomen, somewhat 

 dej)ressed. Anterior tarsi simple, 5-joiuted. 



? . Head flattened, blaek, the; eyes not prominent, the 

 anteiuue shoiter, the subapieal elytral fascia curved, 

 exteiuling outwards to the lateral margin. 



Length 2-3 mm. (c? ? ■) 



Hab. S. Africa, Ceie<, Cape Province, alt. 1500 feet 

 («. E. Turner: x., xi. 1920). 



Four c? 1^ and ten $ ? recently sent by Air. Turner to 

 the British Alusium. Its nearest ally seems to be ('. ((.'/lali- 

 corus) iriguttains, Ah., from the same region. The excavate, 

 trituberculate head and the simply 5-jointed anterior tarsi of 

 the J separate C. peninsularis from Attalus. 



3. C hit Hear aides (y) semicinctiis, sp. n. 



? . Elongate, narrow, shining, finely jjubeseent ; hlack, 

 the i)rothoiax with the basal margin, and the lateral margins 

 thence to about the middle, narrowly edged with testaceous, 

 the elytra each with a whitish or flavous transverse fascia 

 on the outer jjart of the disc before the middle, the antennae 

 (a dark streak on joint 1 and the infuseate terminal joints 

 exeepti'd) and legs (the infuseate femora and posterior tibiie 

 excepted) testaceous ; the entire upper surface sparsely 

 jjunetulate. Head about as wide as the prothorax, longi- 

 tudinaly hi-impressed anteriorly; antennae long, filifoim, 

 joint 3 longer than 2. Prothorax convex, subcordate, about 

 as long as broad, gradually narrowed posteriorly, feebly 

 margined at the sides. Elytra long, gradually widened 

 towards the apex, the apices separately rounded. Legs 

 long and slender. 



Length 2-2 g mm. 



Hub. S. Africa, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia [type] {Dr. Mar- 

 shall : ix. 1898, viii. 1900), Tricska [Miis. Cape Torm : 

 X. 1887). 



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