the S. African Species f>/ Diiiomotoj)us, (Cr. '.\X\ 



? . Head iiifuscate, smiiUcr ; antennae much shorter ; 

 joint •!• oC niaxillarv palpi small, subtriaiiguhir; elytra hroader, 

 oval ; winj^s wanting. 



Leno;th 2-2.1 mm. ((??.) 



Hab. S. Ai-RiCA,Salisl)iii-y [cJ],Firrc, Natal' [ ?] {Mas. 

 C(i/je Town, Dr. Marshall). 



One (^ and five ? $ are referred to S. albi/abris, which 

 is distin«i;uishcd by Bolieman from liis S. albifroits, <:?,by 

 its smaller size, the flavous palpi, and tlie exactly triangular 

 whitish lateral j)at('li of the elytra. The specimens before 

 me are extremely like one of the forms of .S'. oneili ; the ($ 

 lias the tooth on the first joint of the antenna almost obsolete 

 and the palpi entirely testaceous; the ? ? have shorter 

 anteniue, a smaller head, and the fourth joint of the pal[)i 

 greatly reduced in size. 



9. Sphiiiyinopalpus tetrastiymn, sp, n. 



(J . Elongate, narrow, rather convex, shining, clothed with 

 long, scattered, fine, erect hairs ; testaceous, the he;id above, 

 two spots on each elytron (one near the base, the other 

 beyond the middle), and the metastcrnum, iufuscate or 

 ])iceous, tl e eyes black. Head large, wider than the pro- 

 thorax, minutely punctured ; antenn?e moderately^ long, 

 slender, joint 1 elongate, somewhat thickened, and armed 

 with a fine sharp tooth at the base within ; joints 3 and 4 of 

 maxillary palpi enormously larye, angular ; prothorax con- 

 vex, almost smooth, ;i little longer than broad, strongly 

 constricted ])osterioily, the transverse basal groove deep. 

 Elytra oblon;^, coarsely, closely, irregiilaily seriato-punctate. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hab. S. An<icA, Frere, Natal {Dr. Mar.s^/,all). 



One male. The testaceous cohjration and the fonr-spottcd 

 elytra readily distinguish this minute form from its S. Afiicau 

 allies. 



10. Sjj/iiii(/i>ioj)(iljji/s alr/jjc'iniis, sp. n. 



S . Elongate, narrow, very shining black, the anteunal 

 joints 1-5, the palpi (except at the tip), a spot on the front 

 of tiie head, the base of the prothorax, the tarsi, apices of 

 the anterior tib a% and the intermediate tibiaj entii-ely, 

 testaceous ; sparsely pubescent, the elytra with intermixed 

 long, erect hairs ; the head and prothorax very sparselv, 

 finely punctate, the elytra seriato-punctate to near the tip, 

 the apical portion much smoother. Head a little wider than 

 the prothorax, foveate between the eyes; antenna? nioderately 



