360 Mr. C. N. Barker on 



Table of South African Species. 

 (Those marked with asterisk knowu to me by description only.) 



1 (18). Pubescent in both sexes. 



2 (9). Head and protliornx fiutly and densely 



punctate, the latter approximately of 

 equal ^vidth at base and apex and 

 ampliate medially. 



3 (4). Length lo|^-16;i mni. ; width 6J-Gi mm. 



Broad, black, subopaque; elytra 

 narrowly striate, finely shagreeued, 

 pubescence dense, yellow. Antenure 

 piceous, terminal joints reddish and 

 two first ilavous ; leos : femora 

 flavous, knees, tibise, and tarsi darker. 77. tomentosus, Boh. 



4 (3). Length 14-14^ mm.; width 5f-t) mm. 



Identical in shape and sculpture or 

 latter a trifle coarser. Antennal joints 

 and legs below knees darker, tibiai 

 and tarsi of posterior legs Avholly 

 black '. //. Mricus, Per. ? 



5 (3). Length 15-16 mm.; width 5-o| mm. 



Narrower, less opaque ; prothorax 

 more attenuated at base and sipex ; 

 usually with narrow ferruginous mar- 

 gins ; antennae and legs unicolorous. II, porrecttis, P^r. 

 G (3). Length 13 mm. ; width 5 mm. Pro- 

 thorax less plane, hind angles shcirp, 

 with no sinuation above the angles. 

 Antenna3 and palpi testaceous red, 

 last joints of latter tipped with fla- 

 vous. Legs black, except deep red 

 coxae and tarsi. Elytra obscurely 

 iridescent, striai deep, finely punctate, 

 intervals convex, very faint seriate 

 punctures on alternate intervals. ... //. inozcniibicus, sp. n. 



7 (6). Length 9^12 mm.; width 3f-4| mm. 



lilack, very briefly and densely pu- 

 bescent. Prothorax flatter, sides very 

 little contracted to base, which is 

 Avider than apex ; elytra sub])arallel, 

 not much wider than ba.se of ])ro- 

 thorax f. Antenna?, palpi, margins 

 of prothorax, and legs flavescent. 

 Seriate punctures on alternate inter- 

 vals faint, sometimes absent. Widely 

 ranged with considerable local varia- 

 tions II. hulosericeus, Dej. ? 



8 (7). Length 9.i-10 mm.: width 3i-3f mm. 



Sliape similar. Head black ; elytra 

 also black, with margins and macules 



t A well-defined race of this species from Salisbury, S. Phodesia, has 

 the prothorax more contracted to base and the elytra less parallel, more 

 oblong- ovate. 



