Suulh Afiicnn Species of \\y\H)\\i\\\x9. 3G3 



ob«cnroly, ( J ) sometimes hardly 



pt-rcoptibly, iridisceiit. I'lotliorux 



nmre eloiifjate, front angles more 



declivous, sidesmoro brieli v auipliiited 



and 8trai).'ht*;r to hiud angles, which 



are o})tnsely right ; margins of clytrn 



more widely rellexed, puncturution 



less fine ; seriate punctures cou- 



sjiicuous on intervals 3 and o, rarely [^ = ovamponnm, Pt5r. 



ohscuroly on 7 H. inter st it talis, lioh., 



26 (33). Prothorax more distinctly wider at base 



than at apex ; broader-sided species, 

 27(25). Length 7|-8i mm.; width 3-3 j^ mm. 



Deep brownish-red head and dorsal 



parts of elytra darker, iridescent ; 



legs, antennae, and palpi te.-<taceous 



yellow. Prothorax a little more 



transverse, similarly shaped, disc 



densely aciculale-punctate, lateral 



depressions and base more so. Elytra 



short, tapering to apex. Seriate 



punctures on intervals 3 and 5 .... II. patruelis, Pt5r. 



28 (27). Length 10 mm. ; width 3| mm. Black, 



very shiny ; legs, antennae, and paljii 

 deep testaceous red. [lead and an- 

 terior part of prothorax smooth, the 

 latter a little convex, broad (31 by 

 2{), margins above the rounded hind 

 angles broadly refiexed and impre-eed 

 within. Puncturation of elytral 

 intervals fine with distinct remote 

 punctures on 3, 5, and 7. One fe- 

 male only II. connexu», Per. 



29 (28). Length 8f mm. ; width 3^ mm. Picc.us 



above, brightly glossed with metallic 

 green ; antennae, mouth-parts, and 

 legs pale testaceous yellow. Pro- 

 thorax shaped like that of interstitia- ~^ 

 lis, but broader and with posterior 

 anglea sharp, disc aciculate and nearly 

 plane. Elytra short, parallel-sided, 

 seriate punctures on intervals 3, .'5, 

 and 7, very distinct. One male only. II. marshalli, sp. n. 



30 (33). Prothorax plane above, gently, ob- 



liquely ampliate from below front 

 angles, and hardly narrowed to base; 

 elytra elliptic in shape. 



31 (29). Length 11-11^ mm.; width 4 mm. 



lilack, very little shiny. Antenna3, 

 palpi, and legs reddish testaceous. 

 Head and prothorax densely aciculate 

 punctate, the latter very transverse 

 (3^ by 2^), lateral ba-sal impressions 

 bmad and shallow, hind angles briefly 

 rounded. Elytra more elongate, 

 tapering to apex; intervals plane, 

 their puncturation fme and seriate, 



