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ovata, evidenter punctato-striata, hispida. Pedes validi, femori- 

 bus muticis, corbulis tibiarum posticarumapcrtis, tarsorum articulo 

 primo quam tertio angustiore, unguiculis liberis. Abdomen 

 segmento primo poslice emarginato, 2 = 3 et 4 simul sumptis. 

 Sutura episternalis metasterni ad basin tantum videnda. 



Type Umzila swynnertoni, sp. n. 



This genus most nearly approaches Malosomus, Fst., from 

 which it differs in the structure of the scrobes, the greater 

 length of the rostrum as compared with the head, and the 

 much shorter and thicker legs and antennae. 



1. Umzila swynnertonij sp. n. 



Long. 3|, lat. 1| mm. 



Niger, dense viridi-squamosus, unicolor, setis pallidis erectis con^ 

 fertim obsitus, abdomino cinereo-squamoso. 



Caput convexum, fronte inter oculos evidenter striata. Rostrum 

 supra dense squamosum, convexum, nee sulcatum nee carinatum. 

 Anteunoe piceo-ferruginese, pallido-squamosse. Protborax lateri- 

 bus rotundatus, antice posticeque angustatus, in medio latior, 

 supra coufertim evidenter puuctatus. Elytra late ovata, ad basiu 

 truncata, humeris rotundatis ; supra fortiter punctato-striata, 

 interstitiis subplanis, setis brevibus erectis dense seriatim obsitis. 

 Pedes picei, squamis cinereo-vireseenfcibus induti, 



Gazaland : Chiriuda Forest (C. F. M. Sioynnerton), 



Type in the British Museum. 



I have much pleasure in dedicating this species to my 

 friend Mr. Swynnerton, who has made a very valuable 

 collection of the animals and plants which occur in the highly 

 interesting and isolated patch of primeval forest at Chirinda. 



16. MalosomuS, Faust. 

 Malosomus, Fst. D. e. Z. 1898, p. 279.— Type M. lineatus, Fst. 



Synopsis of Species. 



1. (2.) Femora with a small tooth ; each elytron 



with two bare black stiipes. Elytra 

 uarrowly elongate ; body with fine 

 long erect hairs \. M. lineafus, Fst. 



2. (1.) Femora unarmed ; elytra with uniform 



scaling. 



3. (4.) Prothorax with only a few widely scat- 



tered punctures ; elytra elongate, 



oval,with long erect setae throughout. 2. M. andrcwesi, Fst. 



4. (3.) Prothorax closely and distinctly punc- 



tured ; elytra broadly ovate, the sette 

 in the basal half short and depressed. 



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