408 Mr. C. ( ). \\ ;iti'rli()Hso on new Ocnent 



thlnl, touvtli, and lil'tli Wcoiuiiig shorter aiul broadrr, tlio 

 sixth, seventh, and eii^hth torniinLC an eloni^ate-ovatc thiek 

 club. Anterior tibiic strong, with three tcetli on the outer 

 edge ; the basal one small, the apical one very long, and 

 reaching to the apex of the second joint of the tarsus. Tarsi 

 as long as the tibia ; ])osterior femora very large, ovate, tlat 

 on the inner side, convex on the outer side. Posterior tibiic a 

 little shorter than the femur, triangular, with a strong oblique 

 setiferous carina; the apex furnished on tlic inside with two 

 strong blade-like spurs, which arc rounded at the apex. In- 

 termediate tarsi long, about twice as long as the tibia ; poste- 

 rior tarsi a little longer than the tibia. All the claws simple. 

 Abdomen short ; the ])ygidium large, with the apex nearly 

 reaching to the base of the femora. 



I place this genus next to Pachijpua. 



(Edanomerns hirsittus^ sp. nov. 



(E. cylindricus, albo-hirsntus, castanous ; capitc thoraceque nigro- 

 piceis ; capitc, fronte clypeoquo carina acuta transvei-sa nitida 

 instructis ; thorace amplo, convexo, utrinque asperato-punctato, 

 lateribus rotundatis (medio fere angulato), angulis posticis 

 rotuudatis ; scutello la^vi ; elytris thoracis latitudinem asquantibus 

 et hoc fere duplo longioribus, convexis, parallclis, ad ajncem ob- 

 tusis, sat crebrc asperato-punctulatis, singulis costis duabus vix 

 perspifuis. Long. 3|-44 lin., lat. lJ-2 liu. 



There is a fringe of stiff hairs between the two ridges on 

 the head ; the thorax is clothed with long whitish hair, the 

 elytra with white scale-like hair, the underparts of the body 

 with soft white hair. 



Hub. South Africa, Lake Xgami. B.M. 



Triciiinopu.s, ^^q.\\. nov. 



Mouth very small ; mandibles very small, acute at the aj)cx. 

 Mentum very small ; labium very elongate, narrow, parallel. 

 Labial })alpi with first and second joints small, quadrate ; the 

 apical joint rather longer than the two preceding taken toge- 

 ther, ovate, with the apex .scarcely truncate. Maxilla elon- 

 gate, narrowed towards the base, truncate at the apex. Basal 

 joint of the maxillary palpi very transverse, very small ; 

 second joint elongate, subcylindrical ; third joint a trifle longer 

 than broad, about half the length of the preceding ; apical 

 joint nearly as long as the two preceding joints taken together, 

 subcylindrical, obtuse at the apex. Antennaj ten-jointed ; the 

 ba.sal joint moderate, the second globular, the third about 

 twice as long as the j)receding joint, the fourth joint trans- 



