new Platypodidse and Scoljtidje. 139 



on oacli side beiiic^ dull, but becomiiif^ sbiny and somewbat 

 swollen towards the eyes, tbe wliole beiii^ more or loss 

 variolous. Frothorax oblong, anteriorly dull and posteriorly 

 shiny, tlie central longitudinal line commencing near the 

 base and extending more or less to the centre, irregularly 

 variolous and |)unctured. Elytra the same breadth as and 

 three-t'ourtlis longer than the prothorax ; striate-punctate, 

 the sutural stria depi*essed and deeply punctured, the inter- 

 stices furnished with fins uniseriate punctures^ becoming 

 rugose and hairy towards the apex ; the base of tbe third and 

 fifth interstices elevated, broadened, and transversely carinate, 

 tbe apical depression short, excavate on each side of the suture, 

 but not extending to the lateral margins. Abdomen arciied, 

 except tiie fifth segment, which is concave, witb a very slight 

 central elevation, and with the apical edge raised so as to 

 form two lateral processes, one on each side of the centre, 

 which are apically narrowed and exscinded ; tlie metatarsal 

 femoral cavity is minutely denticulate. 



Lencjth 5*3-5"7 mm. ; breadth 1*3 mm. 



PouTUGUESE East Africa: Xinavaue {C. B. Ilarden- 

 hercf) . 



Tiie lateral depression close to the upper portion of the 

 eyes is almost obsolete in some specimens, and the curvature 

 of its upper edge varies considerably ; tiie frontal hairs are 

 frequently almost worn away. Very similar to G. crinitus, 

 Chap., but with different elytral sculpture etc. in the male 

 and distinct abdominal characters etc. in the female. 



Crossotarsus opifex, sp. n. 



S . Head and prothorax reddish brown ; elytra dull yellow, 

 darker towards the apex. Front flat, shagreened surface 

 •with largo shallow punctures on the upper two-thirds, central 

 longitudinal depression short ; coarsely punctured, with a 

 small tuft of jellow hair over the mouth; a longitudinal 

 central carina on the vertex, which is sharply defined ante- 

 riorly and closely covered with oblong, shallow, umbilical 

 punctures. Frothorax oblong, dull anteriorly, with a trans- 

 verse row of irregularly placed shallow depressions, tbe rest 

 of the surface shiny, irregularly and sparsely punctured, with 

 a longitudinal central groove extending about one-third from 

 the base, and furnished on each side with an irregular double 

 row of punctures. Elytra of equal breadth and twice as 

 long as the prothorax, striate-punctate, the sutural stria 

 having the largest and deepest punctures, the interstices flat, 

 with obscure and irregular punctures ; the first and third 



