572 ^Ir. (J. C. Cliainpioii on 



2. Attains subasperatus, sj). n. 



? . Moderately elongate, niucli Avidemd posteriorly, 

 somewhat sliiiiing, clothed vith very fine cinereous j)ul)cs- 

 ceuee inteiniixed with long, erect, bristly liairs ; leneous, the 

 iintennii', palpi, and legs black ; the elytra densely, finely, 

 the head and prothorax more sparsely, punctate. Head 

 much narrower than the ju'othorax ; antennje rather slender, 

 subserrate, joints 4-10 about equal in width. Prothorax 

 transverse, rounded at the sides, feebly margined at the base. 

 Elytra much broader than the prothorax, ra|)idly widened to 

 near the apex, uneven, depressed along the suture anteriorly, 

 sc[)arately rounded at the apex. 



^ . Narrower, the liead nearly as wide as the prothorax, 

 the antennre longer and stouter, tapering towards the tip, 

 joints 5-10 triangular; elytra mucli less widened behind, 

 (leliiscent at the sutuial angle; anterior taisHJ joiut 2 raised 

 Jit the tip above the base of J3. 



Length 2{-2'i mm. 



Hub. S. Africa, Ceres, Cape Province, alt. 1500 ft. 

 {R. E. Turner: xii. 1920, i. 1921). 



One pair. Distinguishable from its S. African allies hy 

 the brassy upper surface, the black legs and antennic, and 

 the intermixed bristly vestituro. The elytra in the $ have 

 scattered smooth asperities, which are almost obsolete in ^ . 



3. Attulus bitubei'culatus, sp. n. 



^. Moderately elongate, somewhat shining, pubescent; 

 black, the basal joints of the antennie in pait, the base and 

 sides of the jjrothorax to a greater or less extent, aiul the 

 anterior and intermediate tiijiie, testaceous, the elytra olive- 

 greeu ; the elytra alutaceous and extremely finely punctate, 

 the rest of the upper surface smootlier. Head nearly or 

 qinte as broad as the prothorax, flattened and bi-impressed 

 anteriorly, ajid with a small prominent tubeicle on each side 

 between the eyes; antennie long, stout, shar[»ly serrate from 

 joint 5 onward, 4- also stout, triangular. Prothorax trans- 

 verse, rounded at the sides, narrowed behind. Elytra sub- 

 parallel at the base, a little widened posteriorly. Anterior 

 tarsal joints 1 and 2 stouter than those following, 2 at the 

 tij) slightly raised aljovc 3. 



Length 2i? mm. 



Hub. S. AnticA, Prieska [x. 1887], Henkries, Dushmau- 

 litnd [x. 1911] {Mus. Cape Town). 



