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Hob. Congo. 



In size, structure, and general appearance this has a very 

 close resemblance to the last species, of which it may possibly 

 prove to be only a variety. The elytra are, however, uni- 

 formly pubescent, and each has a small, transverse, fuscous, 

 pubescent spot on the deflexed part of the base at the sides 

 of the scutellum, as well as a larger spot of similar colour 

 behind the middle. 



Monohammus fulvisparsus^ n. sp. 



TEneo-niger, subnitidus, sparse pubescens ; capitis fronte et scapo 

 anterinarum dense punctatis ; prothorace supra leviter griseo 

 pubescente, fulvo trivittato, vitta media angustissima, sparse 

 punctate pone medium ; seutello fulvo ; elytris punctatis, fulvo 

 vage pubescentibus, apicibus subtruncatis vel rotundatis ; corpore 

 subtus uniformiter griseo-fulvo pubescente. 



Long. 30 mm. 



Hah. Congo. 



The front of the head thickly and somewhat rugosely 

 punctured, the cheeks with a few scattered punctures, the 

 vertex almost imj)unctate, Prothorax with the disk some- 

 what convex and almost quite smooth, with a median longi- 

 tudinal tawny line and a wider tawny band or spot on each 

 side close to the base of the lateral spines. There are a few 

 punctures on each side of the disk behind the middle as well 

 as on the bases of the lateral spines. The elytra are rather 

 thickly and irregularly punctured, the punctures being larger 

 and somewhat asperate towards the base ; behind the latter 

 there is on the middle of each elytron a feeble but broad and 

 obtuse hump or swelling. The fulvous pubescence on the 

 elytra is broken up into minute patches scattered everywhere, 

 but closer together on some parts than on others, Tlie under- 

 side of the body and the legs have a slight uniform greyish 

 tawny pubescence. In the male the anterior tibiae are armed 

 each with a tooth at about one third of its length from the 

 distal extremity, and the first joint of the anterior tarsus is 

 almost as' long as the two succeeding taken together. The 

 antennje are damaged in the single specimen in the collection, 

 but the few joints that remain are shortly and rather thickly 

 frinji'ed with hairs beneath. 



Monohammus nyassensisj n. sp. 



Capite et prothorace brunneo-griseo pubescentibus, sparse punc- 

 tatis ; prothoracis disco trituberculato ; seutello fulvo ; elytris 



