neiv genera and species of Callichroiniuae. 415 



( 9 ) climidium corporis paiilo superantibus, articulo 3 quain 

 4 duplo lougiori, 6-11 valde incrassatis, 3-11 fortiter sulcatis: 

 thorace oblongo, latei'ibiis panlo arcuatisj basi sulcato-constricto, 

 dorso inajquali sparsim grosse punctato : elytris creberrime 

 riigoso-punctatis, obsolete bicostulatis : femoribus 4 anticis sub- 

 abrupte, 2 posticis gradatim, clavatis. Long. 9 lin. ^ • 

 Zoiitpansberg, R. Limpopo (collected by Karl Mauch). 



Closely allied to H. imperialis, {Closteromerus id, Wliite), but 

 thorax not bulging in the middle, and antennas (?) rather 

 shorter. 



Hypocrites ohtKsipennis. 



Linearis, supra planus, cyaneus, elytris opacis: capite puuc- 

 tato : antennis ( ^ ) corpore paullulum longioribus, articulo 3 

 sequenti distincte longiori, 6 apice dilatato 8-11 abbreviatis et 

 incrassatis: thorace fere ut in Promeces longipes, autico modice 

 angustato, lateribus post medium tumidis, basi sulcato-constricto, 

 marginibus antice et postice transversim strigosis, dorso parce 

 punctato: elytris apice obtuse rotundatis, supra reticulato-punc- 

 tatis: femoribus posticis corpore longioribus gradatim incrassatis: 

 corpore subtus teuuiter argenteo-sericeo, crebre punctulato. 

 Long. G^ lin. $ . 



$ Segmentum Yentrale sextum medio profundc cxcavatum. 

 Delagoa Bay (takeii by J. J. Monteiro). 



Hypocrites manicatus. 



Linearis, cyaneus, elytris opacis, antennis pedibusque chaly- 

 beis, femoribus 4 anticis (apice exceptis), et 2 posticis basi, rufis: 

 capite angusto, antice elongate grosse punctato: thorace medio 

 dilatato supra crebre discrete punctato, linea dorsaU lasvi : elytris 

 nigro-cyaneis opacis, sparsim pubescentibus, confertissime rugu- 

 loso-punctatis : corpore subtus griseo-pubescenti : femoribus 

 posticis gracilibus gradatim incrassatis, 4 anticis gradatim clava- 

 tis. Long. 6 lin. $ , ^ . 



$ Segmentum ventrale sextum quadratum medio profunde 

 excavatum; pygidio medio valde emarginato. 

 Natal. 



Apparently closely allied to Promeces fulvipes (Fahr.), in 

 which the four anterior tibia;, as well as the femora, are fulvous. 

 The species differs from the typical Promeces in having 11- 

 jointed incrassated antenna; in the ^ as well as in the ^ . The 



