416 Mr. II. W. Bates's descriptions of 



nntenna^ are nearly tlie same in length and thickness in the sexes, 

 in neither being qnite so long as the body, and the third joint 

 being much longer than the fourth, with the apical ones much 

 thickened and the 11th obtuse. 



Hypocrites alveolatns. 



II. viridi (Pascoe) proxime affinis, at brevior, thoraceque alveo- 

 lato-punctato haud rugoso. Modice elongatus, viridi-cyaneus, vix 

 nitidus, antennis pedibusque chalybeis vel violaceis: interdum 

 corpore supi'a fere nigro: capita thoraceque crebre alveolatis vel 

 rotunde-punctatis interstitiis reticidatis; hoc basi constricto sed 

 nullomodo sulcato, lateribus paullum dilatatis: elytris passim 

 coufertissime confluenter punctatis : corpore subtus tenuiter 

 sparse griseo-pubescenti. Femoribus omnibus subabrupte cla- 

 vatis. Long. 5-6 liu. $ . 



$ Segmentum ventrale 6 brevissimum, concavum. Antenna; 

 corpore breviores, articido 3 sequent! dimidio longiori. 

 Cape of Good Hope. Port Ehzabeth. 



The femora are more distinctly clavate than in //. vii-idis 

 and allied species. 



Hypocrites cycmellus. 



Gracilis, cyaneus, subnitidus: capite scapoque antennarum 

 sparsim punctatis: thorace elongato, post medium dilatato, supra 

 foveolis rotundatis sparsis impressis, linea lata dorrali lajvi: 

 elytris basi sparsim, reliqiia superficie confluenter, punctatis: 

 corpore subtus macuhs lateralibus argenteo-sericeis:- prosterno 

 antice grosse punctato et strigoso, ventre confertim punctulato: 

 antennis ( 9 ) corpore paulo brevioribus articulo 3 sequento 

 fere duplo longiori, 6-11 incrassatis. Long. 5 lin. 9 . 



Natal (Pastor Guenzius), also Delagoa Bay (J. J. Monteiro). 



Hypocrites temiis. 



Gracillima, linearis, cyaneus, subnitidus : capite scapoque 

 antennarum grosse punctatis hoc scabroso : thorace angusto, 

 elongato, medio vix dilatato, supra passim parce punctato, sulco 

 basali trausverslm pluri-strigoso : elytris basi sparsim reliqua 

 superficie crebrius versus suturam rugoso-puiictatis, asperulis: 

 corpore subtus maculis lateralibus argenteo-pilosis, prosterno 

 aniice grosse punctato et strigoso; ventro punctulato: antennis 

 ( $ ) corpore paululum brevioril)us, ai-ticulo 3 sc(|Ucnto fere 

 duplo longiori 6-11 incrassatis. Long. 5-5^ liu, $ . 



Natal. ^ 



