148 Dr. G. A. K. Marshall o« 



apex scarcely narrower than the base and its dorsal margin 

 shallowly sinuate in the middle ; the whole surface finely 

 coriaceous, the sculpture being entirely hidden by the 

 scaling; the setse very sparse, short and recumbent on the 

 disk, much longer and erect at the sides, and a fringe of 

 short recumbent setae along the basal margin. Scutellum 

 small but distinct, bare. Elytra broadly oblong-ovate, 

 obtusely rounded behind and subtruncate at the base ; the 

 dorsal outline gently convex, deepest far behind the middle, 

 the posterior declivity distinctly incurved towards the actual 

 apex ; the strise contain shallow punctures which are almost 

 hidden by the scaling ; the intervals almost flat towards the 

 base and convex behind, much broader than the striae and 

 quite even, each with a single row of setoe which on intervals 

 1-7 are short and recumbent, and on the lateral ones longer 

 and erect. Legs with separated pale scales and long erect 

 setse, even on the femora, which are not toothed ; all the 

 tibiae broadly produced externally at the apex. Sternum and 

 venter set with long obliquely raised 'setae. 



Length 5-6'25 mm., breadth 2*8-3'6 mm. 



Cape Ppovince : Malmesbury, 3 ? ? ; Rondebosch 

 (L. Peringuey), 2 ? ? . 



Most nearly allied to E. canaliculatus, Boh., in its general 

 form and sulcate rostrum, but the deep impression at the 

 apex of the rostrum, the transverse distal joints of the 

 fuuicle, the dilated tibiie, and the erect setse on the sides of 

 the body and on the femora distinguish it from this and 

 all other species of the genus known to me. 



Dr. L. Peringuey, Director of the South African Museum, 

 to whom I am indebted for the specimens, informs me that 

 this species has done considerable damage to wheat and oats 

 in the Cape Province during recent years. 



Eremnus terrenus, sp. n. 



cJ ? . Integunent black, the scaling either uniform 

 brownish grey, or brown above irregularly and indefinitely 

 variegated with grey. 



Head with rather coarse confluent punctation, the ridges 

 between the punctures for the most part visible through the 

 scaling; the forehead flattened and with a central fovea; 

 the short recumbent setse with difficulty distinguishable 

 from the scales, Bostrwn much longer than broad, slightly 

 narrowed from the base to the middle and thence strongly 

 dilated to the apex ; the dorsal area with fairly well-marked 

 lateral edges, broadest in front and rapidly narrowing to the 



