?2eu; Curculionidse /rom South Africa. 150 



from the anteunse to the apex ; the scales flat and con- 

 tiguous, and co)ifiued to the dorsum between the lateral 

 strioa and not extending beyond the antenupo ; the lateral 

 stripe each containing a row of short erect setse, but no 

 dorsal ones. AntenrLce testaceous, with fine testaceous sette ; 

 the funicle with joint 1 as long as the next three together. 

 Prothorax a little broader than long, rounded at the sides, 

 broadest at the middle, shallowly constricted at the apex, 

 which is not much narrower than the base, the latter being 

 truncate in the middle, with the lateral angles entirely- 

 rounded off ; the dorsum throughout with close reticulate 

 punctures, which are quite distinct on the dark areas but 

 hidden by the white scaling. Elytra narrow^, subelliptical, 

 acuminate behind, with the apices jointly rounded, the basal 

 margin broadly sinuate and not elevated, and the lateral 

 angles obtusely prominent ; the very shallow strife with 

 rather strong, clearly visible punctures, each containing a 

 very minute seta ; the intervals flat, broader than the strire, 

 without any apparent setse on the disk, but intervals 5, 7, 

 and 9 each with a sparse row of minute bent set?e ; the apex, 

 however, bears rather dense, short, erect setse ; the scales flat 

 and only slightly overlapping, not well-defined on the 

 darker parts. Legs with dense, slightly concave, pale scales 

 and short erect setse ; the front tibiae not angulate internally ; 

 the tarsi broader than usual, the 4th joint only half as long 

 again as the 3rd. Sternum not impressed in front of the fore 

 coxpe. Venter with the suture between ventrites 3 and 4 

 (nominally 1 and 2) distinct throughout and gently sinuate 

 in the middle. 



Length 2-3*5 mm., breadth 0*75-l'25 mm. 



Cape Province: Table Mountain [W. Bevins). 



Described from eight specimens. 



Only three other species of Hyjisomus have been previously 

 described, and the salient characters are given in the 

 following table : — 



1 (2;. Elytra subtruncate at the base, the basal 



angles not produced forwards, a distinct 

 humeral angle present; base of rostrum 

 raised above level of forehead ; a distinct 

 small scutellum parvus, Mshl-* 



2 (1). Elytra deeply sinuate at the base, the 



basal angles strongly produced forwards, 



Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 190G, p. 935, pl.lxvi. fig. 11 (1907). 



