36 G. LEWIS 



siriis 1-3 integris^ 4 abbreviata, 5 nulla, suturali antice abbre- 

 viata; pedibus rufis. Long. 1 ^/^ mill. 



Oval, little convex, reddish bronzy brown, shining, densely 

 punctured above; forehead impressed anteriorly, elevated and 

 striate above the eyes ; thorax evenly punctured without other 

 sculpture, the three first dorsal striae are complete, but puncti- 

 form and inclined to be evanescent posteriorly, the fourth is 

 more punctiform and distinctly shortened behind, the suturai is 

 well shortened before the base and before ceasing the last two 

 striae widen out a little from each other. Beneath the punctuation 

 is much finer than above ; metasternum nearly smooth in the 

 middle, the transverse stria is slightly crenulate ; the prosternai 

 striae widen out a little anteriorly. 



This species is a little like T. montanus. Lew. but it is much 

 less convex, more oval in outline and with very distinct dorsal 

 striae. 



IJab. Garin Gheba 900-1100 m. One specimen. 



50. Saprinus optabilis, Mars. Mon., 1855, p. 438, t. 17, f. 65. 

 Hab. There are three examples of this fine species from Garin 



Gheba 900-1100 m. 



51. Saprinus cupreus, Er., Jahrb., 1834, p. 182. — Mars., 



Mon., 1855, p. 448. t. 18, f. 73. 

 Hab. Garin Asciuii Ghecù 1200-1400 m. This species occurs 

 from the Gape of Good Hope to Somali-land and through Arabia 

 to India. 



52. Saprinus orobitis, Lew., Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, Ser. 2, 



Vol. VI, 1888, p. 645. 

 Hab. Garin Gheba 900-1100 m. Garin Asciuii Ghecù 1200- 

 1400 m. Six or eight examples occurred again here. 



