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latter itself rounded, a?neous, the punctures strong and closely 

 placed, the interstices, especially at the sides, longitudinally costate ; 

 posterior femora piceous, strongly incrassate, the rest of the legs 

 fulvous ; posterior tibiae furnished at the apex with a long 

 stvliforni process, the sides of which are strongly serrate. 



Hah. Port Alfred, South Africa {Rev. J. O'Neil). 



This is the second species of this interesting genus which I have 

 received from Africa : like the typical form, the present species has 

 the posterior tibiae provided with a long, slightly curved and 

 serrate prolongation, the tarsi being inserted much above the apex 

 of the tibia, their first joint is extremely elongate and slender, 

 the second one shorter, the claws are simple. (In my original 

 description of the genus the claws are given as appendiculate, but 

 another examination proves this to be incorrect, there is only a 

 slight thickening of the base.) S. elongate is very closely allied to 

 the type 8. anea, but is of more elongate shape, the antenna? are 

 longer, the thorax is less transverse and the sides are not rounded, 

 the surface is also much more strongly punctured and the elytra 

 more distinctly costate. I received five specimens from the 

 Eev. J. O'Xeil." 



Hespeba katalexsis, sp. n. 



Black, finely pubescent, the basal joint of the antenna? fulvous ; 

 legs flavous; head and thorax finely granulate and punctured; elytra 

 opaque, sculptured like the thorax ; apex of the posterior femora 

 piceous. 



Length 2 milliin. 



Head minutely granulate, scarcely perceptibly punctured; frontal 

 elevations and the carina strongly raised, shining, clypeus in shape 

 of a transverse ridge; antenna? extending nearly to the apex of the 

 elytra, black, the basal joint more or less fulvous, second very short, 

 third slightly shorter than the fourth, terminal joints elongate and 

 rather thin ; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides slightly con- 

 stricted at the base, nearly straight, the surface sculptured like the 

 head and finely pubescent ; elytra very finely transversely wrinkled, 

 clothed with short white pubescence, their base distinctly wider 

 than the thorax ; below black, more shining ; legs flavous, all the 

 tibia? mucronate ; posterior femora moderately incrassate, their apex 

 black; the metatarsus of the posterior legs as long as the following 

 joints together ; presternum extremely narrow, the anterior coxal 

 cavities open. 



Hah. Malvern, Natal (G. Marshall). 



One of the smallest species of the genus and very closely allied 

 to several Indian forms, at present undescribed. The general 

 appearance of the insect is delicate and suggestive of Luperus, but 

 the posterior femora are distinctly incrassate. 



Hespeba intebmedia, sp. n. 



Entirely black, finely pubescent ; thorax closely and finely rugose- 



