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indefinite way just before the very definite white fascia; this is 
narrowly interrupted at the suture; the apex is white, but with 
a fine blackish margin; the space between the fascia and the 
apex is very obsoletely punctured, as is the fascia, almost smooth 
externally. The eyes, head, legs, and body generally are clothed 
with long but fine hairs. 
One example of this insect received long ago from Dr. Baden is 
in my collection, but bad, unfortunately, no precise locality. It 
is the larger specimen. 
GYPONYX BRAUNSI, sp. 0. 
Hlongatus, nigro-piceus; ore, antennis palpisque, thoracis 
margine antico, corpore subtus, pedibus (geniculis tibiisque 
exceptis) dilutioribus, rufo-piceis. LHlytris basi indeterminate, 
fascia mediana (in marginem latissima postice bidentata) 
maculaque apicali obliqua testaceis. Thorace elongato, antice 
tenuiter, ad basin fortius constricto ; elytris ad basin punctato- 
lineatis, seriebus vin ad medium vectis, externe deficientibus. 
Long. 13 millim. 
Hab. Willowmore, Cape Colony (Brauwns). 
This species differs from any other known to me by its elongate 
thorax and its comparatively smooth and shining appearance, and 
also by the clear and distinct coloration and pattern of the elytra. 
The colour of the body, with the exception of the head and thorax, 
of the tips of the femora, and bases of the tibie, is a bright rusty 
red. The elytra have an oblique broad fascia, much indented, 
running backwards from below the callus to the suture, of a pitchy 
colour ; a much broader patch before the apex of a lighter pitchy 
brown, deeply indented twice on its upper edge, and once on its 
lower edge, so that it is narrowest in the middle. The lines of 
punctures scarcely pass the first brown fascia, only four or five 
punctures being on the yellow median wide patch. The thorax 
is nearly twice as long as wide, its front margin is rufous, the sides 
very little widened, not deeply constricted in front, the base 
coarctate and margined, the punctuation close and fine, the disk a 
little flat. I have at present only seen the example described, 
which I have pleasure in naming after its captor, Dr. H. Brauns. 
GRAPTOCLERUS Gorh. 
Graptoclerus Gorh. Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. ser. 7, vii. p. 351 
(1901); Schenk. /. c. p. 48, nota. 
GRAPTOCLERUS QUADRIPUNCTATUS Gorh. J. c. p. 353. 
Hab. Grahamstown, Cape Colony (Dunkerbosh, Dr. Penther). 
Described by me from Natal. 1 example. 
TARSOSTENUS Spinola. 
TARSOSTENUS UNIVITTATUS Rossi. 
Hab. Willowmore (Brauns). 
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