930 MH. G. A. K. MARSHALL ON [DeC. 11, 



Internl sulci do not unite at the base) ; it may, however, be easily 

 •distinguished by its convex forehead, the much greater develop- 

 ment of the ocular lobe of the prothorax> and especially by the 

 large subreticulate foveas on the elytra. 



HiPPOERHINUS PURCELLI, Sp. nOV. 



. Long. 12|-, lat. 5| mm. 



Head deeply and rugosely punctured; forehead subplicate, 

 broadly impressed, and with a short elevated central carina, ; ante- 

 oculai- furi'ows absent. Rostribm. not incised at base, as long as 

 the prothorax, scarcely curved, but sharply declivous at apex, 

 bioadly and regulai'ly dilated from base to apex ; upper surface 

 rugosely punctured, Avith a broad smooth central cai'ina which is 

 continued right up to the base, the adjoining carinse shorter, 

 nari-ower, and lower ; lateral sulci not uniting at base, the lower 

 ones rather narrower than the upper, but of equal length ; scrobes 

 entirely lateral, straight and oblique ; the inferior basal furrow 

 absent. Antennce with the scape just reaching eye, the two basal 

 joints of funicle subequal. Prothorchx transverse, apex and base 

 of about equal Avidth, sides stroiigly rounded, broadest at middle, 

 anterior margin slightly sinuate doi-sally ; ocular lobes well 

 developed ; upper surface slightly convex, fairly closely set with 

 low rounded tubercles, leaving a narrow centi'al furrow containing 

 a distinct but abbreviated carina ; tubercles bare, Avith short 

 depressed setae, the interstices Avith grey scaling. Elytra oblongo- 

 ovate, shoulders subrectangular, sides scarcely rounded, broadest 

 about middle, apical processes obsolescent ; upper surface with- 

 out striation, but Avith roAvs of small granules in lieu of punctures ; 

 interval 1 Avith distant, small, depressed tubercles vanishing on the 

 declivity, intervals 2 and 4 Avith only one or two larger i-ounded 

 tubercles before middle, 3, 5, and 7 Avith closely-set roAvs of large 

 elevated tubercles which are sharply conical except on the basal 

 poi'tion of the disk, interval 6 quite smooth ; tubercles bare, Avith 

 short depressed dark sette, the interstices Avith a A^ery few scattered 

 pale scales. Legs rugose, except the central part of the femora 

 which is smooth ; the interior edges of all the tibiae strongly 

 dentate ; the posterior tarsi with the three basal joints of equal 

 width, the first a little longer than second or third Avhich are 

 equal. 



Cape Colony : Sir Lowry's Pass {F. PurceU). 



Type cj" in the South African Museum. 



CvcLOMUS ALGOENSis, sp. nov. (Plate LXYI. fig. 6.) 



Long. 6|-8|-, lat. 2f-3f mm. 



Black, with fine grey setiform scaling. 



Head closely and i-ugosely punctured throughout, and with 

 sparse setiform scaling ; eyes A^ery prominent, lateral. Rostrwm 

 rather shorter than the head and similaily sculptured, scrobes 



