936 MR. G. A. K. MARSHALL OX [DeC. 11, 



A small narrow species, which, except for its smaller size, quite 

 resembles in general facies its congeners scapha Boh. and 

 lemhunculus Boh. The former, however, which is the larger 

 (5g mm.), differs from both the other species in having two shallow 

 furrows on each side of the rostrum above the scrobes ; the 

 scrobes also unite beneath at some distance from the base ; further, 

 the basal margin of the elytra is wider than the prothorax, the 

 outer angles bearing a small blunt tubercle, and owing to a con- 

 striction just behind the base the margin is somewhat raised ; 

 finally, the thorax is more transverse and has the sides rounded. 

 The present species is much more nearly allied to levihuncidus 

 (3| mm.), but in that insect the rostrum is not elevated at the 

 base, but is continuous with the head ; the ocular lobes of the 

 prothorax are well developed and there are three white stripes 

 dorsally, the outer ones being much broader ; the basal margin is 

 not wider than the prothorax nor is it elevated, but there is no 

 humeral prominence as in parvus and the shoulders are oblique. 



H. scapha I have taken in Natal at Estcourt, and it was also 

 found at Howick by Dr. F. Dimock Brown. H. lemhunculus I 

 have received only from XJitenhage, where it has been taken by 

 Father O'Neil. 



Bagous punctipennis, sp. nov. (Plate LXVI. fig. 12.) 



Long. 6|, lat. 2|- mm. 



Black, iiniformly covered thi'oughout with dirty grey scaling 

 having the appearance of putty. 



Head retracted, forehead with a very deep and broad central 

 impression and with a rounded prominence above each eye. 

 Rostrum, rather long and slender, as long as prothorax, sub- 

 depressed, sharply deflected at one-third from base, sides parallel 

 throughout ; upper surface slightly convex and with a faint 

 central carina ; when the scaling is removed the surface is found 

 to be piceous, very shiny and minutely punctured. Antennce 

 inserted well behind middle of rostrum, piceous, with the club 

 grey, the scape very short. Prothorax longer than broad, basal 

 margin arcuate, apical margin slightly lobate and somewhat 

 elevated ; sides subparallel fi'om base to near apex and there 

 sharply constiicted ; ocular lobes prominent ; upper sui-face almost 

 plane, with close faint punctuation and irregular wrinkling, with 

 a mere trace of a broad very shallow central furrow and with a 

 distinct lateral impression about middle. Elytra oblong, jointly 

 sinuate at base, the margin being somewhat elevated and crenu- 

 lated ; shoulders sloping and with a sharp humeral prominence ; 

 sides almost straight and gradually narrowed posterioily, apex 

 slightly and sepai-ately produced and with a sharper prominence 

 from the end of the third interval ; upper surface almost plane on 

 disk, with broad stride containing rows of large round punctures, 

 which are visible through the scaling to the naked eye, the 

 intervals plane on disk and slightly convex laterally, 3 and 5 each 

 with a sharp conical tubercle on the declivity, the latter being 

 nearer the apex ; interval 3 is also dentately carinate on the apical 



