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been redescribed by Pascoe (Journ. Limi. Soc, Zool. 1886, vol. xix. 

 p. 332), but fortunately undei' the same name as that given by 

 Boheman. 



EuDERES NATALis, sp. nov. (Plate LXVII. fig. 6.) 



Long. 7, lat. 24 mm. 



Colour entirely dark red-brown, with sparse i-ecumbent yellow 

 setfe. 



Read hemispherical, rugosely punctured, with a shallow im- 

 pression between the eyes and with scattered depressed yellow 

 set^e ; eyes lateral, large, subdepressed and coarsely facetted. 

 Rostrum as long as the prothorax, curved, narrowed fr-om base 

 to middle, apical half parallel-sided and somewhat depressed ; 

 upper surface bare, coarsely punctured at base but more finely 

 towards apex. Antennm ferruginous, with dense pale setae. 

 Prothorax transverse, apical margin slightly sinuate dorsally, 

 base evidently bisinuate, sides subparallel from base to beyond 

 middle, thence strongly narrowed to apex ; upper surface sparsely 

 setose, with largo irregulai- shallow punctures, the intervals 

 between which form depressed undulating longitudinal carinse. 

 Elytra oblongo-ovate, jointly ti'isinuate at base, which is a little 

 broader than the prothorax, sides subparallel from base to about 

 middle, thence narrowed to apex ; upper surface convex, with 

 deep striae containing large oblong separated punctures, the 

 intervals broad, plane, aiid rugosely punctured ; setfe sparse, rather 

 more dense round the scutellum and at the humeral angles. 

 Legs ferruginous, with depressed yellow setfe ; femoi-a with a small 

 tooth ; tibif^ with four fine carinfe on the outer surface. 



Natal: Diakensberg {G. A. K. 21.). 



Type in the British Museum. 



Nearly allied to E. Uneicollis Wied., which, however, mtiy at 

 once be distinguished by its prothorax, which bears fifteen very 

 distinct straight and smooth carinfe ; the intervals of the elytra 

 are also less closely punctured. In both species the anterior 

 coxse are only slightly separated and the prosternum is very 

 shallowly excavate. E. lineicollis I have found in Protea flowers 

 on Table Mt., and it is apparently confined to the Western 

 Districts of Cape Colony. 



EuDEROiDES, gen. nov. (Euderinfe.) 



Head retrficted, almost invisible from above; eyes large, 

 elongate, lateral, coai'sely facetted and widely separated above. 

 Rostrum short, straight, deflected, slightly depressed and rounded 

 laterally ; scrobes deep, almost straight, oblique, reaching the 

 eyes and not uniting inferiorly. Antennce short, scape just 

 reaching eyes ; f unicle 7-jointed, joints 1 and 2 elongate and conical, 

 the former being a little longer and much thicker, 3-7 shoit 

 transverse and closely set ; club broadly ovate and evidently 3- 

 jointed. Prothorax rather longer than broad, base bisinuate, 

 apex broadly produced over the head, sides rounded ; prosternum 



