252 MR, G. A. K. MARSHALL ON THE [Mar. 20, 



broken, transverse band across the summit of tlie declivity, and 

 some irregular mottling on the declivity itself ; these markings 

 are usually better defined in the c? • L^gs moderately long and 

 stout, piceous or ferruginous, vsrith fine pale pubescence, anteiior 

 tibife slightly curved in the S , less curved in the $ , 



Type in the Stockholm Museum. 



jSTatal : Malvern (C. J^. Barker & G. A. K. i¥.), Umkomaas E,. 

 {G. A. K. J/.), Durban {J. P. Cregoe), Umbilo {H. IF. Bell-Marley). 



The S niay be readily distinguished from all its smaller allies 

 by its very prominent genje. The § is not unlike that of hrevicollis, 

 from which it may be recognised by its more prominent gena;, much 

 less transverse thorax, and subpyriform elytra. 



11. SciOBius ONEiLi, sp. nov. (Plate XYIII. fig. 5.) 



Long. 4|~5j, lat. 3-3|- mm. 



Hecid transverse, slightly convex, almost bare and with numei-ous 

 fine longitudinal striae ; forehead not impressed ; eyes not 

 pi'ominent. Rostrutn about as long as broad, arcuate at base, 

 slightly narrowed anteriorly, gense not dilated ; upper surface 

 plane, distinctly striolate and with three narrow carinse, the outer 

 ones quite straight and pai'allel. Antennce rather short, piceous, 

 with fine grey scaling ; scape broad, compressed, strongly curved 

 and gradually dilated to apex ; f unicle with third joint longer than 

 first, terminal joints elongate and subconical. Prothorax strongly 

 transverse, 2j times as broad as long, arcuate at base, apex 

 narrower and truncate, sides slightly rounded, broadest near base ; 

 upper surface convex, closely and evenly set with depressed rounded 

 granules, with a deep longitudinal impression on each side of the 

 base ; colour black, with very thin fine grey scaling, which is a 

 little moi'e dense underneath. Elytra very broadly ovate, jointly 

 sinuate at base, obtusely rounded at apex, sides strongly rounded, 

 broadest before middle ; upper sm^face convex, distinctly panctato- 

 striate, the punctures continued to apex, the intervals of equal 

 width, almost plane, quite smooth and finely alutaceous ; colour 

 black, with uniform thin grey scaling. Legs moderate, black, with 

 fine grey scaling, the anterior tibiee straight. 



Type 5 in the British Museum. 



Cape Colony : Grahamstown (" on aniseed " — Father G'Neil). 



The three examples upon Avhich the description is founded 

 appear to be all females. 



*12. iScioBius granipennis Boh. 



;S'. granipennis Boh. op. cit. vii. 1, p. 200 (1843). 



S. deplanatus Boh. 1. c. p. 201. 



Long. 44-5|, lat. 3-3| mm. 



Head transverse, black, bare, distinctly and longitudinally 

 plicate ; forehead convex and without impressions ; eyes moderately 

 prominent. Rostrum a little longer than broad, sides subparallel ; 

 gense scarcely dilated, bluntly angulate at apex, similar in the two 

 sexes ; upper surface plane, longitudinally plicate, Avith three 



