1906.] COLEOPTEKA OF THE GEXUS SCIOEIUS. 255 



This is evidently a well-defiiiecl species, but I have been unable 

 to find it among the material at my disposal. The description is 

 transcribed from Boheman. In general structure it would appear 

 to come nearest to planipeunis, but the green scaling is a veiy 

 distinctive feature. 



15. SciOBius TETsruicoENis, sp. nov. (Plate XVIII. fig. 9.) 



Long. 84-10, lat. 4i-4|- mm. 



Head moderately transverse, with shallow confluent punctua- 

 tion and thin grey pubescence, which is denser beneath and 

 round the eyes ; forehead almost plane, scarcely impressed in 

 middle ', eyes convex, but hardly prominent. Rostrum longer than 

 broad, basal margin obtuselj^ angulate, sides parallel to near 

 apex, gen^e rounded and slightly dilated ; upper surface plane, 

 confluently punctured, tricarinate, the outer carinse straight and 

 parallel to near aj^ex, then rapidly divergent. Antenncs very 

 long and slender, piceous, with fine grey pubescence ; scape 

 narrow, subcylindrical, distinctly curved at middle and abruptly 

 clavate ; funicle with third joint longer than first, terminal joints 

 very elongate. Proihorax moderately transverse, truncate at 

 base and apex, the latter a little narrower, sides slightly rounded, 

 broadest about middle ; upper surface slightly convex, rather 

 closely set with small, often elongate, granules, and with a very 

 shallow rounded impression on each side near base ; colour black, 

 with thin greyish or yellowish pubescence which is denser 

 laterally. Elytra broadly ovate, gently sinuate at base, sub- 

 acuminate at apex, sides strongly rounded, broadest before 

 middle ; upper surfa,ce depressed, but slightly convex, steeply 

 declivous behind and subcompressed before apex, with distinct 

 striae containing shallow punctures, separated by small granules 

 and continued to near apex, the intervals of equal width, rather 

 broad, almost plane and distinctly coriaceous ; colour black or 

 piceous brov/n, almost bare above, the inflexed margins v/ith a 

 very broad continuous stripe of dense yellowish pubescence. 

 Legs long and slender, black, or ferruginous brown with the 

 knees and tarsi black ; anterior tibife straight externally, the 

 tai"si rather elongate. 



Type $ in the British Museum. 



Natal. Zululaxd: 'E&\^o^ve {A. Windham). 



*16. SCIOEIUS LATIPENNIS Fahr. 



S. latijjennis Fahr. op. cit. p. 30. 



Long. 6|, lat. 34 mm. 



Head moderately transverse, piceous, aciculate ; scaling whitish, 

 sparse, but forming a dense ring round the eye ; forehead plane 

 and with a shallow central impression ; eyes not very prominent. 

 Rostrimi scarcely longer than broad, subquadrate, sides gently 

 sinuate, gense only slightly and roundly dilated ; upper surface 

 plane, with three narrow carinse, the central one lower and not 



