7*4 MR. G. A. K, MARSHALL OX COLEOPTERA [Jan, 19, 



of small, closely-set, and often duplicated tubercles, which become 

 rather larger and conical towards apex ; 4 and 6 devoid of tubercles 

 or with a few isolated ones ; tubei-cles bare, with depressed pale 

 setfB, the interspaces with dense brown scaling, often varieguted 

 with white spots. Legs densely clothed with bi'own setiform 

 .scaling, sometimes with a paler ling near apex of femora ; posterior 

 tai'si with the joints of about the same width, 2nd and 3rd sub- 

 e(]ual in length, 1st longer. 



Oape Colony : Cape Town, Stellenbosch (Z. Peringi(.ey). 



Type in the Biitish Mvxseum (coll. Batiks). 



As mentioned above, Schonherr misintei-preted this species as 

 being the ridnfer of Fabidcius, apparently disregarding Olivier's 

 identification. The figure given by the latter is that of a lai-ge $ 

 which is now in the Chevrolat Collection at Stockholm, and which 

 closely resembles the type. This species shows considerable 

 variation in size, colouring, and the tuberculation of the elytra, 

 some of the extreme formes showing a noticeable approach towards 

 spiculosus Gyl. I consider misiomenus Gyl., of which I have 

 examined the type, to be no more than a variety of the present 

 species, an opinion towards which Fahrteus evidently inclined. 



Mr. Peringuey states that this insect is common on the flats 

 near Cape Town, but it seems nevertheless to be scarce in 

 collections. 



60. tH. SPICULOSUS Gyl. 



H. spiculosus Gyl. Schh. Gen. Cure. i. p. 469 (1833) ; Fahr. op. c. 

 V. p. 751 (1840). 



C'urctdio glanclifer F. Ent. Syst. i. 2, p. 483 (1792) ? 



Ourculio glohifer Hbst. Col. vi. p. 299, t. 83. f. 6 (1797). 



Long. 24, lat. 9| mm. 



Head convex, with shallow punctuation and sparse scaling, 

 foi-ehead with a faint stria ; anteoculai- fui-rows deep. Rostrum 

 not incised at base, as long as head and prothorax, stout, curved 

 and dilated apically. Upper surfa,ce plane at base, shallowly 

 excavate towai-ds apex, with a bi-oad smooth central line, the sides 

 being distinctly punctured and scattered with fulvous seta? ; lateral 

 sulci not meeting at base, the upper pair obsolescent, the lower 

 long and deep ; scrobes deep, directed beneath base of rosti-um ; 

 inferior basal fiirrow distinct. Anteunce with scape not reaching 

 eye ; the two basal joints of funicle subequal. Prothorax slightly 

 ti'ansverse, apex nai-rower than base, sides rounded, broadest 

 about middle, dorsal anterior margin convex, ocular lobes well 

 developed. Upper surface convex, moderately closely set with 

 large rounded tubercles, leaving a distinct central furrow con- 

 taining a, faint cai-ina and also a naiTOw smooth lateral line on 

 each side ; tubercles bare, with depressed dark setse, the interstices 

 with fulvous scaling, the central furrow and lateral lines being 

 white. Elytra oblongo-ovate, rather broader in $ , shoulders 

 sloping, sides rounded, broadest about middle, apical processes in 

 both fsexes stout, sharply conical and turned slightly upwards. 



