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closely sqiiamose, with a deep and continuous central fui^row 

 containing no carina ; lateral sulci rather shallow, the upper pair 

 much longer and meeting at base, where there is a low callus 

 before the eye ; scrobes lateral and oblique ; inferior basal furrow 

 present. Antennce with scape just reaching eye ; the second joint 

 of funicle longer than first. Prothorax as long as broad in d" , a 

 little broader in $ , apex narrower than base, sides not much 

 rounded, broadest about middle, anterior margin truncate, ocular 

 lobes moderate. Upper surface almost plane, fairly closely set 

 with small rounded tubercles, leaving a shallow central furrow 

 containing a low carina ; apices only of tubercles bare, each with 

 a depressed dark seta, interstices with close brown scaling. Elytra 

 oblongo-ovate, much broader in § , shoulders roundedly prominent, 

 broader than prothorax in cj" , much more so in $ , sides sub- 

 parallel to beyond middle, apical pi-ocesses very small and blunt 

 in both sexes. Upper surface slightly convex, with regular rows 

 of distinct deep punctures ; interval 1 with a row of depressed 

 setse in lieu of granules ; interval 2 with only a short apical row 

 of small granular tubercles, including one on the declivity much 

 larger than the rest ; intervals 3, 5, and 7 each with a single 

 complete and regular row of small closely-set tubercles, interval 3 

 with a single one at the top of the declivity larger than the others \ 

 intervals 4 and 6 smooth ; the whole surface, including apices of 

 tubercles, densely covered with uniform brown scaling, the scales 

 being minute and round, tubercles with dark depressed apical 

 setae. Legs with dense brown scaling variegated with small 

 black spots ; posterior tarsi with joints of the same width, 2nd 

 and 3rd subequal in length, 1st a little longer. 



South Africa. 



Type in the Stockholm Museum. 



I have seen very few specimens of this insect, none of which 

 were labelled ; most likely it comes from the Transvaal. In 

 general appearance it is extremely like affinis Fahr., but its 

 rostrum lacks the central carina and quite resembles that of 

 hinodis Gyl. From this latter its longer and more parallel- sided 

 elytra and much narrower thorax will distinguish it ; moreover 

 the punctures on the elytra are smaller and slightly further apart, 

 thus causing a much smoother appearance than in either of its. 

 allies. 



94. fH. QUADRiNODis Fahr. 



H. quadrinodis Fahr. Schonh. Gen. Cure, v. p. 765 (1840). 



Long. 10-11, lat. 5-6 mm. 



Head closely punctured and with thin scaling, vertex convex^ 

 forehead strongly ret use and flattened ; anteocular furrows very 

 deep, convergent above. Rostrum not separated from head at 

 base, as long as head and prothorax, thick, distinctly curved and 

 slightly dilated towards apex. Upper surface densely squamose, 

 with a broad very shallow central furrow and two faintly granulate 

 carinaj on each side of it ; lateral sulci deep, subequal, the upper 



