1904.] OF THE GENUS HIPPORRHINUS. 133 



surface granulate and with dense brown scaling and black setfe, 

 with narrow smooth carinae ; scrobes lateral and curved. Antennce 

 with scape reaching middle of eye ; the two basal joints of funicle 

 subequal. Prothorax slightly transverse, apex narrower than 

 base, sides strongly rounded, broadest at middle, dorsal anterior 

 margin truncate ; ocular lobes almost obsolete. Upper surface 

 slightly convex, moderately closely set with rounded granules, 

 leaving a shallow central furrow containing no carina ; granules 

 bare, shiny, with suberect setse ; the interstices with brown scaling, 

 except the central fui-row and two abbreviated irregular lines on 

 each side, which are white. Elytra ovate, acuminate apically, 

 shoulders prominent, sides slightly ampliated, broadest rather 

 before middle ; apical processes absent. Upper sui'face convex, 

 with shallow sulci containing rows of ocellated punctures almost 

 hidden by the scaling ; the intervals even, faintly granulate, the 

 granules being more noticeable towards sides and base and bearing 

 long erect black setae ; scaling dense, brown, variegated Avith grey 

 and with an Ovate white spot at the summit of the declivity on the 

 3rd interval. Legs with fine white setfe ; posterior tarsi with the 

 2nd joint rather narrower than the others, 2nd and 3rd subequal 

 in length, 1st longer. 



Cape of Good Hope {Sparrman). 



Type in the Stockholm Museum. 



I have only seen the unique type, a 2 . The species is very 

 closely allied to granicollis Gyl., from which it may be distin- 

 guished by its larger size, more acuminate elytra, its longer, more 

 erect and black setae, and more strongly granulate elytra. 



132. H. vARius Fahr. 



H. varius Fahr. Of v. K. Vet.-Akad. Forh. 1871, p. 211. 



Long. 9-12, lat. 3^-5| mm. 



Head convex, closely and coniluently punctured, with dense 

 greyish scaling, forehead without any distinct fovea or carina ; 

 anteocular furrows absent. Rostrum not incised at base, as long 

 as prothorax, slightly curved and dilated to apex. Upper surface 

 punctured and scaled like the head, with five narrow smooth 

 carinae, the central one being rather more distinct than the 

 others ; lateral sulci rather shallow, the upper pair a little longer 

 than the lower ; scrobes lateral, very shallow ; inferior basal 

 furrow absent. Antennce clothed with fine grey setae ; scape 

 reaching posterior margin of eye ; the joints of the funicle much 

 more elongate in c? than in $ , the two basal joints subequal in 

 both sexes. Prothorax slightly transverse in J , more distinctly 

 so in 5 , apex narrower than base, sides moderately rounded, 

 broadest behind middle, anterior margin truncate, ocular lobes 

 almost obsolete. Upper sui'face convex, closely set with rounded 

 granules, leaving a very nai-row central furi'ow containing no 

 carina; granules with depressed pale setae, the interstices with 

 greyish and brownish scaling. Elytra subelliptical in S , broadly 

 ovate and acuminate apically in $ , shoulders sloping, sides 



