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legs dark fulvous ; thorax transverse, finely punctured ; elytra 

 more strongly punctured, the pubescence arranged in rows ; 

 femora with a very small tooth. 



Length 2 millim. 



Head closely and rather strongly punctured, cupreous, clothed 

 with long white pubescence ; labrum fulvous, anterior margin of 

 the epistome triangularly emarginate ; ej^es oblong, rather large ; 

 antennas Avith the terminal four joints strongly dilated, the pre- 

 ceding joint triangularly elongate, r11 fulvous, the last ones 

 slightly darker; thorax about one-half broader than long, the 

 sides rounded, slightly widened at the middle, sculptured and 

 pubescent like the head ; scutellum subquadrate, pubescent ; 

 elytra wider at the base than the thorax, more strongly punctured 

 than the latter, the punctuation close, the base with an obsolete 

 transverse depression, the sui'face pubescent like the other parts ; 

 xniderside darker aeneous, finely and closely punctured ; pro- 

 stei'num subquadrate, strongly punctured ; femora with a minute 

 tooth, fulvous like the tibias and tarsi or stained with aeneous. 



Hah. Lower Tugela, Natal (C. Barker). 



This species, although possessing all the structural characters 

 of Pausiris, differs from the other members of the geniis in 

 having the femoiu armed with a small tooth and in the rather 

 broader presternum. I am not certain as to the sex of the two 

 specimens which I received fi-om Mr. Barker, but they are 

 probably both females. 



Pausiris semirugosus, sp. n. 



Dark aeneous, finely pubescent ; antennae black, head strongly, 

 thorax extremely closely punctured ; elytra strongly and closely 

 punctate-striate, the interstices at the sides transvei-sely rugose. 



Length 3 millim. 



Head strongly and closely punctured, the interstices miniitely 

 granulate, the lateral maigins of the epistome carinate, the 

 antei'ior margin nearly straight ; antennae neai'ly black, the basal 

 joint obscure fulvous below, the terminal five joints thickened, 

 the last more elongate and pointed ; thorax about one-half broader 

 than long, the sides strongly rounded and widened at the middle, 

 the surface crowded with elongate punctures and clothed with 

 fine white pubescence ; scutellum transverse, subquadrate ; elytra 

 distinctly broader at the base than the thorax, very obsoletely 

 depressed below the former, with regular and closely placed rows 

 of strong punctures, which are finer but distinct towards the apex, 

 the interstices a,t the sides transversely rugose (when viewed side- 

 ways) and covered with fine pubescence like the thorax ; legs 

 black with aeneous gloss ; presternum strongly punctured, femora 

 unarmed. 



Hah. Grahamstown [Ledoux). 



This little Patisiris may be known from its allies by the 

 sharply rounded sides of the thorax and its strong and close 

 punctuation, by the regular and closely punctate-sti'iate elytra 



