1906.] COLEOPTERA OF THE GEXUS SCIOBIUS. 255 



This is evidently a well-defined species, but I have been tinable 

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

 transcribed from Boheman. In general structure it woiild appear 

 to come nearest to planii^ennis, but the green scaling is a very 

 distinctive feature. 



15. SciOBius TENUicoRNis, sp. nov. (Plate XYIII. fig. 9.) 



Long. 8i-10, lat. ^-^ 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 obtusely angulate, sides parallel to near 

 apex, gense rounded and slightly dilated ; upper surface plane, 

 confluently punctured, tricarinate, the outer carinas straight and 

 parallel to near apex, then rapidly divergent. Jniennce very 

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

 narrow, subcylindrical, distinctly curved at middle and abruptly 

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

 very elongate. Prothorax moderately transverse, truncate at 

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

 bi-oadest 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 surface depressed, but slightly convex, steeply 

 declivous behind and subcompressed before apex, with distinct 

 strife 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 brown, almost bare above, the inflexed margins with a 

 very broad continuous stripe of dense yellowish pubescence. 

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

 knees and tarsi black ; anterior tibise straight externally, the 

 tarsi rather elongate. 



Type $ in the British Museum. 



Natal. Zululak^d : Eshowe {A . Windham). 



*16. ScioBius latipe>;nis Fahr. 



>S'. lati/pennis 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. 

 Rostrum scarcely longer than broad, subquadrate, sides gently 

 sinuate, genes only slightly and roundly dilated ; upper surface 

 plane, Avith three narroAV carinas, the central one lower and not 



