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reaching the base, the outer ones subpai'allel, finely aciculate and 

 with sparse pale scaling. Antennce slender, piceous, with thin 

 pale pubescence ; scape distinctly bisinuate, compi'essed and 

 gradually thickened to apex ; third joint of f unicle much longer 

 than first, subterminal joints elongate. Prothorax very transvei-se, 

 the base broadly rounded, sides straight and rapidly converging 

 from base to apex, which is truncate, posterior angles acute ; 

 upper surface rather convex, moderately closely granulate, with a 

 shallow depression on each side near the base ; colour black, 

 granules bai'e, the interstices with yellowish-white scaling which 

 is denser lateially. Elytra broadly ovate, acuminate posteiiorly, 

 jointly sinviate at base and a little broader than the prothorax, 

 shoulders acute, sides sti'ongly rounded, broadest before middle ; 

 upper surface slightly convex, the suture distinctly elevated and 

 the sides strongly inflexed, the stiife deep laterally but shallower 

 on disk, containing rows of shallow punctui-es separated by minute 

 granviles ; the intervals finely coriaceous and with a few scattei'ed 

 granules on the declivity ; interval 1 elevated, 2 plane, broadei- 

 than the rest and subdepressed near base, 3 and 4 slightly 

 convex, 5, 6, and 7 narrower and subcarinate, those on the 

 inflexed margin plane ; colour piceous, almost bare, with very 

 fine thin grey scaling. Legs slender, piceous, with fine short 

 white pubescence, the anterior tibise only slightly curved. 



Type $ in the Stockholm Museum. 



Caffraria {J. Wahlberg). 



The type is the only example which I have seen of this species. 

 The sti-ong lateral inflection of the elytra, in conjimction with 

 the elevated suture and depressed second interval, gives the 

 insect a very distinctive facies. 



17. SCIOBIUS ACICULATIFROXS Boh. 



^S'. aciculatifrons Boh. op. cit. vii. 1, p. 198 (1843). 



Long. 5i-5|, lat. 2|-24 mm. 



Head moderately ti-ansverse, convex, finely and longitudinally 

 plicate, with thin grey scaling ; forehead without impi'essions ; 

 eyes not prominent. Rostrum about as long as broad, sides 

 subparallel to neai- apex, genfe slightly and roundly dilated ; 

 upper surface plane, rugosely punctured, with three fine carinse, 

 the outer ones straight and parallel. Antennce moderate ; 

 piceous, with fine grey pubescence ; scape broad, compressed, 

 strongly cui'ved and gradually dilated to apex ; funicle com- 

 paratively short, the third joint longer than the first, the outei- 

 ones elongate but subconical. Prothorax twice as broad as long, 

 arcviate at base, apex truncate and much nai-rower, sides sub- 

 angulate near Ijase and rapidly narrowed fiom there to apex ; 

 uppei- surface evenly coriaceous, without any lateral basal 

 impressions ; colour black, with thin gifey scaling which is rather 

 denser beneath. Elytra ovate, somewliat acuminate posteriorly, 

 jointly sinuate at base, sides moderately rounded, broadest before 

 middle ; uppei' surface not very convex, with fine stria? containing 



