270 MR. G. A. K. MAB.^HALL ON THE [Mar. 20, 



*34. SciOBius NANUS, sp. nov, (Plate XJX. fig, 9.) 



Long. 4|, lat. 2f mm. 



Head moderately transverse, convex, with sparse grey scaling 

 which is denser round the eyes ; forehead veiy finely stiiolate and 

 without impressions ; eyes convex but not prominent, liostruiii 

 as long as broad, basal margin subti'uncate, sides subpai-allel, 

 genje not dilated ; upper surface plane, finely rugose niid squamose, 

 narrowly tricarin.ate, the outer cai'ina^ with a slight outward 

 curve in the apical half. Anlennw rather long and slender, 

 piceous, with fine grey pubescence ; scape narrow, cylindrical, 

 evenly curved and gi'adually thickened to apex ; funicle with the 

 first and third joints equal. Frothorax strongly ti'ansverse, 

 subcylindrical, tiinicate at base and apex, the lattei- scaicely 

 nari'ower than the formex-, sides slightly I'ounded, bi-oadest about 

 middle ; upper surface convex, finely coriaceous, and without 

 lateral impi'essions, but with a shallow transverse impressed line 

 close to apex ; colour black, with grey scaling having a metallic 

 greenish i-eflection. Elytra shoit, bi'oadly ovate, truncate at base, 

 sides strongly rounded, broadest before middle ; upper surface 

 convex, with fine strife containing rows of shallow punctures; 

 the intervals rather broad, of equal width, almost plane, finely 

 alutaceous and entu-ely devoid of granules ; colour black, with 

 scattei-ed ti-aces of metallic green scaling. Legs modei'ate, piceous 

 brown, with fine grey scaling and set.n? ; anterior tibife quite 

 straight externally and scai'cely cui-ved internally. 



Type $ in the South African Museum. 



Cape Colony : Somei'set East. 



The unique specimen is a good deal laibbed, but it is probable 

 that normally the scaling of the thorax and elytra is uniformly 

 dense throughout. The species is closely I'elated to S. viridis, but 

 difiers in its undilated genee, more slender scape, and much shorter 

 rotund elytra. 



35. ScioBius prasinus, sp. nov. (Plate XIX. iig. 5.) 



Long. 4-4|, lat. 14-2 mm. 



Colour black, densely and uniformly covered thi'oughout with 

 greyish-green or bluish-green scaling. 



Head transverse, slightly convex, coriaceous ; forehead without 

 any impressions ; eyes rather prominent. Rostrum a little longer 

 than bi-oad, its basal margin sharply angulate, sides straight and 

 pai-allel, genje not at all dilated in eithei' sex ; upper sui-face 

 plane and almost smooth, with only a faint central carina ; the 

 outer carinfe obsolescent and quite hidden beneath the dense 

 scaling. Antennm long and slender ; scape not compressed, sub- 

 cylindrical, slender, gently curved and abi'uptly clavate ; funicle 

 with the first and third joints svibequal. Prothorax distinctly 

 ti'ansvei'se, subcylindrical, base and apex of equal width and both 

 truncate, sides very slightly rounded, broadest at middle ; upper 

 surface convex, evenly coiiaceous throughout and without any 



