1906.] COLEOPTERA OF THE GENUS SCIOBIUS. 271 



impressions. Elytra ovate, truncate at base, shoulders very 

 oblique, sides moderately rounded, broadest about middle ; upper 

 surface convex, with fine strias which are found to be much 

 broader and distinctly punctured when the scaling is removed, the 

 intervals of about equal width, almost plane, quite smooth and 

 impunctate. Legs rather long and slender, densely squamose, 

 anterior tibiae straight externally in 5 , greatly curved in c? , first 

 tarsal joint rather elongate. 



Type, 5 ^^^ the British Museum, S in the Oxford Museum, 

 Natal : Pinetown (H. Junod), Howick {Dr. F. Diniock Brown)^ 

 Estcourt {G. A. K. If.) 



From the two preceding small green-scaled species 2y'^(i'Simcs 

 differs by reason of its more slender and abruptly clavate scape 

 and its very elongate antennal clul), by the obsolescence of the 

 exterior rostral carinas, and by its narrower and more acuminate 

 elytra. 



36. SciOBius viTTATUs, sp. nov, (Plate XIX. fig. 8.) 



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



Head strongly transverse, slightly convex, with close shallow 

 punctuation and dense grey scaling ; forehead not impressed ; 

 eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum scarcely longer than bi'oad, 

 arcuate at base, sides gradually convergent from base to apex, 

 genfe not dilated ; upper surface almost plane, tricarinate, with 

 dense grey scaling except on the central carina, the outer carinas 

 straight but gradually diverging anteriorly. Antennce moderately 

 long and slender, piceous, with fine grey scaling ; scape sub- 

 compressed, ratiier shar-ply curved and gradually thickened to 

 apex ; funicle with the first joint equal to the third, the sub- 

 terminal ones rathei- short and distinctly clavate. Prothorax 

 strongly transverse, base subtruncate, apex narrower and truncate 

 sides slightly rounded, broadest about middle, with a shallow con- 

 striction at apex ; upper surface convex, evenly coriaceous and 

 without impressions, scaling dense uniform brownish grey. Elytra 

 short ovate, jointly sinuate at base, sides strongly rounded, 

 broadest at middle; upper surface very convex, with fine stria? 

 containing small shallow an\d closely-set punctures ; the intervals 

 broad, almost plane, smooth and impunctate ; colour black, with 

 dense even scaling, the intervals being alternately grey and brown, 

 the latter with a slightly brassy reflection. Legs moderate, piceous 

 with fine grey scaling ; the antei-ior tibia? ( S ) straight externally, 

 but with the internal angle somewhat strongly produced. 



Type S in the British Museum. 



Transvaal. 



Described from a single male leceived from Dr. W. Horn. 

 This is a near ally of S. viridis Mshl., but apart from its very 

 different colouring, it may be distinguished by its relatively 

 shorter and broader elytra, more prominent eyes, undilated gena? 

 and its broader and more sharply cui-ved scape, as well as by the 

 crenulation of the posterior tibite, 



