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margine laterali serratis apice sinuato-truncatis : thorace latissimo, granulis 

 roUindatis nigris nitidis minus crebre adspersis, linea dorsali spatiisque 

 posticis Icevibtis opacis : eJytris crenato-striatis interstitiis {sutu7'ali excepto) 

 ahitaceis atomis nitidis cupreis crebre obsitis et sat conjertim foveolatis. 

 Pygidium metallicum opacum, aspere granulatum, copore subtus nigro- 

 nitidum. Pedes nigri, tibiis intus nigro-pilosis. Femora antica subtus longe 

 ante apicem acute-dentata, tibiisque subtus medio acute dentatis inter dentem 

 at apicem bituberculatis. Mesosternum apice hand productvmi obtuse ro- 

 tundatum. Long., 36 mm., ? . 



Nguru, East Central Africa (Mr. Last). 



Nearest allied to S. suhoeneus (Harold), but amply distinguished 

 by its mucb broader form, opaque upper-surface, the sparser and 

 larger granulation of the thorax without trace of punctures, the very 

 much larger fovese of the elytral interstices, and other structural 

 characters. 



ScAEAB^us POEOsus. — Convexus cenescenti-cupreus, nitidus : clypeo et 

 genis reticulato-punctatis, vertice crebre punctata, tuberculo elongato Icevi 

 frontali, genarum, lateribus extus incurvatis : thorace lateribus fere sicut 

 in S. £egyptiorum granulatis, sed medio {pracipue postice) grossius punctata, 

 vitta mediana {postice dilatata) et areola titrinque Icevibus : elytris punctu- 

 lato-striatis interstitiis (1 — 3 versus basin Icevibus exeeptis) subtilissime 

 alutaceis, nitide atomatis et subseriatim grossius punctatis. Subtus cum 

 pedibus splendide viridi-vel ceneo-metallicus. Mesosternum ante coxas trian- 

 gulare apice sub-compressum. ?. Tibice posticcs fusco-Jimbriatce ; femora 

 antica inermia, tibice subtus versus apicem tuberculatce. 



Long., 24 — 27 mm., $ ? . 



Mpwapwa, E. Africa (Mr. Last). 



Of the numerous metallic species allied to 8. cegyptiorum and 

 S. cuprens, most nearly allied to S.festivus (Harold). The two very 

 nearly agree in the form and sculpture of the head and thorax, but 

 the general colour is different : S. porosus being duller coppery, with 

 strong brassy or brassy-green tints, and S.festivus rich coppery-red, 

 greenish when viewed from behind, and the elytra are glabrous over 

 two or three interstices in the basal moiety. The shape of the 

 mesosternal process is also different, more pointed and compressed. 

 Eive examples of each have been compared. 



Anachalcos aueescens. — Oblongus aurescenti-cupreus parum nitidus, 

 creberrime sicut in A. cupreo punctulatus ; thorace valde transversa lateribus 

 explanatis margineque late rotundato nee ante medium angulato. $, tibiae 

 posticcB prope apicem leviter curvatce, apice intus perparum prolongatcB sul- 

 coque inftriori {inter carinas ciliatas) sat angusto polito : pygidium apicq 

 medio alto reflexum recurvum, subtus in laminam ventralem politam dila- 

 tatum ; abdomen punctulatum, segmento 5"™ medio planum. 



Long., 25 mm., $ $ . 

 Usambara (Archdeacoii Earler). 



