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20. — Scirtes valid us, n. sp. 



Oblong-oval, robust, somewhat depressed, shining, rufo-testaceous, the 

 eyes black ; clothed with rather long, coarse, flavous pubescence ; closel}-, 

 tiuely, the elytra more coarsely, puuctate. Head broad, the eyes large: 

 antennae long, slender, joints 2 and 3 short, subequal in length, 4-11 gradually 

 decreasing in length. Prothorax convex, rapidly narrowing from the base, 

 deeply hollowed in front opposite the eyes, the anterior angles prominent. 

 Elytra oblong, arcuately narrowed posteriorly, flattened on the disc, with an 

 indication of a sutural groove, the disc without costae. Posterior coxal plates 

 rectangular. Legs long ; posterior femora very broad, the tibiae stout, sharply 

 costate, the upper tibial spur thickened, considerably shorter than the first 

 tarsal j oint. 



Length 5|, breadth 3 mm. ( c? ?) 



Sab. White Nile, Roseires (Br. G. B. Longstaf, in Mus. 

 Oxon.'. 18.ii.l909). 



One specimen, in excellent condition. A large, robust, elongate, 

 rufo-testaceous form, narrower than >S'. subcostatus fi'om Uganda, and 

 larger and more robust than >S'. africanus from Natal, the elytra not 

 costate as in the former, the antennae longer and more slender than in 

 the latter. 



21. — Scirtes africanus, n. sp. 



Oblong-oval, robust, shining, coarsely flavo-pubescent ; brown, the head 

 and prothorax slightly infuscate, the antennae piceous, the joints 1-3 and 11 

 at the tip, and the legs and under surface, testaceous ; densely, finely punctate. 

 .A.ntennae moderately long, not very slender, joints 2 and 3 short, equal in 

 length. Prothorax short, rapidly narrowed from the base, deeply hollowed in 

 front opposite the eyes. Elytra long, sharply margined anteriorly (the dilated 

 margin conspicuous from above to about tlie middle), and with a faintly im- 

 pressed sutural line down the basal third. Posterior coxal plates transverse, 

 arcuato-emarginate behind, angulate at the outer angle. Posterior legs long, 

 stout, the tibiae widened, sharply carinate, the curved upper spur moderately 

 elongate, shorter than the first tarsal joint. 



Length 4|, breadth 2i mm. (cS?) 



Sab. Natal, Malvern (G. A. K. Marshall: vi.l907). 



One specimen, in perfect condition. Extremely like S. japonicus 

 Kies., but larger and more elongate, the elytral margins more expanded 

 anteriorl}^ the upper posterior tibial spur much shorter. The elj^tral 

 sculpture and coxal plates are similar in the two insects. From 

 >S'. elongatus Waterh., from Hong Kong, etc., the present species may- 

 be separated by the shorter tibial spui's and broader elytral margins. 

 S. se7nceus Waterh., from Siam, etc., is another very similar insect. 



