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  Transactions 
  South 
  African 
  Philosophical 
  Society, 
  [vol. 
  xii. 
  

  

  Tolerably 
  vivid 
  brown, 
  shiny 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  the 
  sparseness 
  of 
  the 
  

   hairy 
  coating 
  and 
  punctures. 
  Antennae, 
  palpi, 
  sides 
  of 
  pronotum 
  

   and 
  legs 
  yellowish 
  brown 
  ; 
  the 
  scutellum 
  and 
  also 
  the 
  four 
  small 
  

   costae 
  of 
  the 
  elytra 
  and 
  even 
  sometimes 
  the 
  abdomen 
  and 
  sternum 
  

   of 
  the 
  same 
  colour, 
  hind 
  angles 
  of 
  pronotum 
  rounded 
  ; 
  the 
  hairs 
  of 
  

   the 
  male 
  are 
  shorter 
  and 
  whitish, 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  female 
  are 
  longer, 
  

   grey 
  with 
  a 
  tinge 
  of 
  yellow 
  ; 
  tarsi 
  darker 
  brown 
  than 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  

   leg. 
  The 
  small 
  head 
  distinguishes 
  this 
  species 
  at 
  once 
  from 
  all 
  the 
  

   others." 
  

  

  Burmeister 
  assigns 
  also 
  to 
  this 
  species 
  delicately 
  formed 
  mouth 
  

   parts, 
  a 
  scarcely 
  crenular 
  labrum, 
  fine 
  and 
  pointed 
  maxillary 
  teeth, 
  

   tarsi 
  long 
  and 
  thin, 
  and 
  hind 
  coxae 
  with 
  a 
  narrow 
  but 
  long 
  truncate 
  

   process. 
  

  

  Adoretus 
  subcostatus, 
  Klug, 
  

   Monatsb. 
  Berl. 
  Acad., 
  1855, 
  p. 
  659 
  ; 
  Peter's 
  Eeis., 
  p. 
  261. 
  

  

  ''Elongate, 
  pale 
  testaceous, 
  head 
  brown, 
  elytra 
  rugoso-punctate, 
  

   sub-costate. 
  

  

  Length 
  4^ 
  lin. 
  

  

  One 
  example 
  from 
  Tette. 
  In 
  regard 
  to 
  shape 
  and 
  colouration 
  what 
  

   has 
  been 
  said 
  of 
  A. 
  atricapillus 
  holds 
  good 
  for 
  this 
  species 
  also, 
  

   excepting 
  that 
  the 
  head 
  is 
  simply 
  brown. 
  With 
  regard 
  to 
  the 
  

   sculpturing, 
  the 
  punctures 
  on 
  the 
  prothorax 
  and 
  elytra 
  are 
  par- 
  

   ticularly 
  deeper, 
  those 
  on 
  the 
  latter 
  being 
  connected 
  by 
  transverse 
  

   wrinkles. 
  Besides 
  there 
  are 
  three 
  only 
  slightly 
  raised 
  lines 
  (of 
  

   which 
  traces 
  occur 
  in 
  A. 
  nigrifons) 
  extending 
  along 
  the 
  whole 
  length 
  

   of 
  the 
  elytra. 
  The 
  tarsi 
  are 
  brown. 
  One 
  example 
  from 
  Tette 
  

   (Mozambique)." 
  

  

  Adoretus 
  tarsatus, 
  Klug, 
  

  

  Monatsb. 
  Berl. 
  Acad., 
  1855, 
  p. 
  659 
  ; 
  Peter's 
  Reis., 
  p. 
  260. 
  

  

  "Elongate, 
  fuscous, 
  clothed 
  with 
  a 
  whitish 
  pubescence, 
  sides 
  of 
  

   prothorax, 
  pectus, 
  abdomen, 
  and 
  legs 
  pallid, 
  tarsi 
  ferruginous. 
  

   Length 
  4 
  lin. 
  

  

  Adoretus 
  kahlei, 
  Nonfr., 
  Entom. 
  Nachr., 
  1892, 
  p. 
  110. 
  

  

  "Oblong, 
  convex; 
  purple, 
  persicino-setose, 
  under 
  side 
  shining, 
  suffused 
  with 
  

   purple, 
  densely 
  squamose. 
  Head 
  sub-rotund, 
  deeply 
  punctate, 
  shining, 
  briefly 
  

   setose, 
  clypeus 
  rounded, 
  distinctly 
  marginate 
  ; 
  antennae 
  red 
  ; 
  thorax 
  plane, 
  deeply 
  

   and 
  closely 
  punctate, 
  shining, 
  purple, 
  densely 
  setose 
  ; 
  scutellum 
  cordate, 
  vaguely 
  

   punctate. 
  Elytra 
  convex, 
  elongate, 
  parallel, 
  granulated, 
  briefly 
  but 
  densely 
  setose, 
  

   shining. 
  Pygidium 
  aciculate, 
  opaque. 
  Legs 
  and 
  tarsi 
  setose, 
  with 
  the 
  setse 
  

   somewhat 
  fulvous, 
  shining 
  ; 
  anterior 
  tibiae 
  sharply 
  tridentate. 
  Length 
  14 
  mm. 
  

   Zambesi 
  Eiver. 
  

  

  