﻿1902.] 
  Catalogue 
  of 
  the 
  Coleoptera 
  of 
  South 
  Africa. 
  Ill 
  

  

  more 
  elongated 
  shape 
  of 
  the 
  prothorax, 
  the 
  very 
  narrowed 
  elytra 
  

   (this, 
  however, 
  occurs 
  in 
  some, 
  although 
  few, 
  species 
  of 
  Heterochelus), 
  

   and 
  the 
  much 
  longer 
  and 
  sharply 
  triangular 
  scutellum. 
  

   The 
  genus 
  appears 
  to 
  be 
  restricted 
  to 
  South 
  Africa. 
  

  

  Key 
  to 
  the 
  Species. 
  

  

  A 
  2 
  . 
  Anterior 
  tibiae 
  bi-dentate 
  outwardly. 
  

  

  B. 
  Clypeus 
  straight, 
  with 
  the 
  outer 
  angles 
  very 
  sharp. 
  

  

  C3. 
  Hind 
  claws 
  double. 
  

  

  a 
  3 
  . 
  Prothorax 
  densely 
  hairy 
  and 
  having 
  a 
  longitudinal 
  

   impression 
  in 
  the 
  posterior 
  part. 
  

  

  Elytra 
  light 
  testaceous 
  edged 
  with 
  black, 
  clothed 
  

  

  with 
  appressed 
  light 
  hairs 
  : 
  

  

  Pygidial 
  part 
  covered 
  with 
  thick, 
  concolorous 
  

   lanuginose 
  scales, 
  but 
  having 
  two 
  patches 
  of 
  

  

  darker 
  scales 
  in 
  the 
  female 
  mendax. 
  

  

  Propygidium 
  and 
  pygidium 
  each 
  with 
  two 
  

  

  patches 
  of 
  darker 
  brown 
  scales 
  in 
  both 
  sexes 
  . 
  . 
  luridipennis. 
  

  

  Pygidial 
  scales 
  of 
  a 
  uniform 
  colour 
  in 
  both 
  sexes 
  placidus. 
  

  

  a 
  2 
  . 
  Prothorax 
  hairy, 
  broadly 
  grooved 
  from 
  base 
  to 
  apex. 
  

  

  Elytra 
  testaceous, 
  but 
  somewhat 
  reddish 
  at 
  base 
  and 
  

  

  apex, 
  pygidium 
  with 
  not 
  lanuginose 
  scales 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  canaliculatus. 
  

  

  a 
  1 
  . 
  Prothorax 
  hairy, 
  not 
  grooved 
  in 
  the 
  central 
  part. 
  

  

  Elytra 
  light 
  testaceous, 
  briefly 
  hairy 
  ; 
  propygidium 
  

  

  and 
  pygidium 
  covered 
  with 
  scales 
  cylindricus. 
  

  

  Elytra 
  light 
  testaceous, 
  briefly 
  hairy, 
  narrower 
  and 
  

  

  more 
  elongate 
  than 
  in 
  the 
  preceding 
  species 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  elongatus. 
  

  

  B 
  2 
  . 
  Clypeus 
  with 
  three 
  sharp 
  teeth. 
  

   c 
  2 
  . 
  Hind 
  claw 
  single, 
  simple. 
  

  

  Posterior 
  tibiae 
  of 
  male 
  very 
  broadly 
  dilated, 
  compressed, 
  

   and 
  with 
  the 
  carinate 
  upper 
  ridge 
  strongly 
  bi-sinuated 
  

   towards 
  the 
  apex 
  and 
  curved 
  there 
  inwardly 
  axillaris. 
  

  

  Posterior 
  tibiae 
  somewhat 
  dilated, 
  but 
  simple 
  modestus. 
  

  

  c 
  1 
  . 
  Hind 
  claw 
  single, 
  cleft. 
  

  

  Posterior 
  tibiae 
  dilated, 
  compressed 
  and 
  lobate 
  at 
  the 
  

  

  apex 
  obipes. 
  

  

  B 
  1 
  . 
  Clypeus 
  quadri-dentate. 
  

  

  Body 
  brick-red, 
  elytra 
  very 
  briefly 
  pubescent 
  ; 
  pygidium 
  with 
  

  

  round, 
  somewhat 
  large 
  scales 
  pauxillus. 
  

  

  