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Prothorax very closely punctured, almost shagreeiied, 



intervals of elytra obliquely rugose cribrat/is. 



B^ Head with an uninterrupted frontal carina. 

 a-. Anterior tibiae without teeth beneath. 



Prothorax granulose ; anterior tibiae much arcuate at 

 tip, the two apical outer teeth set close to one another, 

 posterior femora with two or three serrations . . . . niinutus. 



Clypeus aculeate, not emarginate ; prothorax covered 

 with very closely set, somewhat scabrose punctures, 

 posterior and intermediate femora serrulate beneath '(('vuginoszis. 



Prothorax granulose, anterior tibial not much arcuate 

 at tip, the two apical outer teeth not set close to one 

 another, posterior femora slightly serrulate . . . . licitiis. 



a^ Anterior tibise dentate beneath. 



Clypeus emarginate, anterior tibise with a very dis- 

 tinct vertical tooth beneath at apex, posterior femora 

 very slightly crenulate towards the apex confiisiis. 



Clypeus emarginate, anterior tibise as in preceding 

 species; posterior femora entirely crenulate; body 

 very convex caffer. 



Clypeus not emarginate, anterior tibiae without an 

 apical, vertical tooth, posterior femora sub-dentate on 

 the upper margin, and emarginate at apex, lower 

 margin crenulate beneath fahricii. 



C\ Mucro of anterior tibiae short, blunt and ciliate. 



Clypeus not emarginate ; tibiae and femora simple, outer 

 apical part of posterior tibiae produced in an elongate 

 process as long as the inner spur dispar. ■ 



A^ Head without any clypeal carina, frontal one not interrupted. 

 B^, Mucro of anterior tibiae, long, sharp. 

 C^. Head with a tubercle on the vertex. 



Intermediate and posterior femora more or less deeply 

 incised beneath and with two incurved teeth at apex ; 

 intermediate tibiae broadly dilated inwardly ; pro- 

 thorax rugoso-punctate : 



Clypeus rostrate (?) mnis^cchi. 



Prothorax granulose, clypeus triangular in both sexes nubiensis. 



C\ Head without a tubercle on the vertex. 



Prothorax punctate and granulose, anterior tibiae with 

 equi-distant outer teeth, and not dilated inwardly ; clypeus 

 of ? rostrate curvipes. 



Prothorax granulose, anterior tibiae dilated inwardly at 



apex, outer teeth equi-distant ; clypeus of ? triangular uncinatus. 



