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middle nor depressed in front, marginate laterally and in front, but 

 very slightly along the base which is rounded, and it is covered with 

 moderately closely set punctures ; elytra geminato-striate, striae 

 closely punctured, intervals nearly plane and having a double series 

 of shallow, very briefly setigerous punctures, second interval hardly 

 wider than the third, humeral callus distinct ; pygidium covered 

 with deep, scattered punctures, metasternum punctured in the 

 centre ; apical spur of anterior tibiae very long, nearly straight ; 

 inner part of tibiae non-spinose at apex. 



Female unknown. 



Length 4 mm. ; Width 2f mm. 



Hah. Natal (Eshowe). 



Onthophagus fugitivus, n. spec. 



Male : Bronze black, densely pubescent ; head covered with 

 scabrose punctures, genae rounded, clypeus deeply incised in the 

 centre and with the angles of the incision projecting as a sub- 

 triangular recurved tooth, frontal carina distinct, vertex produced 

 at base into a transverse laminate carina the angles of which are 

 dentate ; antennae flavescent, club infuscate ; prothorax covered 

 with moderately close granules, somewhat convex in the anterior 

 part, retuse in front, but not impressed, moderately ampliate 

 laterally, and marginate all round, the base is rounded ; elytra 

 moderately ampliato-ovate, geminato-striate, with the intervals plane 

 and having a duplicate series of slightly scabrose punctures bearing 

 a long, greyish seta, second stria not wider than the third ; 

 pygidium pitted ; metasternum deeply but not very closely pitted 

 at middle, longitudinal impressed line very distinct ; inner part of. 

 anterior tibiae briefly spinose, apical spur nearly straight. 



Female unknown. 



Length 4 mm. ; width 2f mm. 



Hah. Transvaal (Klerksdorp). 



Onthophagus decipiens, n. spec. 



Male : Head, prothorax, and under side aeneous black, elytra, 

 flavous and with two discoidal round spots on each ; head very 

 closely and roughly punctured on the clypeus and part of the vertex, 

 but the basal part is smooth and shining, clypeus rounded laterally, 

 deeply em arginate in the centre, but with the angles of the emargina- 

 tion not very sharp, and not recurved, between this frontal carina 



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