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round, but less distinctly along the base which is rounded and 

 covered all over with deep, moderately closely set punctures ; 

 elytra ovate, not very ampliate, narrowly geminato-striate, intervals 

 plane but slightly raised behind, and having each two series of 

 setigerous punctures more or less sub-scrobiculate, or with the 

 space between them sub-rugose, second interval not wider than 

 the third ; pygidium deeply and closely pitted ; metasternum nearly 

 smooth in the centre and having a median impressed line either 

 faint or well defined ; inner part of anterior tibiae not spinose at 

 tip, apical spur thick, and curving distinctly inward in the male. 



Female not known with certainty. 



Length 7-7J mm. ; width 4-|- mm. 



Hah. Transvaal (Rustenburg) . 



Onthophagus illotus, n. spec. 



Bronze, with a sub-violaceous tinge, moderately shining, very 

 briefly pubescent ; antennae yellow ; head covered with closely set 

 punctures evenly distributed, clypeus quite semicircular, not emar- 

 ginate at tip, there is no trace of any frontal or basal carina, although 

 in the male the median part of the vertex seems to be a little raised ; 

 prothorax moderately convex, marginate laterally and in front, but 

 not distinctly along the base which is nearly rounded, it is covered 

 with deep, closely set setigerous punctures ; elytra ampliato-ovate, 

 narrowly geminato-striate, with the intervals slightly raised and 

 having each two series of rough punctures briefly setigerous and 

 deeper in the anterior part, the three first intervals are slightly 

 tectiform, and the second one is wider than the third, humeral 

 callus not very distinct ; pygidium deeply and closely punctured, 

 nearly scrobiculate ; metasternum almost entirely smooth in the 

 central part, and without any impressed line or basal impression ; 

 inner part of anterior tibiae non- spinose at tip, in either sex, apical 

 spurs long and slender. 



No sexual difference. 



Length 4-4 J mm. ; width 2J-2i- mm. 



Hah. Southern Ehodesia (Salisbury). 



Onthophagus inops, n. spec. 



Male : Black, opaque, pubescent ; head very vaguely aciculate, 

 genae strongly angulate near the apex, clypeus semicircular, slightly 

 emarginate at tip, no trace of transverse carinae ; clava of antennae 

 fuscous ; prothorax ampliate, very little convex, marginate laterally 

 and in front, but not distinctly along the base which is slightly 



