10 M, L, Peringuey's Descriptive Catalogue [Nov. 30, 



each elytron has a fine dorsal raised line, better defined on the under 

 part of the wing case than on the upper, and the outer sides are strongly 

 serrated, with the humeral tubercle acute and more developed than the 

 others in the male, while that of the female is very small. 



The females are so very much alike that, with the exception of feroXy 

 it is almost impossible to distinguish them, and I have therefore based 

 mj synopsis on male characters alone : — 



SYNOPSIS. 



Klytea : Nearly parallel, sloping gradually behind, the median 



anterior dorsal part nearly smooth. tuherculata. 



„ with the whole disk covered with small, closely set 

 tubercles, tibige and basal joints of antennas mostly 

 reddish or reddish black. var, tibialis, 



„ ampliated in the middle, slightly convex in the disk, 

 gradually sloping behind, disk smooth in the anterior 

 part. mygaloidts. var. damarensir, 



,, elongated, slightly ampliated in the middle, very plane, 



retuse behind, disk smooth in the anterior part. Livingstoni^ 



„ slightly ampliated in the middle, gradually sloping 

 behind with the sutural part of the declivity much 

 depressed, slightly granulated on the disk : herculeana^ 



„ very little ampliated in the middle, gradually sloping 

 behind and retuse apically, closely granulated all 

 over, the tubercles very conspicuous. scahra. latipennif, 



„ very cordifoim, short, the posterior part more raised 

 than the anterior, very retuse behind, and strongly 

 granulated all over. var, pseiido-scabra^ 



,, nearly orbicular, quite smooth, and shining on the disk 



and sides, slightly tuberculated behind, and the disk 



a little convex. feroi:. 



M. TUBERCULATA. De Geer. 



Mem. Ins. VII. 1778, p. 623, pi. 16, fig. 14. 



Male ; Black, moderately shining, head with a trans trerse impression 

 between the point of insertion of the antennae, and two longitudinal 

 ones on the vertex, and with a few scattered bristles ; prothorax vaguely 

 punctulated, although more closely in the anterior part than in the 



