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of the Goleoptera of South Africa. 



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marginal apical narrow band, and a post median arcuated 

 dorsal patch in the shape of a crescent with points down- 

 wards, limhata. 



Elytra deeply pitted, with no humeral spot, but with a nar- 

 row, white marginal post mediaa band, and a very narrow 

 dorsal patch. Saundersi. 



Elytra deeply pitted, with a long sub-humeral band, a 

 narrow one reaching the apex, and a post median arcuated 

 dorsal patch shaped like a crescent with the points upwards. hi-lunata. 



Elytra narrowly and cloaely pitted, no humeral spot, but 

 with a broad, post median yellowish- white marginal band, 

 and a diagonal discoidal patch. Ei'lkssoni, 



Elytra broadly pitted in the anterior part, and coarsely 

 shagreened behind, with no lateral or dorsal markings. Junodi, 



Elytra broadly pitted in the anterior part, and coarsely sha- 

 greened behind with an elongated whitish patch near the apex. Algoensis. 

 B. Elytra with raised lines. 



Elytra very broadly pitted in the anterior part, and sha- 

 greened behind, each with five raised lines, and an elongated 

 whitish-yellow patch near the apex. Bertolonii. 



Elytra very broadly pitted in tne anterior part and sha- 

 greened behind, each with five raised lines, and no whitish- 

 yellow patch near the apex. fossulata. 



Elytra broadly pitted in the anterior part, and shagreened 

 behind, each with four raised lines and an elongated whitish 

 patch near the apex. costata. 



Elytra broadly pitted in the anterior part, and shagreened from 

 past the middle, each with one raised line near the suture, 

 and an elongated whitish patch near the apex. linipo^oiana . 



Elytra broadly pitted to a short distance from the apex, and 

 each one with five raised lines, a short white line at the base 

 close to the scutellum, and a sutural elongated patch at the 

 apex. 2^''^^y^^'^''"^^^oides. 



Elytra pitted, each one with five raised lines, a short yellowish 

 line at the base, close to the scutellum, and an elongated 

 marginal patch near the apex. . Mauchi. 



M. TENELLA, new spec. 



Black, almost opaque on the upper part, prothorax very cylindrical, 

 long, closely and finely plicated obliquely, with the folds very narrow ; 



