220 Descrij^tive Catalogue [1896. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Reddish brown on the upper side. 



( rufa. 

 Claws not pectinate \ ferruginea. 



i cymindoides. 

 Claws very slightly serrate cyclogona. 



A species belonging to this genus is found in West Africa (Sierra. 

 Leone). 



Plagyopyga eufa, Gory,"^' 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1833, p. 231. 



Red, with the elytra, abdomen and coxae a little lighter than the 

 rest of the body ; head smooth ; antennas pubescent ; prothorax 

 short, almost cordiform, narrowed behind, the anterior margin broadly 

 notched with the angles long, the outer margins recurved, posterior 

 angles sharp, base truncate, narrowly grooved in the centre, Avith a 

 moderately deep impression on each side of the basal part, smooth, 

 with some few transverse folds ; elytra finely striate, rounded 

 at the basal angle, otherwise almost rectangular, finely striate ; 

 intervals slightly carinate in the centre, the third one with two 

 punctures, the outer margin with an uninterrupted series of punc- 

 tures. Length 15 mm. 



Hah. Cape of Good Hope, teste Gory. 



Plagyopyga feeuginea, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., i., p. 76. 



Eusty red, somewhat shining ; mandibles black ; last joint of 

 palpi black at the base only ; head smooth in the centre ; prothorax 

 nearly as broad as long, truncate at the apex, with the anterior angles 

 very prominent, slightly rounded and ampliate immediately after the 

 apex and gradually narrowed towards the apex, a little convex on 

 the disk, finely plicate transversely, narrowly grooved in the centre 

 and impressed longitudinally on each side near the base ; elytra 

 oblongo-quadrate, hardly convex, finely striate with the intervals 

 plane, the outer margin with a series of distinct punctures : legs rusty 

 red. Length 15 mm. ; width 6 mm. 



Hah. Eastern Caff'raria, teste Bohem. 



Plagyopyga cyclogona, Chaud., 

 Bull. Mosc, 1850, ii., p. 374. 



Eusty red, not much shining ; head somewhat infuscate, smooth ; 

 antennae rufescent ; prothorax short, nearly as broad as long, a 



* This description is only the reproduction of the original one. 



