224 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



neither plane nor convex, with the posterior margin subobhquely 

 truncate, punctato-striate, with the intervals deeply punctured ; legs 

 moderately long, tarsi very setulose on the upper part, almost spongy 

 underneath, the three basal joints triangular, the fourth one very 

 deeply incised and broadly bilobate ; the claws slender, arcuate, each 

 side with five teeth, the two basal ones smaller than the other three. 

 This genus includes three South African species, and another from 

 the Zanzibar mainland. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Head and prothorax red ; elytra black ruficollis. 



Head, prothorax, and elytra rusty red castaneus. 



Head and prothorax pale testaceous ; elytra pale yellow, with a 



■discoidal infuscated band errans. 



Cylindeocranius ruficollis. 



Head, prothorax, mandibles, and palpi red, shining, the four basal 

 joints of the antennae red, the others black or deeply infuscate ; 

 head closely and deeply punctured ; prothorax very closely punc- 

 tured, not much longer than broad, subcordiform, truncate at the 

 apex and at the base, with-the posterior angles sharp and projecting, 

 a very faint, longitudinal median groove ; elytra moderately plane, 

 elongated, the outer sides slightly produced diagonally outward from 

 the humeral angle to about one-third of the length, compressed 

 slightly and for a very short distance above the median part, and 

 very slightly ampliated from there to the outer posterior angle, 

 narrowly and deeply punctato-striate, with the intervals narrow, 

 convex, deeply and irregularly punctured, black, shining, and 

 narroAvly marginated with reddish brown ; under side and legs 

 yellowish brown, abdomen black. Length 6 mm. ; width 3 mm. 



Hab. Natal (Maritzburg, Frere). 



Captured on the blossoms of Acacia liorrida (G. A. K. Marshall). 



. Cylindrocranius castaneus, Bohem. 



Calleida castanea, Bohem., Insect. Caffr., i., p. 41. 



Eusty red, with the joints of the antennge, with the exception of 

 the two basal ones, and also the abdominal segments, deeply infus- 

 cate ; head deeply and closely punctured ; prothorax subcordiform, 

 but not much narrowed near the base and hardly longer than 

 broad, closely and deeply punctured, and with a very faint, narrow, 

 longitudinal median groove ; elytra moderately plane, elongated, the 

 outer sides slightly produced diagonally outward from the humeral 

 angle to about one-third of the length, slightly compressed for a very 

 short distance above the median part, and very slightly ampliated 

 from there to the outer posterior angle, narrowly and deeply punc- 



