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angles projecting, broader in front than behind, lateral sides straight, 

 posterior angles slightly recurved, smooth, shining, with a narrow 

 longitudinal median groove ; elytra elongate, nearly parallel, with the 

 anterior angles slightly rounded and very faintly striate ; femora 

 black, with the knees, tibige, and tarsi flavescent. Length 3 mm. ; 

 width IJ mm. 



Very closely allied to the preceding species. 



Hah. Zambezia (Salisbury). 



Gen. KLEPTEEUS. 



Mentum broadly excavated, without any median tooth, lateral 

 lobes short ; ligula very short, quadrate, the paraglossse very 

 narrow, truncate at the apex, in line with the ligula ; labrum very 

 short, rounded in the anterior angles, and very slightly emarginate 

 in the centre ; last joint of maxillary palpi fusiform, the labial one 

 much swollen and truncate obliquely ; prothorax hardly sinuated in 

 the anterior part, with the anterior angles much rounded, truncate at 

 the base with the outer sides straight, and the posterior angles 

 sharp but not projecting ; elytra parallel, aciculated, deeply 

 punctato-striate ; claws pectinate. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Head, thorax, and elytra dark brown consobrinus. 



Head and elytra dark brown ; prothorax reddish pallidicollis. 



Klepterus consobrinus. 



Head dark brown, deeply punctulate in the anterior part ; the 

 posterior smooth ; antennae and palpi slightly rufescent ; prothorax 

 dark reddish brown with the outer sides lighter in hue, plicate 

 transversely, hardly sinuate at the base with the anterior angles 

 much rounded, somewhat convex, deeply grooved in the disk with 

 the outer sides much depressed behind, the outer margin very sharp 

 and slightly recurved ; elytra nearly parallel, truncate behind with 

 the posterior margin sinuate on each side, very deeply and closely 

 punctato-striate, the intervals very convex and finely aciculate ; 

 under side and legs pale brown, with the abdomen infuscate. 

 Length 7-8 mm. ; width 3 mm. 



Klepterus pallidicollis. 



Head reddish brown, closely punctulate in the anterior part, with 

 the apical part, the antennae, and palpi rufescent ; prothorax as in 

 the preceding species, but entirely pale red ; elytra nearly parallel, 

 truncate behind, with the posterior margin sinuate on each side, 

 punctato-striate with the intervals convex and aciculate ; under side 

 and legs pale brown, with the abdomen infuscate. Length 6 mm. ; 

 width If mm. 



