"240 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Elytra elongated, with the sides parallel lafipennis. 



Elytra rotund, a little convex, very dark blue deceptor. 



Elytra subparallel, broad, greenish blue cyanelhis. 



Apristus latipennis, Chaud., 

 Eev. et Mag. ZooL, 1878, p. 160. 



Brassy ; antennse black, with the first joint shghtly reddish ; head 

 finely punctured, bi-impressed between the eyes; prothorax cordiform, 

 nearly twice as broad at the apex as at the base, the apical part 

 sinuate with the anterior angles projecting, the posterior ones acute, 

 very finely aciculate, and with a median longitudinal groove ; elytra 

 one-third broader than the prothorax at its widest, parallel for the 

 greatest part of the length, slightly rounded behind, depressed, 

 striate with the striae nearly obsolete, and the intervals very finely 

 aciculate, or rather very finely shagreened ; legs black. Length 

 3 mm. ; width 1 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Stellenbosch), Natal (Frere), Zambezia (Salis- 

 bury). Occurs also in Zanzibar. 



Apristus deceptor. 



Black with a metallic tinge, or very dark cyaneous ; head smooth ; 

 apical part of palpi flavescent ; antennae black, with the three basal 

 joints and the tip of the last one slightly flavescent ; prothorax 

 •cordiform, one-half broader than long, truncate at the base, a little 

 convex on the disk, grooved in the centre; elytra gradually ampliated 

 from the base to the apex, moderately convex and faintly striate : 

 legs flavescent. Length 3 mm. ; width IJ mm. 



Hab. Transvaal (Waterberg). 



Apristus cyanellus, Bohem. 

 Lehia cyanella, Bohem., Vet. Acad. Forh., 1860, p. 7. 



Bluish green on the upper side, very dark blue underneath ; the 

 antennae black, with the two first joints testaceous red ; prothorax 

 faintly although closely punctulate, grooved in the median part, 

 cordiform, broader than long, truncate at the base with the outer 

 angles straight ; elytra gradually ampliated from the base to .the 

 apex, moderately convex and faintly striate ; legs black. Length 

 3f mm. ; width If mm. 



Hab. Neighbourhood of Lake N'Gami. 



Motschulsky has also published the diagnoses of three DromiiclcE, 

 one which he includes with doubt in the genus TricJiis, and tw^o for 

 which he creates new genera, Dryinatus and Pazena. I have not 



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