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Var. sex-costata, Chaud., Bull. Mosc, 1848, i., p. 131. 



Shape, size, and sculpture of A. hinotata ; the hairs on the head, 

 prothorax, and elytra are not so dense, and the intervals are thus 

 exposed to view ; instead of a bifid snbhumeral white patch, there is 

 an elongated narrow spot on the third interval ; there is only a 

 marginal very narrow white band at the rounding of the posterior 

 part, and the apical spot near the suture is hardly distinct. Length 

 27-28 mm. ; width 8-9 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Stellenbosch). 



Var. Namaqua. 



Shape, size, and sculpture of A. hinotata; head with a median 

 reddish patch ; prothorax red, hairless ; elytra more diagonal behind, 

 and also more elongate, with three raised costse on each side ; 

 intervals hairless, with a very faint raised line, an ovate white patch 

 in the third interval ; posterior lateral band and apical spot well 

 defined. Length 30-31 mm. ; width 10 mm. 



Hah. Small Namaqualand (O'okiep). 



Var. costata, Gory, Mag. ZooL, 1839, 1. 15 ; Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 

 1836, p. 219, pi. 5a, fig. 1. 



Shape, size, and sculpture of A. hinotata, but elytra more elongated, 

 each one with eight costae, slightly hairy on each side, four of which 

 are a little more raised than the others ; two subhumeral small 

 white patches, the first a round one between the sixth and seventh 

 costaB, the other a narrow elongated one on the eighth costa ; a 

 posterior small elongated patch at the apex of the eighth interval 

 parallel to a short marginal one, also a round apical dot on each side 

 of the suture. Length 30 mm. ; width 10 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Worcester, Beaufort West). 



Var. propinqua. 



Shape, size, and sculpture of A. costata ; prothorax reddish black, 

 hairless ; elytra with eight costae of equal height ; on each side a 

 small subhumeral ovate white patch ; posterior markings as in 

 costata. Length 28-33 mm. ; width 9-9|- mm. 



Hah. Small Namaqualand (O'okiep, Springbokfontein). 



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Shape, size, and sculpture of A. propinqua ; head more hairy ; pro- 

 thorax with a broad median pubescent yellowish white band ; elytra 

 with eight costae of equal height, with the intervals punctured, the 

 punctures with distant decumbent fulvous hairs, on each side an 

 elongated white patch on the fifth, sixth, and seventh intervals, 

 divided, however, in three by the sixth and seventh costae, also a 

 posterior marginal band beginning at about three -fourths of the 



