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however, very much , smaller, reddish brown instead of black ; the 

 head has four lateral very distinct plicae ; the elytra have the same 

 shape, and the same sculpture, but the third inter^^al has four 

 punctures, a median, a post-median, and two posterior ones ; these 

 punctures are not symmetrical, there being no appearance of the 

 median one on the right elytron ; intermediate tibiae not emarginate 

 above the apical spur, which is small. Length 12 mm. ; width 3 mm. 

 Hah. Natal (D'Urban). 



Gen. CLIVINA, Latr., 

 Consider. Gen6r., 1810, p. 156. 



Mentum subquadrate, lateral part of the lobes straight, outer 

 part of the apical margin slightly sinuate outwardly, and a little 

 diagonal towards the inner part ; mentum shallow, filled with an 

 acute triangular tooth nearly as long as the inner part of the lobes ; 

 ligula very slender, submembranaceous, short and with two long 

 setae at the tip ; paraglossae lanciform, very short and diverging from 

 the base of the ligula ; maxillae hooked at the tip, last joint of maxil- 

 lary and labial palpi fusiform inwardly, but linear outwardly ; basal 

 joint of antennae as long as the two following, the others moniliform 

 except the last one, which is ovate ; head deeply impressed laterally ; 

 eyes prominent, with a well-developed ridge or lamina in the anterior 

 part reaching the epistoma ; prothorax more or less quadrate ; elytra 

 cylindrical ; anterior tibiae with three long digits and sometimes a 

 well-defined tooth above it. 



Synopsis of Species. 



I. 



Anterior tiboe with a tooth above the digitation, the intermediate 

 with an outer supra-apical spur. 



{ nvcLiiclis. 

 Eighth interval of each elytron not produced above the shoidder. . ■. "C^ , 



n. 



Anterior tibise without a tooth above the digitation, intermediate 

 ones without an outer spur, eighth interval of each elytron produced 

 above the shoulder. 



Ante-ocular laminae rounded; eyes very prominent; elytra striate, 

 strisB punctured from base to apex sculptilis. 



Laminee distinctly separated from the epistome. . . 



Joints of antennae moniliform ; elytra moderately costate . . . . laciistris. 



Joints of antenna^ subelongate ; elytra moderately costate . . . . damarina. 



Elytra highly costate, intervals deeply punctured natalcnsis. 



Laminae slightly separated from the epistoma ; joints of antenna 

 subelongate. 



Prothorax and elytra somewhat depressed caffra. 



Sutural part of elytra broad, first and second intervals ^lightly 

 punctured in the anterior part only concinna. 



Sutural part of elytra carinate, first and second intervals punctured 

 from the base to past the median part perplcxa. 



