1896.] of the Colcoptcra of South Africa. 407 



Dyoriche picipes, Klug, 

 Peters' Reise n. Mossamb., p. 168. 



"Black, subaeneous ; head and prothorax deeply and closely 

 punctate ; elytra punctulate, striate, intervals with not very apparent 

 series of punctures ; legs piceous black." 



" This species is very closely related to D. inter jpunctatus , Dej. ; 

 it is somewhat smaller, however, and distinguished by the much 

 more strongly punctate prothorax, the less distinctly visible rows of 

 punctures alternating in the intermediate intervals of the elytra, and 

 the absence of the sutural spot not far from the apex. The ground 

 colour is black, a feeble greenish, metallic lustre is visible on the 

 head and prothorax. The head is flat between the eyes on each 

 side, continuously irregular, tolerably large, but not deeply punctate, 

 the two basal joints of the antennae, as well as the base of the third, 

 are reddish yellow ; the prothorax is but little broader than long, 

 not broader behind than in front, rounded at the sides, and thickly 

 covered with deep punctures, the longitudinal median groove as well 

 as the basal impressions are only feebly marked ; scutellum small 

 and smooth ; elytra distinctly but finely punctured, the striae deep 

 and the intervals flat, and rows of fine punctures are easily dis- 

 cernible on the third and fifth ; under side shining l^lack ; legs 

 completely piceous black." Length 3 J lin. 



Hab. Mozambique (Inhyambane). 



Gen. STENOLOPHUS, Dej., 

 Spec. Col., vol. iv., 1829, p. 405. 



Mentum deeply emarginate, the base of the emargination narrow, 

 straight, the inner part of the lobes a little slanting, sharp at the tip, 

 outer sides rounded ; ligula narrow, parallel, slightly sinuate at 

 the apex ; paraglossae broader, excised at a certain distance from 

 the apical part and produced in two lobes much longer than the 

 ligula ; penultimate joint of the labial palpi with two setae, the 

 last one very briefly and sparsely setulose, both the apical joints of 

 labial and maxillary palpi long, ovate, and subtruncate at the tip ; 

 head and antennae of Harpaliis ; prothorax nearly straight laterally, 

 truncate at base and apex and with the posterior angles rounded, 

 hardly impressed laterally behind ; elytra elongate, subparallel, 

 striate, third interval with a puncture in the posterior part ; anterior 

 and median tarsi of the male dilated, the second and third joints 

 cordiform, the fourth one bilobate, the first one short, less broad 

 than the second, all densely squamose underneath, the squamae 

 biseriate ; the joints of the intermediate tarsi nearly as much dilated 

 and lobate as the corresponding ones of the fore-legs. 



