458 Descriptive Catalogue [1896, 



The species of the genus can be divided in two sections. In the 

 first one, the sub-gen. Stenolophus, the last joints of the palpi are 

 truncate, and the fourth joint of the anterior and intermediate tarsi 

 deeply lobate and with long hairs underneath ; the species belongmg 

 to that section are piceous or piceous black on the upper side, 

 iridescent, and the intervals of the elytra are more convex in the 

 male than in the female. In the second one, the sub-gen. 

 Eiigadroma, the last joints are acute at the tip, and the tarsi of the 

 male less dilated ; the species belonging to that section are small, 

 with the prothorax sometimes red or flavescent, and the elytra some- 

 times variegated with reddish or yellowish bands or patches. 



The species comprised in this genus are distributed over Europe, 

 Asia, India, Africa, and North and South America. 



Synopsis of Species. 

 Sub-Gen. Stenolophus. 

 Elytra with a short scutellary stria. 



Scutellary stria very short ; elytra not depressed at base . . . . nitidnlus. 

 Scutellary stria moderately long. 



Basal part of the suture much depressed capensis. 



Basal part of the suture not depressed ; elytra black, iridescent. . fallax. 



Elytra chestnut-brown, with a dorsal black band interriiiitiis. 



Elytra without any scutellary stria. 



Elytra iridescent, with a very narrow flavescent margin . . . . grains. 



Elytra with a broad flavescent lateral margin, and the apical 

 part of the same colour ama'uuhis. 



Elytra not much iridescent, intervals subconvex, third interval 

 with five spaced punctures agilis. 



Stenolophus nitidulus, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., i., p. 248. 



Head and prothorax piceous ; labrum, palpi, antennae, and legs 

 light testaceous ; head and prothorax smooth, the latter with a 

 narrow flavescent margin, outer sides and posterior angles slightly 

 rounded, the lateral basal impressions very slight and filled with 

 moderately deep punctures ; elytra slightly broader than the pro- 

 thorax at the base, elongate, straight, a little rounded at the humeral 

 angle, striate, with the intervals slightly convex in the male and 

 smooth, the puncture on the third interval placed at the top of the 

 posterior declivity, black iridescent, and with the edge of the outer 

 margins light testaceous ; under side brick-red. Length 5f mm. ; 

 width 2^ mm. 



Hab, Natal (Escourt). 



Stenolophus capensis. 

 Black, very iridescent, labrum, clypeus, and posterior part of the 

 head rufescent, palpi, the two basal joints of antennae, and the legs 



