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female, the basal sutural part depressed in the male as in S. capensiSt 

 but not, or hardly so, in the female, third interval with one 

 conspicuous puncture situated at about two-thirds of the length, 

 outer margin flavescent. Length 9 mm. ; width 3 mm. 



Hah. Mozambique (Eikatla). 



Differentiated from S. capensis by the shallower depression in the 

 posterior part of the prothorax, and the absence of the scutellary 



stria on the elytra. 



Stenolophus amcenulus. 



Palpi, labrum, the two basal joints of the antennae, and the legs 

 light flavescent, the other joints of the antennae slightly fuscous ; 

 prothorax deeply fuscous on the disk and with a broad, flavescent 

 margin, smooth, shining, with the posterior depressions aciculate, 

 but the median part of the base smooth ; elytra elongate, black, 

 iridescent, with a flavescent band running on the sixth interval from 

 base to apex, the eighth interval and outer margin and the apical 

 part of the intervals are also yellow, the striae are narrow, not deep, 

 and the intervals plane, smooth. Length 7 mm. ; width 2f mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony, Mozambique (Eikatla). 



Stenolophus agilis. 



Very dark brown, with the dorsal part of the elytra piceous or 

 black, and more or less iridescent, labrum, basal joints of antennae, 

 palpi, and legs rufescent ; head smooth ; prothorax a little ampliate 

 in the anterior part, gradually narrowed behind, but without any 

 lateral sinuation above the posterior angle, which is rounded, and 

 the posterior part of the lateral margins recurved, basal depressions 

 broad and not punctulate ; elytra elongate, parallel, striate, with the 

 intervals convex in the male, nearly plane in the female, more or 

 less iridescent, with the outer margins flavescent, the third interval 

 with five spaced punctures, the apical one of which is very in- 

 distinct ; under side dark brown ; abdomen rufescent. Length 

 7|- mm. ; width 3 mm.. 



Hah. Mozambique (Eikatla). 



Sub-Gen. Engadroma, Motsch. 



Prothorax red ; head and elytra black, the latter with a 

 narrow sutural reddish band, and a short humeral, diagonal 

 patch elegans. 



Head and prothorax red ; elytra black, with a humeral and 

 postical red patch on each side duadripiistulatus 



Head fuscous ; prothorax yellowish red ; elytra black, with 

 only a humeral diagonal patch on each side prompt us. 



Head black ; prothorax red ; elytra black, subiridescent, 

 with a narrow sutural reddish band and an outer marginal one alacer. 



Prothorax fuscous ; head and elytra black, iridescent, the 

 latter with a narrow rufescent marginal edge simplex. 



