550 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



ginous ; head with the frontal sulci deep and arcuate ; prothorax 

 ampliate laterally in the anterior part, rounded to past the middle, 

 narrowed behind and sinuate above the base, with the posterior 

 angles sharp and projecting slightly, base impunctate ; elytra of the 

 same shape as the three preceding species, intervals convex, smooth. 

 Length 5 mm. ; width 2 mm. 



Hab. Mozambique (Eikatla), Natal, teste Chaud. 



Abacetus pygm^us, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., vol. i., p. 183. 



Dark metallic green on the upper side ; under side piceous ; legs, 

 palpi, and the three basal joints of the antennae red, the other joints 

 infuscate ; head smooth, the frontal sulci deep ; prothorax rounded 

 laterally from the apex to a very short distance from the base, 

 posterior angle projecting, basal part between the two lateral basal 

 grooves, with one series of punctures ; elytra hardly broader at the 

 base than the prothorax, oblong, very slightly sinuate laterally in 

 the middle, striate, and with the dorsal intervals slightly convex. 

 Length 5-6 mm. ; width 2-2 J mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Somerset West, Grahamstown) , Port Natal, 

 teste Bohem. 



Abacetus majoeinus. 



Dark metallic green, very shining ; antennas infuscate, with the 

 three basal joints and the palpi rufescent ; legs piceous red ; tarsi 

 slightly rufescent ; head smooth, frontal sulci deep, arcuate ; pro- 

 thorax rounded laterally from the apex to a very short distance from 

 the base and straight from there to the posterior angle which is 

 sharp, basal part closely punctured between the two lateral grooves ; 

 elytra as in the preceding species, very little broader than the pro- 

 thorax at the base, striate, and with the intervals a little convex in 

 the dorsal part. 



Larger than A. pygmcetcs and with a more robust facies, is dis- 

 tinguished by the colour of the legs and also by the denser and more 

 numerous punctures at the base of the prothorax. Length 7 mm. ; 

 width 2f mm. 



Hab. Mozambique (Eikatla). 



Abacetus ateeeimus. 

 Black, very shiny ; legs black ; antennae also black, with the basal 

 joint piceous ; head smooth, frontal sulci deep, subarcuate ; pro- 

 thorax rounded laterally, ampliate in the middle and suddenly 

 narrowed, but not sinuate at a very short distance from the base, 

 posterior angle sharp, projecting, basal part between the lateral 

 grooves deeply and closely punctured ; elytra oblong, very slightly 



