1890.] Species of South African Eumolpidcn, 41 



mesosternum latissimum. Pedes robusti, breves, femoribus subclavatis, 

 muticis, intermediiB gracilioribus, tibiis rectis, apice abrupte dilatatis, 

 unguiculis bifidis. 



Owing to tbe curved triangular scutellum this genus must be placed 

 near Eurysthenes . It is differentiated by the eyes which are smaller, 

 the mesosternum is less broad, and the thighs are not toothed. 



E. rhombotdea. — Late ovata, convexa, aenea, parum nitida, labro, 

 antennisque obscure ferrugineis ; capite crebre substrigatim punctato, 

 in media fronte sulco longitudinali obsolete instructo ; prothorace 

 minute punctulato ; elytris subtilissime granosis, vix visibiliter minu- 

 tissime punctulatis ; pedibus aeneis, tibiis apice magis minusve obscure 

 brunneis, tarsis viridi-aeneis. — 'Long. 4 mill. ; Lat, 2 J mill, 



Cape Town. 



Gen. PAUSIRIS. Chap. 



P. strigtcollis. — Suboblongo-ovata, subtus aeneo-nigra, pleuris 

 pube sericea dense obtectis, supra senea, nitidula, undique pilis albis 

 suberectis parce vestita, antennis nigris, basi obscure ferrugineis ; 

 capite punctulato ; prothorace juxta marginem anticum utrinque 

 arcuatim evidenter impresso, crebre undique strigatim punctato, 

 punctis oblongis ; elytris infra humeros obsolete transversim impressis 

 inordinatim punctatis, punctis intra impressionem basalem paulo 

 majoribus ; pedibus aeneis, femoribus muticis, tibiis apice rufescentibus? 

 tarsis nigris.— Long. 3 — 3 \ mill, ; Lat. 1^ — 1} mill. 



Cape Colony (Constantia). 



Gen. P ALLEN A. Chap. 



P. chapuisi. — Late ovata, convexa, subcupreo-aenea, pube subtili 

 albida parce vestita, elytris metallico-viridibus, subtilissime undique 

 granosis ; antennis ferrugineis ; capite magno, depresso, dense minute 

 punctulato, epistomate triangulariter exciso ; prothorace juxta 

 marginem anticum late, sed obsolete, transversim impresso, minute 

 substrigatim punctulato ; scutello pentagono, lasvi ; pedibus robustis, 

 femoribus medio ampliatis, muticis, tibiis arcuatis, apice summo 

 abrupte dilatatis, tarsis latis, unguiculis bifidis. — Long. 3J — 4 mill. ; 

 Lat. 2| — 3 mill. 



Cape Town. 



Gen. MACETES. Chap. 



M. peringueti. — Suboblongo-ovata, modice convexa, subtu- 

 metallico-cuprea, fulgida, pube sericea subdense obtecta, supra viridi 

 metallica, nitida ; capite alutaceo, minute punctato, spatiis subelevatis. 



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