1892.] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. 35 



marginato ; elytris elongatis, distincte punctato-striatis, interstitiis- 

 punctulatis ; antennarum clava quadri-articulata. 



Long. 9-9^, lat. 4-4i mm . 



Totally of a reddish, fleshy colour with a metallic iridescence ; 

 clypeus a little narrowed in front with the margins slightly raised, 

 head rugose with a slightly raised line between the eyes, club of the 

 antennas quadri-articulated, with the flabellum as long as the head ; 

 prothorax convex, short, punctulated ; elytra elongated, convex, con- 

 spicuously punctato-striated, with the intervals punctulated. 



152. S. deceptor. spec. nov. 



Of a reddish fleshy colour very much like that of the preceding 

 species, but less iridescent and also much smaller ; the clava of the 

 antennas with three articulations only. 



Long. 6-7, lat. 4 mm - 



153. S. obesa. spec. nov. 



jRiifo-testacea, crassa, modice metallico-micans ; clypeo sub-recurvo r 

 capite profunde punctato ; prothorace brevi, convexo, punctulato ; 

 elytris convexis, elongatis, distincte sed hand projunde striatis, inter- 

 stitiis vage punctulatis ; pygidio in medio nigro. 



Long. 10, lat. 6 mm - 



Reddish -testaceous, moderately metallic-iridescent; clypeus with 

 the margins slightly raised and a little infuscated, roughly punctured 

 like the head ; prothorax convex, short, punctulated ; elytra very 

 convex and elongated, moderately shining, not deeply striated with 

 the intervals roughly but not deeply punctured ; pygidium black in 

 the middle. 



154. S. lucidula. spec. nov. 



Oblonga, rufo-testacea, sub-opalina, elytris vage nigro-tessellatis r 

 striatis, interstitiis pilis brevissimis adspersis. 



Long. 7, lat. 4 mm ' 



Facies of Pleophylla fasciatipennis Clypeus emarginate apically,. 

 with the margins reflexed ; antennas pale-yellow ; head and 

 prothorax finely punctured, darker in colour in the disk ; scutellum 

 triangular, very long and acute ; elytra oblong, moderately convex r 

 striated, with faint traces of tesselated black spots, sub-opaline and 

 with very minute, distant, irregularly scattered whitish hairs ; under - 

 side rufous, slightly pilose. 

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