1892.] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna, 37 



164. S. curtula. spec. nov. 



Ovata, convexa, rufo-ferruginea, nitida, antcnnis palpisque flavis ;. 

 capite prothoraceque rugoso-punctatis, clypeo reflexo a capite linea 

 angusta haud profunda disjuncto ; elytris prothorace parum latioribus, 

 profunde crebreque punctatis, subtus pygidioque glabris, crebre 

 punctatis. 



Long. 9-10, lat. 5-6 mm * 



Ovate, convex, ferrugineous-red, shining, with the palpi and 

 antennas yellowish ; head darker in colour, closely punctured with the 

 margins of the clypeus slightly raised and separated from the head by 

 a narrow shallow groove ; prothorax convex, closely punctured and. 

 slightly sinuated behind ; elytra little broader than the prothorax at 

 the base, a little ampliated in the middle, convex, twice and a half as 

 long as the prothorax and very deeply and regularly punctured ; 

 underside hairless and closely punctured like the pygidium ; anterior 

 tibiae tri-dentate. 



The shape of the head which has a transverse groove instead of a 

 ridge as in other Schizonycha may necessitate the creation of a new 

 genus for this species, but all the other generic characters are those 

 of Schizonycha. 



RUTELINI. 



Gen. Anomala. Sam. 



165. A. pallida. Fabric. 



Recorded from Natal, Transvaal, Delagoa, Zambeze and Limpopo* 

 Rivers. 



166. A. iMMATURA. Bohem. 



„ from Lake N'Gami (teste Boheman.) 



167. A. resplendens. Fahr. 

 „ from Natal. 



Gen. Adoretus. Casteln. 



168. A. maculattjs. Fahr. 



,, from Natal, Transvaal. 



