■50 M. L, Peringuey s Third Contribution [March 30, 



silky-white pubescence ; prothorax short, broader than long, convex, 

 with the outer sides rounded and not arapliated, very faintly 

 punctured and with the outer margins covered with a white pubescence ; 

 elytra, ovate, sub-gibbose, owing to the very pronounced postical 

 •declivity, with the suture raised and two dorsal and a marginal series 

 of very acute disconnected tubercles on each elytron, the intervals 

 smooth ; the marginal interval is clothed from base to apex with a 

 thick silky-white pubescence which covers also the dorsal posterior 

 part from the apex to the top of the declivity ; the epipleurse are also 

 ^covered with a white tomentum, and the legs are very long and slender. 

 Shape of S. eburnea, Pasc. and S. globulum, Haag. and approxi- 

 mates still more S. velox, Pering. ; the elytra of the female are 

 bowever, much more declivous, and the silky vestiture will easily lead 

 to the identification of this species. 



Gen. Hyperops. Eschsch. 



"237. H. plicicollis. spec. nov. 



Niger, sub-nitidus, pedibus palpisque sub-rufescentibus ; capite 

 prothoraceque confertim pUcatulis, hoc transverso, postice attenuato 

 <atque utrinque angulato ; elytris elongatis, crebre punctulatis. 



Long. 7-8, lat. 3-3^ mm . 



Black, moderately shining ; with the le?s and palpi somewhat 

 reddish ; head closely plicated longitudinally with the exception of 

 the extreme basal part which is punctured ; prothorax nearly as 

 broad as long, with the apical angles rounded and the posterior ones 

 acute, slightly narrowed at the base, somewhat convex and closely 

 plicated longitudinally ; elytra a little broader at the base than that of 

 the prothorax, and with the humeral angles very acute, elongated, 

 little convex and covered with close punctures very briefly setulose 

 and without any trace of striation ; underside closely punctured. 



Size of H. tagenioides, Esch., but with prothorax and elytra 

 broader ; the former is plicated instead of being punctulated and the 

 sculpturing of the elytra is very different ; the supra-orbital ridge is 

 dented in the centre. 



Gen. Himatismus. Erichs. 



238. H. variegatus. Fabr. 



Recorded from all parts of South Africa. 



