1892.] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. 53 



thorax, ovate, very convex, attenuated and rounded behind ; smooth 

 and without any trace of striae ; legs strongly punctured. 



Male, : the three basal segments of the abdomen with a median 

 villose rufous spot, 



Allied to P. tumidus, Haag. shape of P. scabricollis, Gerst., but 

 much larger and much more convex ; the sculpturing of the prothorax 

 is also quite different. 



249. P. scrobicollis. Haag-Rut. 



Recorded from the Transvaal and Limpopo River. 



250. P. errans. spec. nov. 



Oblongus, niger, suh-nitidus ; prothorace in medio leviter punctulato 

 iateribusque rugosis ; elytris elongatis, oblongis, haud costatis sed 

 postice vage longitudinaliter sinuatis ; pedibus anticis glabris, reliquiis 

 apice flavo pubescentibus posticorumque articulo basali valde compressor 

 dilatato. 



Long. 29-47, lat. 14-23 mm . 



Black, moderately shining, head finely punctured ; prothorax one 

 half broader than long, and a little ampliated near the apex, punctulated 

 in the centre and almost scrobiculated on the sides ; elytra elongated, 

 broader than the prothorax at the base, oblong, convex, with the outer 

 margin very raised, smooth, except at the apex of the declivity which 

 has a very short yellowish pubescence, and also with minute, very 

 briefly setigerous distant punctures ; posterior part with very faint 

 sinuated lines ; underside finely punctured ; legs rugose, the apex of 

 the intermediate and posterior tibae covered with a yellowish-brown 

 tomentum, tarsi of the two hind pairs compressed, the basal articula- 

 tion of the postical tarsus very much dilated. 



Allied to P. molossus, Haag., which I take to be synonymous with 

 Phanerotoma gravida, Westw., and with the hind tarsi-compressed 

 and dilated in the same manner ; the prothorax is not so deeply 

 scrobiculated, and the elytra have not the broad raised lines con- 

 spicuous in P. gravida. 



26\. P. granulicollis. Haag. 

 „ from Damaraland. 



*Gen. Trachynotus, Latr. 



262. T. jeneus. Sol. 



Found throughout South Africa. 



