1892.] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. 67 



less squamose than the background, and with a lateral one of dense 

 white silvery scales ; elytra not broader than the prothorax at the 

 base, elongated, slightly ampliated past the middle, acuminated behind, 

 very convex, narrowly striated with the strise finely punctured, densely 

 squamose, and with a broad lateral margin of dense silvery scales. 



322. P. sumptuosus. spec. nov. 



Elongatus, niger, supra squamis viridis subtus argenteis dense 

 tectus, antennis clava excepta rufis ; prothorace fere cylindrico ; elytris 

 post medium ampliatis, postice acuminatis apiceque leviter m Jdivaricatis, 

 tenuiter striato-punctatis ; femoribus valde incrassatis, tibiis intus sub- 

 crenulatis setulosisque. 



Long. 8-9, lat. 3-3| mm . 



Black, densely covered with green scales, antenna? reddish except 

 the club which is black ; head and prothorax punctulated, the latter 

 nearly cylindrical with a narrow longitudinal groove in the centre ; 

 elytra not broader than the prothorax at the base, elongated, ampliated 

 past the middle, acuminated behind with both sides of the apical 

 suture slightly diverging, narrowly striato-punctate ; anterior femora 

 much thickened, tibise serrated and setulose inwardly. 



I have received several examples of that species almost entirely 

 without green scales. 



Gen. Tanymecus. Sch. 



323. T. ? makkaliensis. Fahr. 

 Recorded from Northern Transvaal. 



<ren. Cimbus. Schonh. 



324. C. baubicatjda. Lacord. 



„ from Svakop River (Damaraland.) 



"325. C. Ovampoensis. spec. nov. 



Niger, pilis brevibus squamisque opalinis sat dense vestitics ; pro- 

 thorace transverse plicatulo ; elytris, elongatis, apice pilosis ; subtus 

 vitta lata aureo-micante utrinque ornato. 



Long. 18-22, lat. 6-7 mm . 



Black, moderately covered with very short whitish decumbent hairs 

 nd opaline scales. Rostrum short, distinctly grooved, with longish 

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