1892.] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. 75- • 



Gen. Synthocus. Sch. 



357. S. nigropictus. Pasc. 

 Recorded from Damaraland. 



Gen. Spartecerus. Sch. 



358. S. quadratus. Gerst. 



„ from Zambeze River. 



Gen. Hipporrhinus. Schonh. 



359. H. ovampoensis. spec. nov. 



Oblongus, niger, rostro supra convexo, a capite impressione arcuata 

 disjuncto ; prothorace tuberculato, lateribus spinosis, medio breviter 

 carinato ; elytris in singulo trifariam tuber culatis. 



Long. 20, lat. 9 mm . 



Black, very little squamose ; rostrum long, convex on the upper 

 part, rugose, with a triangular raised line at the base, and separated 

 from the head by a semi-circular impression ; head punctured ; pro— 

 thorax with the sides produced in an obtuse tooth, closely covered 

 with round warts and having an elongated, moderately acute tubercle 

 in the centre, but no groove ; elytra broader than the prothorax, 

 convex, declivous behind and ending in two divaricating, acute 

 tubercles, each one with three rows of moderately sharp, closely set 

 tubercles, more acute behind ; the intervals are also tuberculated, the 

 tubercles of the intervals between the suture and the first dorsal series 

 are also developed at the apex into a regular row; legs annulated with 

 brown. 



Allied to H. Wahlbergi. Bohem. by the shape of the prothorax- 

 which is not, however, grooved in the middle ; the sculpturing of the 

 elytra approximates it to H. sulcii*ostris. Fahr. 



Gen. Cleonus. Schonh. 



360. C. (bothynoderes) dissimilis. spec. nov. 

 Long. 13-14, lat. 5-7 mm . 



Oblong o-ovatus, cinereo vel fusco-tomentosus ; rostro bi-sulcato ; 

 prothoracis disco nigro ; elytris post medium ampliatis, convexis, pro- 

 funde striato-punctatis, interstitiis alternis elevatis, plagis duabus 

 transversis nigro-fuscis punctoque albido in singulo ornatis. 



