1892,] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. 10o 



against the ninth which is ovate, and the three forming the club ; pro- 

 thorax sab-transversal, convex narrowed behind ; elytra elongated,, 

 moderately convex, with the sides nearly straight in the male, a little 

 ampliated past the shoulder in the female and singly rounded at the 

 apex ; legs of Ochthebius. 



Differentiated from Ochthebius by the shape of the antennae.* It is 

 very probable, judging from the description only, that 0. mega- 

 cephalus, Boh., will have to be included in this genus. 



H. SCULPTICOLLIS. 



Nigro csneus, sub-nitidus, prothorace in medio late canaliculato , 

 utrinque bi-fovcato ; elytris pone humeros sub-am pliatis, in medio 

 utrinque impressis, costulatis, interstitiis profunde punctatis, pedibus 

 rufis, genicidis infuscatis. 



Long. 3^-3, lat. l\ mTa . 



Black with a bronze tinge, moderately shining, basal articulation of 

 the antennas pale-yellow, palpi black ; labrum long and broadly in- 

 cised in the middle, head rugose and bi-impressed ; prothorax con- 

 stricted in the posterior part, with the anterior angles rounded, rugose 

 broadly grooved in the centre, from the apex to the base, the groove 

 broader in the middle, and with two lateral impressions on each side ^ 

 elytra broader than the prothorax, ampliated below the shoulders,, 

 little attenuated behind where they are separately rounded, not much 

 convex, and with a small median depression on each side of the suture, 

 costulated, with the interstices deeply punctured ; underside black,, 

 shining ; legs reddish with knees black . 



Cape Colony (Cape Town, Table Mountain). 



E. NITENS. 



Viridi-aneus, nitidus, prothorace in medio canaliculato utrinque ad 

 basim leviter impresso ; elytris pone humeros sub-ampliatis, convexls 

 postice singulation rotimdatis, costulatis, interstitiis punctatis, femori- 

 bus rufoceneis, tibiis rufescentibus. 



Long. 2£, lat. l\ mm . 



Greenish bronze, shining ; head punctulated ? basal articulation of 

 antennas pale-yellow, palpi black, labrum long and broadly incised in 

 the centre, a broad impression above the epistome ; prothorax with the 

 outer sides slightly ampliated, more narrow at the base than at the 



* The seventh, eighth and ninth joints seem at first sight to -be one, and a high 

 magnifying power is required to detect the divisions. 



