1904.] Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 55 



I have seen only one male example of this species, which is easily 

 recognised by the transverse impressed line running parallel with 

 the base of the prothorax. 



Length 6^ mm. ; width 4| mm. 



Hab. Mozambique (Beira). 



DOLEROSERICA FESTA, n. Spec. 



Moderately shining, bronze-green on the head and prothorax, 

 redder bronze on the elytra, almost black on the under side, antennae 

 flavous ; clypeus attenuated laterally from the genae to the anterior 

 angle, anterior part arcuately emarginate but slightly angular in the 

 centre, clypeal part deeply and closely punctate, frontal deeply punc- 

 tate in the anterior but not in the basal ; prothorax slightly 

 arcuate from the apex to near the median part, and nearly straight 

 thence to the base which is, however, wider than across the apex, 

 deeply and very closely punctured ; scutellum also closely punctate ; 

 elytra sub-parallel, not very convex in the anterior part, very deeply 

 striate in the dorsal, and plainly so on the sides, the intervals, which 

 are somewhat convex in the posterior part, are very deeply and 

 somewhat roughly punctate ; the basal joint of the hind tarsi is 

 somewhat shorter than the second, and the hind tibiae are not 

 broadly dilated inwardly as in the three preceding species. 



Length 5-6 mm. ; width 3-3f mm. 



Hab. Transvaal (Lydenburg). 



DOLEROSERICA AUSPICATA, n. Spec. 



Bronze-black underneath, with the head, the prothorax with the 

 exception of a very broad median patch, and the scutellum bronze- 

 green ; elytra navescent ; legs testaceous-red, antennae flavous, 

 moderately shiny on the upper side and slightly iridescent in the 

 posterior part of the elytra ; the antennal club of the male is as long 

 as the prothorax ; clypeus attenuate laterally, quite straight in front, 

 deeply punctured, frontal part less deeply punctured ; prothorax 

 slightly arcuate from the apex to about the median part, nearly 

 straight thence to the base which is, however, wider than the apex, 

 somewhat closely and moderately deeply punctate ; scutellum ogival, 

 punctate ; elytra sub-parallel, deeply striate in the dorsal part, and 

 less distinctly so on the sides, intervals roughly punctate, slightly 

 convex in the posterior part ; basal joint of hind tarsi much shorter 

 than the second, hind tibiae not broadly dilated inwardly. 



Length 4-§- mm. ; width 2^ mm. 



This species is not unlike in general appearance Ablabcroides (eneus, 



