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opaque, opaline ; clypeus broad, but short, distinctly marginate, less 

 densely and coarsely punctate and having a row of setae behind the 

 anterior margin, the suture very line and covered with tomentum,. 

 prothorax slightly produced in front, the sides almost straight, 

 lightly sinuous behind, the corners not rounded ; scutellum smooth 

 in the middle ; elytra irregularly and less densely punctate in the 

 striae, the interspaces lightly raised, with tiny bristles in the 

 punctures, and more distinct white bristles in rows ; pygidium 

 convex, acuminate ; the setigerous punctures of the abdominal 

 segments are distinct ; the posterior femora are flat, broadened, 

 somewhat sinuate before the apex, not narrowed at the apex, 

 opaquely punctate, with distinct setigerous punctures ; the posterior 

 tibiae are broadened, and have two groups of bristles externally, and 

 an indistinct process above it ; terminal spurs somewhat shorter 

 than the first tarsal joint which is robust ; posterior coxae densely 

 bristly at the sides ; mentum broadly deplanate ; sides of the sterna 

 finely hairy; antennae 10-jointed, club 3-jointed ( ? ). The male is 

 in my collection ; it is less darkly coloured, the angles of the 

 posterior femora are somewhat more distinctly projecting ; the tri- 

 jointed club is distinctly longer than the stalk. Very dark examples, 

 black on the upper side with greenish tinge and vivid opaline sheen 

 are labelled pnrpurata in the Dohrn Collection. 



Length 8 mm. ; width 5 mm. 



Hab. Port Natal." 



Lepiseeica delagoana, Brensk., 

 Berl. Ent. Zeit., 1901, p. 228. 



" Eobust and thick, very opaque, dark with green sheen above, 

 brown below, only the tibiae and tarsi shining ; antennae 10- jointed, 

 club 3-jointed. Clypeus broad, lightly marginate, only a little 

 attenuated, ' very weakly sinuate in front, densely and strongly 

 punctate in the anterior half, very finely punctate from the middle 

 of the suture, and there also tomentose, with small, solitary, weak, 

 setigerous punctures posterior to the suture ; elytra lightly produced 

 in front in the middle, the lateral margin rounded in front, nearly 

 straight posteriorly, and very lightly sinuous, marginal setae weak ; 

 scutellum densely punctate ; striae of elytra with a row of fine 

 punctures, the interspaces broad, quite flat, very sparsely punctate, 

 with a few darker hairs and darker lines which, however, are not 

 broken up into spots, and here the white, stronger, seriate bristles 

 are distinctly seen, at the base the hairs are densely crowded, but 

 very weak and indistinct ; the epipleural stria is equally broad 



