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Hab. Ovampoland. 



Fahraeus' original name, T. ceneus, being preoccupied, must be 

 changed into T. fdhrcei. 



Abblabeeoides tardus, n. spec. 



Testaceous-red, with a bright sub-metallic not iridescent sheen; 

 antennae flavescent ; as spherical as A. emeritus ; the clypeus has 

 sharp outer angles which are not, however, plainly reflexed, and the 

 median part is not dentate, the constricted part is narrow, and the 

 sides above it strongly sinuate, the frontal suture is replaced by a 

 fine raised line, and in the only example of this species which I have 

 seen there is in addition to the faint frontal suture a slightly im- 

 pressed, transverse line equi-distant from the frontal suture and 

 from the base ; the prothorax is closely and the elytra sparingly 

 and weakly punctulate, the dorsal striae, with the exception of the 

 juxta-sutural one which is visible in the posterior part, are almost 

 obliterated. 



The raised line of the frontal part and the non-tri-dentate clypeus 

 will help in distinguishing this species from A. emeritus, and the 

 non-tri-dentate clypeus from T. fahrcei, which has also a raised 

 frontal line, but which is not so spherical. 



Length 5 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



Hab. Ovampoland. 



Ablabeboides pauper, n. spec. 



Brownish-red, very slightly iridescent, antennae flavescent ; body 

 elongato-ovate ; clypeus very briefly denticulate in the centre of the 

 anterior margin and with the angles moderately sharp, but not 

 strongly reflexed, the constricted part is moderately narrow, and 

 there is a plain frontal grooved suture with the edges slightly 

 raised ; the prothorax is of the normal shape, faintly punctulate 

 in the median part, but more distinctly on the sides, the scutellum 

 is long and very sharp ; the elongato-ovate elytra have seven plainly 

 visible striae and the intervals are almost impunctate ; the pygidium 

 is sparsely punctate. 



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



Hab. Ovampoland. 



Ablabeboides cognatus, n. spec. 



Very dark bronze, almost black, with the elytra somewhat dark 

 brown, sub-opaque and only very faintly iridescent ; antennae 



