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■prothorax is plainly convex, glabrous but with an outer fringe 

 of long setae ; the elytra are glabrous, very plainly ampliated behind 

 and convex there, as deeply punctate as the prothorax and without 

 any traces of dorsal costules ; the antennal club of the female is 

 6-jointed, the inner joint is only half the length of the following 

 one. 



Evidently allied to A. hirticollis, but more ampliated laterally 

 .behind, and without traces of villosity on the prothorax. 



Length 7^—9 mm. ; width 4-4f mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Caledon. Clanwilliam). 



Ablabera modesta, n. spec. 



Female : Chestnut-brown, head fuscous, pedicel of antennae 

 flavous, antennal club black ; clypeus deeply emarginate in front 

 and distinctly sinuate laterally in the anterior part; moderately 

 closely punctate ; prothorax glabrous on the upper side, fringed with 

 long, remote hairs laterally ; elytra glabrous, much ampliated 

 laterally behind, but not convex there, somewhat deeply punctate, 

 and without any traces of dorsal costules. 



Length 7 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



In general facies this species is not unlike C amenta pusilla. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Clanwilliam). 



Ablabera amoena, n. spec. 



Clypeus and prothorax light brick-red, head fuscous, elytra and 

 under side pale testaceous, almost straw-colour, antennae flavous ; 

 clypeus deeply emarginate laterally in the anterior part, with the 

 outer angles sharp and projecting in the male, and w T ith the anterior 

 margin very deeply sinuate, in the female the clypeus is a little 

 shorter, more deeply incised laterally, less deeply sinuate in front, 

 and with the anterior angles sharp, but not projecting ; both head 

 and clypeus are deeply punctured, and glabrous ; prothorax convex, 

 covered with equi-distant punctures, not closely set, and fringed 

 laterally with a somewhat dense, greyish pubescence ; scutellum 

 impunctate ; elytra elongated, sub-cylindrical, but slightly ampliated 

 laterally in the female, covered with equi-distant punctures of the 

 same size and depth as those of the prothorax, and without any 

 traces of costules; abdomen and pectus pubescent, the outer margins 

 have a fringe of very short hairs ; tarsi long ; inner spur of anterior 

 tibiae curving outwardly at apex. 



Length 9-11 mm. ; width 5-5J mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Clanwilliam) ; Natal (Umvoti). 



