146 Transactions South African Philosophical Society, [vol. xiii. 



obsolete raised lines, and the lateral margin is fringed with long ciliate 

 hairs, especially towards the shoulders ; pygidium in the shape of 

 an elongated triangle, rounded at apex, more sparingly punctate 

 than the elytra ; pectus clothed with a long and dense pubescence, 

 which is shorter and less dense on the prothorax ; legs concolorous, 

 pitchy black, tibiae and tarsi with fine red setae ; femora compressed, 

 hind ones dilated ; anterior tibiae strongly bi-dentate, third tooth 

 extremely worn out, apical denticules not sharp, posterior tibiae 

 stronger at apex, tarsi elongate." 



Length 15-18 mm. ; width 7-9 mm. 



Hab. Eegion of the Zambesi Eiver (Boroma). 



I have not seen the type of this species, which, according to 

 Brancsik, is pronounced by Herr Brenske to be closely allied to 

 P. Fisheri, Br. Brancsik's figure answers well to that of Clitopa 

 bohemani. 



Gen. PAEACLITOPA, Waterh., 

 Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. xv., 4th ser., 1875, p. 407. 



" Very close to Clitopa, but differing in the following particulars : 

 Clypeus separated from the forehead by a strong line, completely 

 rounded in front, with the margins reflexed. Forehead with a well- 

 marked transverse arched keel. Antennae 10-jointed ; the first joint 

 large, the second narrower and transverse, the third a little longer 

 than broad, slightly narrowed at the base, the fourth shorter and 

 with the internal apical angle slightly produced, the fifth shorter 

 and produced into a short lamella, the sixth and tenth forming a 

 moderately long-curved club. Elytra slightly narrowed towards the 

 apex, and not covering the abdomen very perfectly. Anterior tibiae 

 tri-dentate." 



Paraclitopa lanuginosa, Waterh., 

 Loc. cit., p. 407. 



" Fusco-griseous, pubescent; head piceous black, body testaceous 

 underneath, antennae flavous ; head closely punctulate, margin of 

 clypeus reflexed ; prothorax twice as broad as long, convex, finely 

 and closely punctulate, clothed with long testaceous hairs, sides and 

 posterior angles rounded ; elytra a little wider than the thorax and 

 two and three-quarters as long, slightly narrowed towards the apex, 

 covered with closely set asperous punctures, briefly pubescent, 

 singly rounded towards the apex ; pectus clothed with long testa- 

 ceous hairs. 



Length 6 lin. ; width 2f lin. 



