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erect, pro thorax slightly ampliated laterally in the centre, much less 

 attenuated thence to the somewhat blunt, though not rounded basal 

 angle, than towards the apex, and with the base strongly bi-sinuate, 

 somewhat closely punctulate, and clothed with a long, erect pubes- 

 cence ; scutellum punctulate, densely hairy ; elytra glabrous except 

 for a few upright hairs at the base on the inner part of the humeral 

 callus, and the normal marginal fringe the setose hairs of which are 

 long, slightly ampliated laterally from the median part, very closely 

 punctate, the punctures fine but not of equal size, not costulate but 

 having a distinct juxta-sutural stria obliterated in the posterior part, 

 this stria has a row of remote, erect, setose hairs very often ob- 

 literated ; the broad propygidium the pygidium, which slants steeply 

 forwards, and the abdominal segments bear very long villose. hairs 

 which are extremely dense on the pectus. 



Length 10-12 mm. ; width 5-6 mm. 



Hob. Cape Colony (Graham's Town ; Uitenhage, East London). 



ACHLOA DELICATULA, n. Spec. 



Similar in shape, size, colour, and sculpture to A. helvola but dif- 

 fering in the shape of the clypeus which is plainly narrowed laterally 

 towards the anterior part the outer angles of which are much 

 rounded, the marginal reflexed part is plainly sinuated, and even 

 incised at the centre. 



Length 10-10 \ mm. ; width 6 mm. 



Hob. Cape Colony (Albert). 



ACHLOA BLANDULA, n. Spec. 



This species is very closely allied to both the preceding ones ; the 

 colour, size, and vestiture are identical, but the clypeal suture, the 

 upper edge of which is slightly carinate, is transverse, and the clypeus 

 itself is deeply and irregularly punctured, almost scrobiculate ; the 

 punctures on the elytra, and especially on the propygidium, 

 pygidium, and abdomen are much deeper than in any of the other 

 species. 



Leugth 10-10^- mm. ; width 5-J-- 6 mm. 



Hab. Transvaal (Boksburg). 



ACHLOA ECHINATICEPS, n. Spec. 



Size, shape, and vestiture of A. helvola which it very closely 

 resembles, the sculpture is also similar, but the clypeal suture is 

 only moderately arcuate from side to side, while the clypeus itself is 



