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



8- jointed ; the basal joint slightly inflated, the second as broad 

 as long, the third, fourth, and fifth becoming shorter and broader, 

 the sixth, seventh, and eighth forming an elongate-ovate thick club. 

 Anterior tibiae strong, with three teeth on the outer edge ; the basal 

 one small, the apical very long, and reaching to the apex of the 

 second joint of the tarsus. Tarsi as long as the tibia; posterior 

 femora very large, ovate, flat on the inner side, convex on the outer 

 side, posterior tibiae a little shorter than the femur, triangular, with 

 a strong oblique setiferous keel, the apex furnished on the inside 

 with two strong blade-like spurs, which are rounded at the apex ; 

 intermediate tarsi long, about twice as long as the tibia ; posterior 

 tarsi a little longer than the tibia. Every claw simple. Abdomen 

 short ; the pygidium large, with the apex nearly reaching to the base 

 of the femora." 



I have not seen the only species included by Mr. C. 0. Water- 

 house in this genus. 



(Edanomerus hiesutus, Waterh., 

 Loc. cit., p. 408. 



" Cylindrical, hairy, the hairs white, chestnut-brown, head and 

 prothorax piceous-black, vertex, forehead and clypeus having each a 

 shining, transverse sharp keel ; prothorax ample, convex, covered on 

 each side with asperous punctures, sides rounded (median part 

 almost angulate), posterior angles rounded ; scutellum smooth ; 

 elytra equal in width to that of the prothorax, and almost twice 

 its length, convex, parallel, obtuse towards the apex, moderately 

 closely punctulate, the punctures asperous, and having on each 

 side two hardly conspicuous costules. Length 3f-4^ lin. • width 

 lf-2 lin. 



There is a fringe of stiff hairs between the two ridges on the head ; 

 the prothorax is clothed with long whitish hair, the elytra with 

 white scale-like hair, the under part of the body with soft white 

 hair. 



Hab. Lake N'Gami." 



Teibe SPARRMANNINI. 



Head, prothorax, and pectus very densely villose, ligula fused with 

 the mentum, both broad, labial palpi inserted laterally, the apical 

 joint fusiform and deeply impressed longitudinally; maxillae strongly 

 and sharply dentate inwardly ; labrum present ; antennae 10-11- 

 jointed, club 6-7-jointed in both sexes ; eyes divided in front by 



