1904.] Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 211 



longer than the lower but of equal thickness; basal joint of hind 

 tarsi longer than the second. 



Female unknown. 



Length 12 mm. ; width 5 J mm. 



Hab. North-East Damaraland. 



The genital armature closely resembles that of a very different 

 species, S. f err aria. 



SCHIZONYCHA MERACULA, 11. spec, 



Very closely allied to S. infantilis ; the general appearance is the 

 same, but it differs in the following points : the clypeus is also 

 sinuate in the centre, but the corners are more broadly rounded, 

 the very sharp carina is not sinuate, and is normally arcuate, but 

 the basal carina which is not very sharp, especially laterally, is 

 produced in a triangle the apex of which is prolonged into a not 

 very well denned longitudinal raised line reaching the centre of 

 the frontal carina, the punctures are plainly asperous in the frontal 

 part and more shallow on the clypeus ; on the prothorax, which 

 is of nearly similar shape but less obliquely attenuate laterally, 

 the punctures in the posterior part are a little more scattered, 

 and there is on the median part a somewhat indistinct longitudinal 

 smooth space ; the punctures on the scutellum are less numerous ; 

 on the elytra the discoidal part is somewhat coriaceous owing to 

 some sub-transverse slightly raised folds, and the very briefly 

 setigerous punctures are a little wider apart, the pygidium and 

 the under side are alike, the anterior tibiae are also tri-dentate, and 

 the upper claw of the anterior tarsi is longer than the outer, which 

 is very short, almost coalescing with the upper. In the female the 

 frontal longitudinal cephalic carina is obliterated. 



The shape of the valves of the genital armature resembles very 

 much that of S. transvaalica, but it is shorter, and the declivous 

 part is more perpendicular. 



Length 11 mm. ; width 5 mm. 



Hab. Damaraland (Walfish Bay) ; Ovampoland. 



SCHIZONYCHA EXASPERANS, 11. Spec. 



Allied in shape and colouration to S. puerilis ; the sculpture is 

 nearly identical, but it differs in the shape of the clypeus which, 

 being truncate in front for the greatest part of the length, seems 

 to be broader. The body is a little more robust than that of 

 S. pucrilis, and the armature of the male is of different shape ; the 



