

1904.] Catalogue of the Goleoptera of South Africa. 277 



the genus and cover nearly the whole propygidium, the white scales 

 fill the interval only ; pygidium vertical, fringed with long hairs 

 and having also some on the apical part of the inner face ; the 

 femora and the whole pectus are covered with a very long greyish 

 pubescence. 



Female unknown. 



Length 14J-15J mm. ; width 7^-8 mm. 



Hob. Transvaal (Lydenburg, Potchefstroom). 



Geoup LEUCOPHOLIDES. 



This group is characterised by the broad episterna on a line with 

 the episterna which are also not divided from the former by a keel. 



Some of the South African genera and species have very strong 

 affinities with Madagascar ones. 



Key to the Genera. 



A 2 . Anterior tibiae without inner spur. 



B 2 . Anterior margin of prothorax with a bare membrane. 



a. Mesosternum mucronate. 



Inner claw of anterior tarsi simple, outer one strongly 



toothed underneath Hypopholis* 



a. Mesosternum simple. 



Each anterior claw with a short, vertical basal tooth . . Pegylidius.. 



Each claw cleft at apex underneath Pegylis. 



A 1 . Anterior tibiae with an inner spur. 



B 1 . Anterior margin of prothorax ciliate. 



a 2 . Antennae 10-jointed. 



b 2 . Mesosternum sub-mucronate, abdomen not bulging 

 beyond the elytra. 



Antennal club of male very long ; hind callus of 



elytra greatly developed Eulepida . 



ft 1 . Mesosternum simple, abdomen strongly bulging. 



Antennal club of male short ; propygidium deeply 



grooved longitudinally Asthenopholis. 



a 1 . Antennae 9-jointed. 



Antennal club of male ? ; propygidium simple . . . . Brachylepis. 



Gen. HYPOPHOLIS, Erichs., 

 Nat. Ins., hi., 1847, p. 657. 



Mentum rounded laterally at the base and deeply sinuate or 

 incised at about the median part, the anterior margin is slightly 



