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



sharply spinose outwardly, and the lower spur broad in the female. 

 The intervals between the suture and the dorsal costae of the elytra 

 are seriate punctate. 



In some species the livery of the $ differs considerably from that 

 of the $ , and even in the $ it varies greatly. 



Key to the Species. 



A3. Upper side with an opaque coating in both sexes. 



B 2 . Anterior tibise bi-dentate outwardly in both sexes. 



Sides of prothorax and of elytra with wide, almost non- 

 interrupted bands ; body robust irrorata. 



Sides of prothorax and of elytra with white macules in 



both sexes ; body less robust pumila. 



A 2 . Upper side with an opaque coating in the <? , shiny in the $ . 

 Prothorax and elytra with white seriate macules in the <$ ; 

 seneo-rufescent, and immaculate with the suture of the elytra 

 black, the posterior part only black, or totally black in 

 the ? delagoensis. 



B 1 . Anterior tibise of <? uni-dentate, bi-dentate in the ? . 

 Prothorax and elytra multi-maculate with white in the 

 (? ; prothorax and elytra black, the latter immaculate 

 or with a few white dots in the ? nigritula. 



A 1 . Upper side shiny in both sexes. 



B 2 . Anterior tibise bi-dentate in both sexes. 



Prothorax with a lateral white margin and a discoidal 

 row of white spots; elytra with four rows of white dots 



on each sheppardi. 



Prothorax with a broad marginal white band ; elytra 



with four large white macules on each side var. plagiata. 



Prothorax and pygidium red, prothorax and elytra 



immaculate var. collaris. 



MlCRELAPHINIS IRRORATA, Fabl\, , 



Ent. Syst. Suppl., p. 130. 



serva, Gory and Perch., Mon., p. 273, pi. 53, fig. 3. 



aerifera, McLeay, 111. Zool. Afric, hi., 1849, p. 47. 



bella, McLeay, loc. cit., p. 47. 



mumismatica, McLeay, loc. cit., p. 47. 



puma, McLeay, loc. cit., p. 47. 



moesta, Gory and Perch., Monogr., p. 292, pi. 56, fig. 7. 



The colouring of this species is very variable. 



Bronze rufescent, or greenish bronze coated on the upper side 

 with an opaque indumentum hiding complete!}' or nearly so the 



