1897.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 65 



area transverse, trisinuate in the anterior part and carinated longi- 

 tudinally in the middle ; last ventral segment slightly impressed ; 

 posterior tibiae with an extremely minute inner spur. Length 

 1*60 mm. 



Female unknown. 



Found under the bark of dead trees. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Stellenbosch). 



Eaffrayia deplanata, 

 Plate XVI., fig. 5. 



Oblong, depressed, rusty red, with the legs testaceous, covered 

 with a rather dense pubescence ; head much attenuate in front, 

 somewhat retuse and sinuate close to the neck, median part slightly 

 incised, two minute foveae placed between the eyes, which are also 

 small, sulci shallow ; antennae short and rather thick, first joint 

 large, subcylindrical, second large, obconic, third to tenth transverse, 

 fifth somewhat larger than the others, ninth and tenth less trans- 

 verse, eleventh larger than the preceding ones, briefly ovate, truncate 

 at base, nearly cone-shaped, and strongly acuminate ; prothorax 

 strongly cordate, broader than the head and with the sides slightly 

 sinuate, lateral fovese very large, longitudinal sulcus strong, abbre- 

 viated in the anterior part, the transverse one also strong and 

 sinuate ; elytra little elongate, hardly attenuate at base, rounded but 

 still quadrate, bluntly and minutely dentate, sides slightly rounded, 

 dorsal sulcus broad, deep but short ; first dorsal abdominal segment 

 larger than the others and transversely impressed at base ; legs 

 moderately short; metasternum convex, simple. 



Male unknown. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town). I have seen one example only, 

 found by sifting dead oak-leaves. 



Eaffrayia incerta, 

 Plate XVI., fig. 4. 



Oblong, moderately convex, ferruginous or rufo-testaceous, and 

 with a rather long and dense pubescence ; antennae and legs paler 

 at tip ; head short, rounded laterally, rather depressed, attenuate 

 in the anterior part and having behind the eyes, which are 

 very small, two shallow foveae as well as two light, arcuate sulci, 

 vertex briefly carinate near the neck ; antennae little elongate, first 

 joint large, cylindrical, second ovate, slightly obconic, third trans- 

 verse, triangular, fourth to eighth compressed, strongly transverse, 

 fifth to eighth decreasing in size, ninth nearly globose, tenth slightly 



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