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of abdomen transversely and moderately deeply impressed at base , 

 the impression narrower than a third of the disk ; legs robust. 



Male : Metasternum flattened, last ventral segment transverse, 

 strongly impressed, posterior tibiae with a brief but sharp spur at 

 apex. Length 1-50-1-60 mm. 



Easily distinguished by the large, nearly square head, the antennae 

 more slender than in the other species, the very cordate prothorax 

 nearly dentate laterally close to the lateral fovea, the long elytra, and 

 the much thicker, but short pubescence. 



Eaffeayia natalensis, 

 Plate XVI., fig. 9. 



Oblong, rather broad, chestnut red, covered with a pale pubes- 

 cence ; head small, much attenuate in front, and having between 

 the eyes, which are large, two foveae and two slightly arcuate sulci 

 joining before the depressed forehead ; antennae moderate, a little 

 clavate at apex, second joint quadrate, third ovate, fourth to eighth 

 subquadrate and transverse, ninth quadrate, tenth a little larger, 

 subquadrate and transverse, eleventh large, truncate at base, slightly 

 cone-shaped and acuminate ; prothorax much larger than the head, 

 nearly as broad as long, cordate, somewhat deeply sinuate past the 

 median part near the lateral foveae, which are wide and deep, trans- 

 verse sulcus deep, angulate in the middle ; elytra a little longer than 

 broad, slightly rounded laterally, hardly attenuate at base, shoulders 

 oblique, obtusely dentate, dorsal sulcus evanescent towards the 

 median part ; abdomen almost longer than the elytra, first segment 

 with two large carinules diverging much, and inclosing the fourth 

 part of the width of the disk. Female. Length 2-10 mm. 



One of the largest species of the genus. In general appearance 

 it resembles JR. rugosula, but differs much on account of the head 

 being smaller and the antennae somewhat clavate at tip ; the 

 prothorax is not so wide, and the longitudinal sulcus is totally 

 wanting. 



Hob. Natal (Escourt). One example only. 



Eaffeayia nodosa, 

 Plate XVI., fig. 11. 



Oblong, rather thick, ferruginous, covered with a flavous 

 pubescence, legs and apical part of antennae rufous ; head small, 

 quadrate, nodose on each side in front, and having between the eyes, 

 which are large, two foveae, sulci hardly joined in the anterior 

 part, transverse frontal tubercle deep, antennal tubercles oblique 

 laterally, vertex subconvex, simple, neck with a hardly perceptible 



