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ON THE CETONIID^ OF SOUTH AFRICA. 



unknown. M. Latreille perceived this affinity; but we only know one section of Platy- 

 genia, and consequently, must reckon several forms wanting before we can closely connect 

 it with Campulipus. Both are sub-genera peculiar to Africa. 



Sub-genm 2. Campulipus, Kirby. 

 1 7. This groupe agrees with the last, and differs from all the other sub-genera of Trichinus 

 ill having its body depressed, and the four joints of the maxillary palpus distinct. The 

 elytra also nearly cover the podex, and the terminal process of the maxilla is very long, 

 so as sometimes to resemble that of a bee. These are most likely floral insects. The 

 following sections appear to be known. 



SECTIONS OF CAMPULIPUS. 



A. — Body depressed. Intermediate tibiae incui-vated inj 1 Agenii, Lp. Sr. Clypeus entire. 



one sex. Stripsypheri, G. P. Clypeus bifid. 



^3 ***** 



B. — Body more convex. •{ 4 Myodermi, Dej. Clypeus not simple. 



Lo Zebr^i, M'L. Clypeus simple. 



18. I have given the credit of this sub-genus to Mr. Kirby, but in fact his Campulipus is 

 a groupe which only answers to the normal groupe of this sub-genus as above characterized. 

 Mr. Kirby first observed Trichius limhatus of Olivier to be distinguished from its congeners 

 by the remarkable intermediate tibiee, which are curved into an obtuse angle, and appear 

 thus as if broken. This character, however, is still more developed in an undescribed species 

 in my collection, of M. Gory's singularly-named genus* Stripsypher, which species I shall 

 here call Campulipus incurvatus. It is black, with yellow elytra, having four square black 

 spots. This incurvation of the intermediate tibiae appears to be a sexual character, for I 

 possess a specimen of Campulipus limhatus, without this distinction being strongly marked. 

 Of the section Agenii, we have the following from the Cape. 



Sp. 1. (Trichinus) Campulipus limbatus, 01. 



Agenius limhatus^ G. P. p. 95. tab. 11. fig. 4. 

 Note. I may here remark that the figure of the mentum and maxilla of Agenius limbatus as given by 

 Gory is all wrong. The mentum comes much nearer to that of his groupe Stripsgpher, and the maxillse 

 in both sections have a long penicilliform terminal process. 



Sp. 2. (Trichinus) Campulipus Horsfieldii, n. s. 



Descr. Campulipus atronitidus, punctatus, clypeo quadrato, thoracis lateribus albo-marginatis, 

 scutello punctis duobus albis, elytris puncto-substriatis vittis duabus mediis abbreviatis ma- 

 cul^que utrinque ad scutellum flavis : punctis quatuor discalibus quatuor que lateralibus albis. 



Antennce testacese clava picea. Corpus infra uigronitidiim. Podex punctis quatuor, 

 abdomen quinque lateralibus et epimeron maculi semicirculari albis. Pedes picei, tibiis pos- 

 ticis postice emarginatis. 



Long. 7 lines. 



ISToTE. Campulipus Horsfieldii is a beautiful species which appears to connect the two sections, Agenii 

 and Stripsypheri. Stripsypher niger^ G. P. a Cape insect, truly belongs to the section Stripsypheri. 

 Yet, while the Agenii belong truly to Southern Africa, the Stripsypheri are found more in the intra- 



* What Gory intends by this word I know not. 



