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Trichiid^;. 
CaLOMETOPUS 1 PLANATUS, n. sp. 
Nearly black ; the elytra dark testaceous, with the suture, margins, 
and a lunate spot near the scutellum smoky black. Antennae and 
tibiae reddish yellow, the margins of the abdominal segments pale 
yellow. Head very closely and rather strongly punctured ; the cly- 
peus more finely punctured, a little broader than long, not emarginate 
at the apex, but slightly arcuate, the angles obtuse; all the margins 
reflexed. Thorax a very little broader than long, moderately convex, 
very strongly and rather closely punctured, parallel at the sides to 
considerably in front of the middle, where it is obliquely narrowed; 
the anterior angles nearly right-angles, very slightly prominent; the 
posterior angles obtusely rounded ; the base gently arcuate and mar¬ 
gined : on the disk there is a slight impression a little in front of the 
middle : the sides have the lateral ridge only behind the middle and 
at the anterior angle ; the slightly swollen under flank is thus not 
separated from the upper surface of the thorax in front of the middle. 
Scutellum elongate, triangular, strongly punctured. Elytra twice as 
broad as the thorax, a little longer than broad; flat, with the sides 
nearly perpendicularly deflexed; dull, the suture and sublateral ridge 
shining : each elytron with six somewhat irregular dorsal lines of dark 
punctures ; the apex closely rugulose. Pygidium closely vermiculate- 
strigose. Club of the antennse a little longer than all khe previous 
joints taken together. Body beneath and the legs sparingly clothed 
with yellow hair. Anterior tibiae obtusely tridentate. The posterior 
tibiae with a triangular tooth a little below the middle ; the edge above 
this tooth with four or five small teeth. Tarsi long and slender; 
claws red. Abdomen shining, not very closely but strongly punc¬ 
tured ; the basal segment yellow in the middle, margined with yellow 
at the sides. 
Length 12 millim. 
A single example was met with. It is probable that this species 
may have to be separated from Calometopus on account of the form of 
the clypeus, which is not emarginate. Never having seen the type 
of the genus (G . senegalensis ), I am unable at present to say in what 
other way it differs. 
Buprestidas. 
Amblysterna Johnstoni, n. sp. 
Size and general form of A. natalensis, Fabr. Golden green, 
shining, the underside and legs coppery, tbe sides of the abdomen 
violet. Thorax more convex than in A. natalensis , more closely and 
much more strongly punctured ; the sides more regularly arcuate, with 
