3(5 O i ì D E K ^ C O L E O r i E R A . SECTION-PENTAMERA. FAMILY—CETONIIDVE. SUB-FAMILY—CREMASTOCHEILIDES. 3 7
but more obtuse and stronger in the female. Fig'. 6 a represents the maxilla (alike in both sexes), and fig. 6 h
the lower lip terminated in two flat rounded lobes, and strongly depressed in the middle. Fig. 7 represents
Mr. Turner's female, which is rather broader and larger tlian the male, the prothorax is more orbicuhir, the
widest part being across the middle, with a central furrow and four dorsal impressions: the elytra are less
depressed, the basal joint of the antenna; dilated, the ventral segments of the abdomen are convex. The elytra
have a rather deep plain stria near the suture, a second, less strongly marked, extends to the inside of the
subapieal swelling, which is glossy, the apex of Ihe elytra being dull: a third stria on the disc is formed only
by a very indistinct broad depression, outside of which is an abbreviated one, there is also a rather deep impression
within each humeral angle. The lateral portion of each elytron is finely and transversely aciculated; in
the middle part the punctures are very shallow, oval, and ill defined behind. The pygidium is very finely rugose,
the under side of the thorax is very finely and closely punctured, the sides of the abdominal segments with fine
ohHque aciculated striolis, and the lower tooth of the fore tibia; broader than in the male.
SPECIES 2 ( 5 7 )—CCEXOCHILUS PEOCERUS.
PLATE XI, FIG. 8.
Praicedenti magnitudine a?qualis sed latior, elytris brevioribus: prothoraee magis orbicular!, parte latiori in
medio posita. Niger subnitidus, pnnctatus, supra glaher, infra luteo-setosus; vórtice valde convexo, carina
transversa inter ocnlos hand instructo: prothoraee punctatissimo, canali licvi postico medio notato, impressionibnsque
duabus intus ángulos posticos aciculatis, seutello pnnetato margine elevato; epimeris rufo-hirtis;
elytris sutura costisqne tribus parum elevatis, costis parum punctulatis, interstitiis aciculatis, pygidio rufo-hirto.
Long. corp. liu. 10.
Habitat; Africa Austi-al., Caflraria, teste Schauni.
STK. : Ccenochilusprocerus. Schaum, Yerz. Lam. MeHt. p. 62.
CcenocMliis Faulus. Biumeister, Handb. iii. p. 665 (neo Gory et Perch.).
I n several of the characters of this species, as indicated in Dr. Schaum's note given under C. maurus, it
will be seen that it approximates to Mr. Turner's female of the latter. The frontal tubercle of the prothorax
is however wanting, and the head is not transversely carinated between the eyes; it also wants the dorsal
impression of fig. 7.
SPECIES 3 (SS)—CQfSNOCHILUS VENTEIGOSUS.
PLATE XI, FIG. 11.
Piceo-niger; capitis vertice pone oculos transverse carinato et versus basin antennarnm biimpresso; clypeo
transverso, parum sinuato; mento subqnadrato angulis anticis rotundatis, antice oblique truncate margine in
medio inciso; prothoracis lateribus rotundatis, margine antieo angustiori, parte latiori pone medium posita;
disco canah tenni medio vix distinoto basique biimpressa, dorso punctis minutissimis, angulis posticis rotundatis;
elytris longitucUnaliter striolatis interstitiis rotundato-elevatis et tevissime aciculatis; pygidio valde convexo.
Long. corp. lin. 6 | ; lat. has. elytr. lin. 2| .
Habitat; Sierra Leone, Guinea, Senegal (Goiy et Perch.). In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonia; et Keg. Holm.
Srs. : Ccenocliilus ventricosus. GylleEhal in Schiinh. Syn. Ins. i. 3, App. p. 56 (84); Burmcister, Handb. iii.
p. 665 ; Schaum. Ann. Soc. Ent France, 1844, p. 396.
CremasL Srou. Gory et Perch. Mon. Get. p. 113, pi. XV, fig. 5.
The original type of this species, described by Gyllenhal, is preserved in the Royal Museum of Stockholm
(Coll. Alfzelius). It exactly agrees in size with the insect in the Hopeiau Collection, from which Gory and
Pereheron derived their description and figure of Cremast. Broti, and which is also here represented in fig. II.
The elytra have a few very minute luteous scales scattered over their surface; the pygidium is regularly
convex, the npper part sculptured with very fine and minute circular and semi-circular lines, the lower jiart is
glabrous. The abdomen is not channelled in the middle at its base in the type specimen of CremaH. Brott,
but IS rather flat, with the terminal segment a little incurved downwards. The ventral segments are maitcd
with fine semicircular lines, and the mesothorax is thickly punctured and thickly clothed with luteous setiE.
SPECIES 4 ( 5 9 )—COÌNGCHILUS TÜRBATUS.
PLATE XI I , FIG. 7.
Piceo-niger, nitidus, ]>uuctatus; capite carina transversa inter ocnlos extensa; clyjieo antice emarginato;
]n'othorace obovato lateribus rotundatis marginatis, parte hitiori pone medium sita, margine antico multo
angustiori, margine postico sinuato, intus ángulos posticos transversim biimpresso ; disco convexo in medio
hand (nisi certo situ tenuissime) canaliculato ; elytris punctatis, stria tenui longitudinali prope suturam, ex apice
seutelli extensa ; altcrisque quatuor dorsalibus in singulo elytro ahbreviatis minus distinctis ; jiodice integro
convexo.
Long. corp. lin. 8.
Habitat; Port Natal. In Mus. Britaun.
STN. : Gmnoddlus turbatus. WE-STW. U S ; HAROLD ET GEMMINGER, CAT. COL. P. 1337.
Caput et pronotum punctatissima, punctis in caput confluentibus, punctis elytrorum paucioribus et
iiiajoribus. Pronotum eonvexum impressione longitudinali (vix nisi certo situ distinguenda) tenuissima in
medio prope nuirginem posticum, fossulisque duabus ovalibns transversis intus ángulos postieos. Sentellnm
paree punctatum basi minutissime et transverse striolatum. Elytra subeonvexa prope humeros impressione
notata ; prope soutellum paullo elevata, striis longitudinalibus e punctis ohlongis plus minusve eoniluentihus
formatis. Podex piceus semicircularis, convexus, striolis minutissimis semicircularibus impressus. Corpus
subtus similiter striolatum inde subsquamosum apparet. Femora 4 antica, tibi® 4 posticae et metasternum
setis fulvis induta. Abdomen subtus impressione magna ovali longitudinali fere ad podieem extensa.
SPECIES 5 (00)—GOÌNOCHILXJS GLABEATUS.
P L . Ì T E XI I , FIG. 9.
Oblongus, niger, nitidus, supra convexus; capite crebre rngoso-pnnctato, carina transversa tenui inter
oculos ; prothoraee crebre mediocriter punctato, lateribus medio valde ampliato, disco haud impresso ; scutello
basi transversim impresso, aciculato; elytris in dorso punctato-striatis, striis duabus externis abbreviatis et
postico eonjunctis ; singulo parum bicostato.
Long. corp. lin. 9 ; lat. lin. 4.
Habitat ; Gambia, Natalia et in tractu fluvii Limpopo dicti, Cafil-aria. In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonia;, Britann.
et Holm.
S Y N . : Ccenochilus glabratus. WESTW. M S ; SCHAUM, TERZ. LAM. MEUT. P. 62; BOHEMAN, INS. CAIFR. PARS II.
P . 50.
The very glossy upper surface of this species, the deep snlei, or stria;, of the elytra, of which the two outer
are confluent posteriorly beyond the middle and the rounded concave apex of the mentum, distinguish it from its
congeners. The clypeus is slightly dilated at the sides, and its fore margin is nearly straight, the npper surface
of the head is thickly but finely punctured, and there is a transverse ridge between the eyes. The maxillae
are robust, the lower tooth of the mando rather smaller than the upper (fig. 9 a). The mentum is oblong,
narrowed at the base, and constricted rather before the middle, the lateral anterior angles are rounded ofl', and
the fore margin emarginate. The mentum (fig. 9 b) is in this part thickened (fig. 9«!), and truncated into
a transversely oval concave apex (fig. 9 c). The prothorax is wider than long, much rounded at the sides and
convex, covered with minute round punctures, without any impressed central line. The posterior lateral angles
are rounded off; the hind margin is nearly straight, with a slight transverse impression close to the hind
margin on each side. The elytra are hnt slightly punctured ; their surface is irregular, with rugosities about
the middle of the suture, and deep snlciform striie, of which the two outer ones on the disc become confluent
together behind the middle ; outside of these stria; is an ohlong impression parallel with the outer margin.
Tbeir length is rather more than l i times that of the width of the prothorax. The podex is convex below the
middle; the basal portion marked with fine transverse stria; close together; the lower part punctured and
glossy. The body beneath is glossy, very finely punctured, with the punctures wide apart. The sides of the
metasternum, and of the trochanters of the hind legs, are marked with fine oblique stria;, and the abdomen is
convex and not channelled in the females. The legs are strongly spined, and the tarsi are long and slender.
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