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Show 64 MR. G. A. K. MARSHALL ON COLEOPTERA [Jan. 19, TYPE in the British Museum. Allied to H. rubifer {¥.), which, however, lacks tlxe lateral smooth spaces on the prothorax ; the tubercles on its elytra are larger and further apart, and the row on interval 5 is complete and not abruptly interrupted. 49. H. RUBIFER (F.). Citrculio rubifer F. Syst. Ent., App. p. 822 (1775); 01. Ent. v. 83, p. 389, t. 13. f. 159 (1807). H. condecoratits Gyll. Sehbnh. Gen. Cure. i. p. 464 (1833). H. rubrospinosus Falxr. Sehbnh. op. c. v. p. 750 (1840). Long. 22-24, lat. 9|-10| m m. Head convex, finely and dispersely punctured, with fairly dense brown scaling, forehead with a small central fovea; anteocular furrows rather shallow. Rostrum not incised at base, as long as head and prothox-ax, slightly curved and dilated in the apical half. Upper surface squamose and more or less distinctly punctured except along the median line, subconvex in the basal half and broadly excavate towards apex; lateral sulci of about equal length, shallow and not uniting at base ; scrobes deep, directed beneath base of rostrum; inferior basal furrow present. Antennce with dense pale scaling ; scape not reaching eye ; the two basal joints of funicle subequal. Prothorax rather broader than long, the length eepxal to the width at base, apex much narrower, sides ampliated and angulated about middle, dorsal anterior margin evidently convex, ocular lobes well developed. Upper surface convex, sparsely and irregularly set with low rounded tubercles, leaving a broad deep lance-shaped central furrow containing a taint carina, and an irregular and variable patch free of tubercles on each side of the furrow; tubercles with depressed dark setae, the interstices with dense brown scaling except in the central furrow where it is pale grey; the underparts are covered with derrse whitish scaling in sharp contrast to the upper surface. Elytra ovate, narx-ower in J1, shoulders sloping, sides rounded, broadest about middle, apical processes in both sexes sharp, conical, and divergent. Upper surface convex, with more or less regular rows of granules in lieu of punctures; interval 1 with a row of minute granules ; inteivals 3, 5, and 7 more raised than the others and with complete i'owTs of small rounded tubercles which become conical towards apex ; intervals 2, 4, axxd 6 each with a few larger .and widely separated tubercles, those on 2 being most numerous and those on 6 frequently absent; apices of granules and tubex'cles bare, tlxe latter often of a reddish colour and with depi'essed dax*k seta?, the interstices with dense brown scaling, the inflexecl max-gins being white. Legs with uniform dense brownish scaling; posterior tarsi with the joints of tlxe same width, the 2nd and 3rd subequal in length. CAPE COLONY : Cape Town and Stellenbosch {L. Peringuey), Piquetberg, Kraaifontein [S. A. Mus.]. TYPE in the British Museum (coll. Banks). |
