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4 (5) Black apical half including a yellow spot, humeral spot present ab. smithi Shipp, 1897 5 (4) Apical half of elytra entirely black, humeral spot present (Fig. 41) ab. holubi Dohrn, 1883 6 (1) Spots of pronotum longitudinally connected or disc entirely black. 7 (8) Disc of pronotum entirely black, elytra as in ab. wahlbergi (Fig. 42) ab. decorellus Endrődi, 1960 8 (7) Pronotum with two black longitudinal spots. 9 (10) Elytra with seven black spots together (Fig. 43) forma typica 10 (9) Elytra never with seven black spots. 11 (12) Lateral spots connected with apical spots, humeral and scutellar spots separate (Fig. 44) ab. decorus Endrodi, 1960 12 (ll) Humeral and scutellar spots not separated. 13 (14) Elytra not entirely black (Fig. 45) ab. pulcherrimus Reiche, 1847 14 (13) Elytra entirely black (Fig. 46) ab. aequabilis Schmidt, 1908 2 (1) Surface yellowish, head, disc of pronotum, on elytra a lightly diagonal basal band and another, less defined one on posterior part on each side, and also suturai part greenish blue iridescent. Elytral striae not distinctly punctate, and not quite reaching the apex. 8 mm. - RSA (Natal) lridescens Péringuey, 1901 Group 21: Emadiellus - - Black, elytra with an oblique red band, beginning at humeral knob and reaching to apical knob. Clypeus rounded with small, scarcely produced genae. Elytral striae furrowed, strongly punctated. Hind metatarsi much longer than upper thorn and as long as next three joints together. 4-5 mm. - Mosambique (cruentus Klug. 1855) Group 22: Blackburneus 1 (2) Elytra shortly setose. Clypeus weakly emarginate. Basis of pronotum without border, surface finely and densely punctate. Scutellum triangular. 3 mm (unknown to me). Mosambique (badius Boheman, 1857) 2 (1) Elytra bald. 3 (6) Hind metatarsi as long as next two joints together (by A. bernoni Endr. not much longer, but this is 5 mm long). 4 (5) Hind metatarsi as long as upper thorn of hind tibiae. Yellowish brown, shiny. Clypeus emarginate. Pronotum uniformly covered with smaller and bigger punctures. Elytra very finely striated. 3 mm. - South Africa calvus Schmidt, 1909 5 (4) Hind metatarsi longer than upper thorn. Yellow. Clypeus in middle straight or scarcely emarginate. Pronotum densely, uniformly punctate, punctures nearly equal. 2-2.7 mm. RSA (Transvaal) vixpunctatus Endrődi, 1981 6 (3) Hind metatarsi distinctly, often much longer than next two joints together, or much bigger . 7 (8) Black, at most sides of pronotum or of elytra dark reddish brown. Pronotum finely punctate, mixed with much bigger punctures especially on sides. Hind metatarsi much longer than upper thorn, but not much longer than next two joints together. 2.25-2.5 mm. South Africa novus Schmidt, 1911 Aberrative form: 1. Surface dark reddish brown ab. pallens Endrődi, 1960 8 (7) Surface bright brown to yellow, at least elytra yellow. 9 (10) Head and pronotum black, only sides of latter red, elytra yellowish brown, suturai interval darkened. Clypeus emarginate, genae projected. Head and pronotum densely, uniformly punctured. Elytral striae fine, with very fine punctures. Legs about as in preceding species. 2.5-3 mm. - RSA (Transvaal) cobi Endrődi, 1979 10 (9) Head and pronotum brown or yellow, at most vertex and disc of pronotum somewhat darker . 11 (12) Elytral striae everywhere deep (on apex not deeper than on disc), strongly punctate. Clypeus truncate, genae strongly projected. Punctation of pronotum on disc very fine, very sparse, on sides stronger, dense. Hind metatarsi much longer than upper thorn and somewhat longer than next two joints together. 5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal) bernoni Endrődi, 1981
