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three joints together. 5-6 mm. - RSA (Transvaal) ardens Harold, 1866 20 (19) Elytra unicoloured reddish or yellowish brown, at most suturai interval darker. 21 (22) Clypeus smooth, without punctures, genae produced beyond eyes. Head with distinct knob, frontal suture raised into a carina. Punctures of pronotum fine, rather dense, almost equal. Eyltral striae very fine and very finely punctate. 6 mm. - RSA (Caffraria) apterus Schmidt, 1909 22 (21) Clypeus distinctly, often strongly and densely punctate. 23 (24) Carina on underside of anterior tibiae with a rather big tooth near the middle and an another one near the apex. Head and pronotum rather strongly and densely punctate. Elytral striae sharp, very finely punctate, intervals lightly convex. Hind metatarsi as long as upper thorn and shorter than next three joints together. 6-7 mm. - RSA (Cape Province), (= productus Boheman, 1857, capensis Harold, 1866) laetus Wiedemann. 1823 24 (23) Carina on underside of anterior tibiae at most near the middle with an indistinct tooth. 25 (26) Bigger species, 6-8 mm. Reddish yellow, also vertex and dlBC of pronotum only scarcely darker. Clypeus emarginate, both sides shortly rounded. Pronotum rather strongly punctate. Elytral striae sharp, finely punctate, intervals flat, on sides often finely setose. Hind metatarsi aa long as upper thorn and much shorter than next three joints together. - RSA (Transvaal) nylsvleylcus Endrődi, 1981 26 (25) Smaller species, 4-5 mm long. 27 (28) Head and pronotum finely punctate, punctures almost equal, genae rounded, weakly produced beyond eyes. Vertex, disc of pronotum black. Clypeus truncate or only scarcely emarginate, frontal suture absent. Punctures of elytral striae not notching sides of flat Intervals. Hind metatarsi shorter than upper thorn and shorter than next three joints together. 4.8 mm. - RSA (Cape Province) comptifer Petrovitz, 1958 28 (27) Punctures of head and pronotum distinctly unequal or other characters different. 29 (30) Hind metatarsi much shorter than upper thorn and about as long as next three joints together. Head and disc of pronotum only darkened. Front without tubercle. Elytral striae impressed, punctureB notching sides of lightly convex intervals. 4-5.5 mm. - RSA (Cape Province), (Head Fig. 32) kalahári CUB Endrődi, 1976 30 (29) Hind metatarsi scarcely shorter than upper thorn and scarcely longer than next two joints together. Head and disc of pronotum black. Front with tubercle. Elytral striae fine, with indistinct punctures, intervals weakly convex. 4.5-5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal, Natal), (= hammeri Petrovitz, 1958) amabllis Boheman. 1857 Group 28: Allobodilus 1 (2) Emargination of clypeus narrow and deep, both sides with a sharp tooth. Reddish brown, head and pronotum scarcely darker. Genae produced beyond eyes. Pronotum with big and very small punctures. Elytral striae fine, finely punctate, Intervals convex. Femora broad. Hind metatarsi scarcely shorter than upper thorn and almost as long as next two joints together. 6 mm. - Botswana (notabilie Petrovitz. 1963) 2 (1) Both sides of clypeal emargination with a sharp angle (Fig. 33). 3 (4) Hind tarsi about as long as next three joints together and somewhat shorter than upper thorn. Reddish brown, elytra yellow with dark suture. Punctures of pronotum unequal, bigger ones on sides denser. Punctures of elytral striae strongly notching sides of highly convex intervals. 5.4 mm. - Angola (angolensis Petrovitz, 1958) 4 (3) Hind metatarsi distinctly shorter than next three joints together. 5 (6) Elytra bright reddish yellow, posterior half of sides more or less strongly darkened and setose. Elytral striae sharp, punctures not notching sides of almost flat intervals. 4.56.5 mm. - RSA (Transvaal) fascinatus Endrődi, 1981 6 (5) Sides and apex of elytra not darkened. 7 (8) Intervals of elytra on disc flat, suturai interval in second third roof-like, before apex very narrow and strongly depressed, tenth Interval with short setae. Punctures of elytral striae weakly notching sides of intervals. Hind metatarsi somewhat shorter than upper thorn. 4-5.2 mm. - Botswana (acutifrons Petrovitz, 1958) 8 (7) Intervals of elytra convex, suturai interval not roof-like, on apex only weakly depressed, ninth and tenth intervals in posterior half pubescent. Punctures of pronotum unequal like in preceding species. Hind metatarsi shorter than upper thorn and scarcely longer than