Anthocomus ? sp. ? Pretoria.
One example of a very small Melyrid beetle pertains, I think,
to this genus.
Pam. ClekiDjE.
In this family two species of Corynetes are recorded, both well
known in Britain; they were found among accumulations of
horns.
Corynetes rufipes, Fabr. Pretoria.
Corynetes ruficollis, Fabr. Pretoria.
Colotes, sp. ? Pretoria.
Fam. B o s t r y c h id ,®:.
Sinoxylon conigerum, Gerst. Pretoria.
H e t e r o m e r a .
I fully expected to find many more species of this group
than I did near Pretoria, though the number of individuals
was in an inverse ratio to the number of species. Most are
naturally found on the scanty herbage of the veld, but some, as
Eletica rufa and Zonitis eborina, frequent the leaves of Ascle-
piads. Mylabris ophthalmica throughout the summer is common
on the rose-bloom of the hedges, and, as I have previously remarked,
Mylabris transversalis is very injurious to the cultivated
roses of Natal. Dichtha cubica is probably a mountain species;
I certainly only found it in a barren rocky mountain pass:
whilst Psammodes striatus is common everywhere and doubtless
falls a prey to the large Geodephaga; in the dry season the
empty body-cases of the Psammodes are found strewn oyer the
plains.
I have been able to determine these species by comparison
with the fine collection of Mr. Fred. Bates, now contained in
the British Museum ; and I have also to thank Mr. Champion
for his assistance.. I describe one species of which I can find
no record. Some species of the obscure genera Strongylium,
Lagria, Nemognatha, and Trigonopus I have not ventured to
identify.
Fam. T e n e b r io n ib a s .
Zophosis angusticostis, Deyr, Pretoria.
Zophosis punctulata, Oliv.
Himatismus buprestoides, Gerst.
Machla porcella, Fahr.
Psammodes pierreti, Amyot.
Psammodes striatus, Fabr.
Psammodes scabriusculus, Haag.
Dichtha cubica, Guer.
Amiantus gibbosus, Fahr.
Amiantus undosus, sp. n.
Trachynotus angulatus, Fahr.
Trachynotus, sp. ?
Trigonopus, sp. ?
Anomalipes variolösus, Sol.
Anomalipes intermedius, Dej.
Anomalipes talpa, Fabr.
Anomalipes complanatus, F. Bates.
Micranterus validus, Boh.
Strongylium, sp. ?
Lagria, sp. ?
Mylabris ophthalmica, Dej.
Mylabris transversalis, Mars.
Mylabris lunata, Pall.
Mylabris mixta, Mars.
Mylabris capensis, Linn.
Mylabris tristigma, Gerst.
Mylabris grbndali, Billb.
Eletica rufa, Fabr.
Zonitis eborina, Fabr.
Nemognatha, sp. ?
Description.
Pretoria.
Durban, Natal.
Pretoria.
Zoutpansberg.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria,
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Richmond Road, Natal.
Zoutpansberg, Water-
berg, Pretoria.
Pretoria and Durban,
Natal.
Pretoria.
Richmond Road, Natal.
Durban, Natal.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Pretoria.
Amiantus undosus, sp. n. (Tab. I. fig. 1.)
Black; legs dark fuscous. Pronotum small, subglobular,
strongly and reticulately rugose; head with the front rugose, but
tniinli mnvp finplv sn than the Tvronotum: antennae dark fuscous.