South African Coleopterous Fauna. 213 



MYBMEDONIA CAPICOLA, n. sp. 



Male : Frontal part, elytra and antennae with the exception of the 

 three basal joints black, prothorax and legs reddish-brown ; in some 

 examples, however, the elytra and the intermediate antennal joints 

 are lighter, the frontal part only is black, and the abdominal seg- 

 ments deeply infuscate ; frontal part not depressed or impressed ; 

 antennae long and somewhat robust, but not reaching quite the apex 

 of the elytra, the second joint is almost as long as the third, the 

 others are conical, as broad at the apex as long, the ultimate one is 

 only moderately acuminate and not as long as the two preceding 

 ones taken together ; prothorax transverse and with the base only 

 slightly wider than the apex, the anterior angle is not much rounded, 

 and the posterior is quite plain, there is a moderately deep longitudinal 

 supra-marginal lateral impression on the posterior part, a narrow 

 transverse one along the base, and an impunctate median longi- 

 tudinal line with a small, faint, round impression on each side in the 

 median part, the rest of the surface is not closely punctulate and 

 is slightly pubescent; elytra slightly broader at the shoulders than the 

 prothorax, more closely punctate and much more densely pubescent ; 

 upper part of the abdominal segments shiny, but punctulate along 

 the apical margin and sides, each puncture bearing a grey appressed 

 hair, the second segment is simple, but the penultimate one has a 

 supra-lateral deep groove on each side. 



Length 4-5 mm. ; width 1^-1| mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Stellenbosch). L. Peringuey. 



MYRMEDONIA GENTILIS, n. sp. 



Male : Head very shiny, sparsely pubescent, elytra and abdomen, 

 with the exception of the two basal segments, black, antennae, 

 thorax, legs, and the two basal abdominal segments flavo-rufes- 

 cent ; frontal part with a strong prominence in the anterior part 

 and a deep, round occipital pit, indistinctly punctate, the punc- 

 tures scattered and bearing a long, appressed greyish hair ; antennae 

 reaching almost the apical angle of the elytra, second joint as long 

 as the third, fourth to ninth slightly conical and almost as long as 

 broad, tenth transverse, eleventh somewhat short, being only twice 

 as long as the penultimate, all these joints are not set close to each 

 other, they are finely pubescent and briefly setulose at apex ; pro- 

 thorax broader than long, and plainly narrower at the base than at 

 the apex, the anterior angles are normally rounded, but the posterior 

 ones are distinctly acuminate and dentiform and the base arcuate, 



