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A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



are very limited. On the bare plains the Asclepiads attract 

 many, especially such as Euryope terminalis and Conjnodes 

 compressicornis. Under stones in the dry season I have found 

 Aulacopkora vinula. Representatives of the Cryptocephalidee 

 were always obtained by beating trees. Chrysomela opulenta is 

 a very common species. 



I have to offer my best thanks to the following specialists : 

 Mr. Martin Jacoby for assistance in the Chrysomelidse, and 

 Mr. C. J. Gahan in the Galerucidre, both of whom have here 

 described species ; whilst Mr. O. Janson has compared my 

 Cassididse with the fine collection of the late Mr. Baly, which is 

 now in his possession. 



Fam. CRIOCERID.E. 



Crioceris puncticollis, Lac. 

 Crioceris constricticollis, Clark. 



Durban, Natal. 

 Durban, Natal. 



Fam. CRYPTOCEPHALIDjE. 



Gynandrophthalma anisogramma, Lac., var. 

 Clythra ivahlbcrgi, Lac. 

 Camptolenes cribmria, Lac. 

 Antipus rufu-s, De Geer. 

 Cryptocephalus pustulatus, Fabr. 

 Cryptocephalus dregei, Boh. 

 Cryptocephalus decemnotatus, Suffr. 

 Cryptocephalus pardalis, Suffr. 

 Halitonoma epistomata, Fabr. 

 Achanops facialis, sp. n. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Durban, Natal. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Description. 

 Achfenops facialis , sp. n. (Tab. I. fig. 4.) 



Below black; head black at the vertex, the lower part 

 fulvous, deeply excavated ; thorax fulvous, transverse, closely 

 and finely punctured ; elytra flavous, punctate-striate ; the in- 

 terstices finely punctured ; the shoulders with a black spot ; 

 tibire fulvous at the base. 



Length 1^ line. 



