INSECT A. 189 



Fam. 



Aulonoyyrus abdominalis, Reg. (see ante, Pretoria. 



p. 45). 



Fam. HYDROPHILID.E. 

 Hydrous, sp. ? Pretoria. 



Fam. STAPHYLINID/E. 



Of the very few species of this family that were collected, the 

 most interesting is Philonthus varians, a wide-ranging beetle 

 found in England. For the identifications I am indebted to 

 Dr. D. Sharp, who has special knowledge of the family. 



Philonthus punctipennis , Woll. Pretoria. 



PhUonthus varians, Payk. Pretoria. 



Philonthus, sp. ? Pretoria. 



Staphylinus hottentottus, Nordrn. Pretoria. 



Fam. PAUSSID.E. 

 Pentaplatarthrus natalensis, Westw. Pretoria. 



Fam. SILPHID^E. 



I have enumerated the following species under the names they 

 bear in the collection of the British Museum. Sitpha per nix, 

 Burch., appears to be a MS. name ; I have seen the type speci- 

 men, but am quite unable to trace the description. 



SiJpha pernix, Burchcll, MS. ? Pretoria. 



Silpha capensis, Dej. Pretoria. 



Fam. HISTERID^E. 



I found very few members of this family around Pretoria, 

 though I am informed that 213 species are already recorded 

 from South Africa. Though the habits of the Histeridse are 

 stercoraceons, I found several species under stones on the bare 

 veld during the dry season. 



