190 A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



My friend Mr. George Lewis, who has made the Ilisteridje 

 his speeial study, has identified the specimens here enumerated. 



Ulster caffer, Erichs. Pretoria. 



Hister fossor, Erichs. Pretoria. 



Hister hottentotta, Erichs. Pretoria. 



Hister ovatuhi, Mars. Pretoria. 



Saprinus gabonensis, Mars. Pretoria. 



Saprinus natalensis, Fabr. Pretoria. 



Earn. DERMESTID,*. 



The universally distributed Dermestes vulpinus was found in 

 great abundance at Pretoria. 



Dermestes vuJpmus, Fabr. Pretoria. 



JEthriostoma gloriosa, Fabr. Pretoria. 



Attagemts, sp. ? Zoutpansberg. 



Fam. COPKID^E. 



The habits of the Copridae arc so uniform in character that 

 little can be added to what has already been written on the 

 subject. They are mostly strong fliers, perhaps in length of 

 flight unequalled by any other Trans vaalian Coleoptera, and 

 this particularly applies to the genera Scarabaus, Sebasteos, and 

 Gymnopleurus, The giant Heliocopris is scarce and fond of 

 elevated situations. The commonest species is OniticeUus 

 militaris, which may be found in almost every deposit of dung. 



For the correct identification of several species I am much in- 

 debted to the assistance of Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, of the British 

 Museum ; and I should not have ventured to describe the new 

 species of Bolhoceras, but for the help of my friend Mr. H. W. 

 Bates. 



Scarabceus convexus, Hausm. Pretoria. 



Scarabaus savlynyi, McLeay. Pretoria. 



Scarabteus nigro&rieus, Boh. Pretoria. 



Scarabceus hottentottus, McLeay. Pretoria. 



Scarabceus boliemam, Harold. Pretoria. 



