504 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [NoV., 



ON THE CICINDELIN^ OF ANGOLA. 



BY F. CREIGHTON WELLMAN, IVI.D., F.E.S., AND WALTHER HORN, M.D. 



Very little has been known until now about the Cicindelinse of Angola. 

 Most of the species described are represented by uniques or a few 

 specimens, excepting, of course, those occurring in other parts of Africa. 

 The discovery of the "typical" Angolan forms is almost entirely con- 

 nected with the names of four collectors, namely: Friedrich Wel- 

 witsch, the distinguished Austrian botanist who collected for the 

 Museum of Lisbon;. A. v. Hohmeyer and Dr. P. Pogge, whose collec- 

 tions now belong to the Royal Zoological Museum of Berlin, and 

 Major von Mechow, whose specimens are at present in the collection 

 of Rene Oberthiir. These last were described by Quedenfeldt, Sr., 

 Harold worked up the material for the Berlin Museum, and Putzevs 

 pubhshed concerning the Portuguese collections. 



Beyond these only a few species, mostly based on single specimens 

 and some without exact localities, have from time to time been sent 

 to Europe, most of them described by one of the authors of the present 

 paper (W. H.). 



While not less than six genera in thirty-five species^ are known 

 from this so highly interesting part of Africa, yet this is the first time 

 that large material with exact bionomical notes has become available 

 — material which permits of a distinct advance in our knowledge of 

 this interesting family. It seems, therefore, a suitable opportunity to 

 present our notes on the habits and relations of the species occurring 

 in Angola, and we have made the list complete by including the species 

 reported by other observers as well as ourselves. One very peculiar 

 and interesting new form is described. 



In taking up a faunistic study of this kind it is always interesting 

 to note the general features of the climate, soil and flora of the region 

 discussed, as these must always have a bearing on the habits and dis- 

 tribution of its animal life. For the purposes of this paper our district 

 may be divided into three regions : lowlands, mountainous slopes, and 



' Twenty species of these were taken in Angola bv one of us (F. C. W.) during 

 1906-08. 



