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PolyaulacHs. Of this genus we have two species here — 

 P. hrunneus, Chd., which is very rare locally, though 

 common at Beira, and P. pallidus, Per., of which I 

 have taken here three specimens under bark. 



Cymindoidea. The large and handsome C. marshalli, Per. 

 is our only local species of this genus. I have found 

 one example only, under a stone in December. 



Hystrichopus. H. angusticollis is found here occasional- 

 ly under dead leaves in damp spots. H. recUcollis 

 has also been recorded from Salisbury, but I have 

 not yet come across it. 



Plagyopyga. P. cyclogona; taken here occasionally at 

 light. 



Anarmosta. Of the rare A. dispar, which I believe has 

 been recorded from Salisbury only. 1 have found three 

 examples under bark. 



Demetrias. D. fragilis is common here. D. natalensis is 

 very much rarer locally, and I have only taken one 

 example, at grass roots near running water. 



Xenitenus. X. dihicidus is fairly common here under 

 bark. I have also found in this neighbourhood a 

 specimen of X. iessellatus, but slightly different from 

 the typical form. X. marshalli, Brkr., described from 

 a Salisbury specimen, is unknown to me. 



Coptoptera. G. indotata, Per., which I have not yet met 

 with, is the only species of this genus recorded from 

 Salisbury. C. tcnella, Boh. will probably be found 

 here, as I have received it from Marandellas, forty 

 miles to the S.E. of this town. 



Dromius. Only six species of this well-known genus have 

 been recorded from South Africa, and all except one 

 ijusculus,) of these are found at Salisbury. D. 

 fJavosignatus and D. affinis are common under dead 

 leaves and decaying vegetation. D, tibialis is found 

 with them, and is also taken in numbers among 

 reeds and in gardens. 7). capensis is to be seen 

 occasionally, also in gardens ; and of the pretty little 

 P. nanniscus, P6r. I have taken two examples. 



