THE CARABIDAE OF SALISBURY 60 



The four curious teruiitopliilous Chlaenides, Para- 

 chlacnius sinyularis, P. violaaus, Rhopalomeliis angusti 

 collis and Procletodema parallelum, are all found at 

 Salisbury. The two species of Parachlaeuius are rather 

 rare here, though both come to light after the December 

 rains. R. angusticollis is commoner and is often seen at 

 light or running about after dark. Of the remarkable 

 Proclelodenia parallelum an example flew into my room 

 on the night of 13th October, 1917. The only other that I 

 have seen was taken at one of the electric lights in town. 



We have also at Salisbury five species of Callistomi- 

 mus. C. g/'atus I have found in some numbers under 

 decaying vegetation. C sex-pustulatus is rarer, and I 

 have only taken two specimens, under stones in summer. 

 The pretty C. elegans is found occasionally, but rarely, 

 running about on the sand belt after heavy rains in De 

 cember. G. caffer. Boh., has also been found here, but is 

 very rare in this neighbourhood. I have taken it in some 

 numbers on damp sand near Plumtree. Our fifth local 

 species, of which I have so far captured only one example, 

 appears to be undescribed. 



Tribe Ooidini. 



These are rather uninteresting beetles, and most 

 collectors appear to care little for them. At Salisbury 

 we have eight — Systolocranms dlscrepans, of which T 

 have one example only, and seven species of Oodes, two of 

 which I am unable to identify. The other five are — 0. 

 nanus, 0. simUatus, 0. angolensis, 0. deceptor and 

 sxihstriatus, which are usually found near water at grass 

 roots. The well known genus Melanodes does not seem 

 to be represented here. 



Tribe Licinini. 



One species only — Badister promontorii — very rare 

 here. 



