1908.] Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 629 



Heliocopris antenor, Oliv., 

 Entom., i., 3, p. 97, pi. vi., figs, a, b. 

 var. japetus, Klug, Catal. i., p. 317. 



The difference between H. japetus, Klug, and H. anterior is really- 

 very small ; it consists in the clypeus ( $ ) being more deeply sinuate 

 on each side of the anterior truncate margin, in the base of the 

 same not being laterally in line with the genae and in the frontal 

 carina being plainly dentate in the centre and much more raised 

 there than at the angles ; on the prothorax there is on each side of 

 the base a smooth space which occurs also in H. japetus, but is less 

 punctate and therefore more shiny. But the shape of the genital 

 organs of the $ is absolutely identical in both the so-called species, 

 and H. japetus can thus be regarded as merely a slight varietal form 

 of H. antenor. 



Gen. CATHAESIUS, Cat. i., p. 323. 



Catharsius sesostris, Waterh. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, Lond., 1888, p. 86. 

 C. pyladcs, Per., Catal. i., p. 332. 



C. sesostris was originally described from Egypt. It is now known 

 to occur in the Soudan, Senegal, Nyassaland, and Mozambique. 



Catharsius vitulus, Boh., Catal. i., p. 334. 



The range of this species is very great. I have seen examples 

 (minor development) from Senegambia (Upper Senegal Eiver). 



Gen. COPEIS, Geoffr., Catal. i., p. 342. 

 Copris oelatus, Fabric. 

 C. victorini, Boh., Cat. i., p 354. 



Copris orphanus, Guer., Cat. i., p. 350. 



Mr. G. A. K. Marshall writes to me : " The type of Copris neptis, 

 Eeich., is in the British Museum, and they have also a specimen 

 of C. orphanus, which Eeiche had compared with Guerin's type ; 

 these are both clearly identical with your C. macer (Catal. i., 

 p. 346), C. neptis being a small development of the male. 



The synonymy of this species will thus be— 



