1897.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 95 



dorsal stria slightly incurved and abbreviate before the apex ; 

 carinulsB of abdomen short, more or less divergent and inclosing the 

 third part of the width of disk ; posterior tibiae incurved, intermediate 

 ones slightly sinuate ; metasternum not depressed. 



Male : Antennae thicker than in the female, and more clavate, 

 seventh joint of antennae hardly transverse, eighth and ninth much 

 transverse, increasing gradually and slightly produced inwardly, 

 tenth much larger than the others, trapezoidal, slightly transverse, 

 eleventh large, ovate, strongly dentate inwardly at base ; inter- 

 mediate tibiae very briefly spurred at apex ; metasternum and last 

 ventral segment slightly depressed. 



Female : Antennae very much less clavate than in the male, 

 seventh joint quadrate, eighth a little transverse, ninth and tenth 

 increasing in size, trapezoidal, slightly transverse, eleventh ovate, 

 obtusely acuminate at tip. Length l-40-l*60 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (neighbourhood of Cape Town, Stellenbosch). 



Male : Var. /3. Much smaller than the type form, 1-20 mm., 

 completely rufous. 



Hab. Neighbourhood of Cape Town (Mowbray). 



Eeichenbachia peringueyi. 



B. diversa var. unicolor, female, Eaffr., Eev. Entom., vi., 1887, 

 p. 36. 



Oblong, piceous red, legs and antennae rufous at base ; antennae 

 of modei'ate size, third to sixth joints oblong, sixth ever so little 

 shorter, seventh quadrate, eighth to tenth transverse, gradually 

 increasing, eleventh ovate, slightly oblong ; lateral foveas of the 

 prothorax distant from the margins and not much larger than the 

 median one ; elytra as long as broad, little attenuate at base and 

 trifoveate, dorsal stria hardly arcuate, and stopping abruptly without 

 reaching the apex ; abdominal carinulae extremely short, slightly 

 diverging and inclosing a fifth of the width of the disk. 



Male : Ninth and tenth joints of antennse broader and more 

 transverse than in the female, eleventh suboblong ; intermediate tibiae 

 with an apical, rather strong spur, last ventral segment slightly 

 depressed transversely. Length 1-30 mm. 



This species is very closely allied to B. diversa ; having only 

 one female for my original description, I described it at first as 

 possibly a variety of the afore-named species ; I have since obtained 

 the male, and it proves to be a very distinct species, smaller and 

 more slender than the others. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Stellenbosch). 



