The Bionomics of South African Insects. 517 



nus apicalis, which Mr. Marshall has not yet taken in 

 Mashonaland.— E. B. P.] 



Group with Lycoid Markings (Plate XVIII, figs. 1-52). 



COLEOPTERA 



/ Cupridie 



Malacodcriiiata I 



MehjrldiB 

 Phytopharja 



LagriidsR 



CantliaridcC 



Lowjicoriiia 



{ 



Braconidie. 



Hymexoptera ' Pompilida} 



Crahronidie 

 Larridse, 



Eumenidai 



PyrrJwcoridm 



LgyieidsB 



Redwviidm 

 j Arctiidie 

 Lepidoptera ^ zijgmnidiy, 



DiPTERA AsiJidie 



Hemiptera 



Aphodius liolubi (fig. 18). 

 ^Lycus (Mcrolycus) lostratus (figs. 1, 2). 

 Lycus (Acautliolycus) constrictus (fig. 3). 

 Lycus ampliatus (figs. 4, 5). 

 Lycus (Lopliolycus) zouatiis (fig. 6). 

 Lycus (Lopholycus) haagi (figs. 7, 8). 

 Lycus (Chlaiiiidolycus) subtrabeatus 



(figs. 9, 10). _ 

 ^Lycocerus mimicus (figs. 11, 12). 

 Prionocerus dimidiatus (fig. 13). 



(Pcecilomorpha fasciaticollis (fig. 14) ; 

 Diaeantha conifera (figs. 16, 17). 

 Peploptera zanibesiana (fig. 15). 

 Eutrapela sp. (fig. 19). 

 /Eletica rufa (figs. 20, 21) ; Mylabris 

 \ palliata (fig. 22) ; Zonitis sp. (fig. 23). 

 Amphidesmus aualis (fig. 25) ; Phila- 



gathes Iffitus (figs. 26, 27). 

 Nitoeris sp. (fig. 28) ; N. siinilis (fig. 



30) ; N. ?iiigricorais (fig. 29). 

 Blepisanis haioldi (fig. 24). 

 rPhanomeris sp. (figs. 44, 45) ; Iphiau- 

 1 lax bicolor (fig. 46) ; Bracon luctno- 

 "I .siis (fig. 47) ; Bracon Huctucsus (fig. 

 I 48). 



fPompilus morosus (fig. 36) ; P. capensis 

 \ (fig. 37) ; P. divei'sus (fig. 38) ; P. 

 \ vindex (fig. 39). 

 Cerceris orientalis, var. (fig. 40). 

 Notogonia croesus (fig. 41). 

 /Rhynchiuni radiale (fig. 42) ; R. rubens 

 I (fig. 43). 



Serinetlia mutilata (fig. 33). 

 jLygffius fureatus (fig. 34) ; Oncopeltus 

 I faiiielicus, var. jucundus (fig. 35). _ 

 /Vitumnus mi'niatus (fig. 32) ; V. cin- 

 l iiabarinus (fig. 31). 



Ilema elegans (fig. 50). 

 jKeurosymploca ochreipennis (fig. 52) ; 

 I ZygKuid (genus ?) (fig. 51). 

 Xiphocerus cruciger (fig. 49). 



In the above group the beetles of the genus Lycus un- 

 doubtedly constitute the dominant factor towards which 

 the other insects have converged with more or less exact- 

 ness. The members of this genus are very numerous 

 throughout S.E. Africa both in species and in individuals. 

 They are most conspicuous insects, and the majority of 

 thein occur on flowers, though a few species are more often 



