564 Ex]jlanation of Plates. 



Explanation of Plate XVIL 



]\[IMICHY AND WaKXING CoLOUUS IN COLEOl'TKUA. 



]\l iitilli)iil Coleoptera : Cleridx, Carahidce and Ciciinlelida'. Warning 

 patterns in the Carabid genus Anthia. 



All the figures are about ^% of the natural size. 



All the specinaens, not otherwise described, were captured at the 

 times mentioned, at Salisbury, Mashonaland, 5000 feet, by Guy A. K. 

 Marshall. 



Fig. 1. Mntilln purpurata $, Nov. 1898. 



2. „ tettensis $ „ „ 



3. „ cephen.'i ? „ „ 



4. „ leucopyga ? $ „ „ 



5. „ sycorax 9 n )> 



G. „ horrida ^ „ „ to Jan. 1899. 



7. Atrnctonula 7nids((ntl „ „ l\rimic of ant. 



"• )» ?> ») )» )i j> 



9. Piili/hirma aniicfma „ „ „ ,, and yet 

 Mutilloid also. 



10. Poli/hlniui ivnigma „ „ to Jan. 1899. Mimic of 



large ant, and yet Mutilloid also. 



11. Eccoptoptera cupricollia, Nov. 1898. A very perfect mimic 



of a MxiUlla. 



12. Graptoclerus sp., Nov. 1898. Mutilloid mimic. 



13. Polyhirma boucardi, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. 



14. Grap]i,ipteni.santiokanus,'i>iov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. Resembles 



tlie much larger Fig. 15, and, like it, ^Mutilloid. 



15. Piezia selonsi, Nov. 1898. 



16. Polyhirma bilunata, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. This and tlie 



last species, when running, bear a general resenddance 

 to Mutillids. 



17. Miirmecojitera marshalli^ Nov. 1898. 



18. ,, invicta „ „ 



19. „ hiluiiata „ „ This and the two 

 previous species are mimics of Figs. 15, 16, etc. 



20. Mynnecoptera pulyJiirmuides, var. mashuna, Nov. 1898 ta 



Jan. 1899. A mimic of Fig. 13. 



21. Anthia massilicatd, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. 



22. „ petersi „ „ „ „ 



23. „ thoracicii „ „ „ „ 



