The Bionomics of South African Insects. 391 



Group. 

 Heteromera. 



Phytophaga. 



LOXGICORNIA. 



Species. 



Psammodes scabrcUus. 

 Anovialipiis plcbcius 



(once refused after 



smelling). 

 Mkrantercuscaritmtus. 



Peploptcra anchoralis 

 (rejected at first). 



Pcplo}->tcra zamhcsiana. 

 Tragisclioschcma wahl- 



bcrgi. 

 Blcpisanis haroldi. 



Size and Appearance. 



Large ; cryptic. 

 Large ; black, often earthy, 

 and probably allocryptic. 



Medium ; probably eartliy and 

 allocryptic female, shining 

 black male. 



Medium ; yellow with black 

 spots and bands {Clytliri- 

 dii). 



Similar to above. 



Smallish ; black with con- 

 spicuous orange markings. 



Small ; Lycoid. 



B. — Colcoi)tcra rejected by Baboons. 



Diacanfha conifera. 

 Plagiodcra tho7'acica. 



CeTONIIDxE. 



Scarab^id^. 



Chjthra vmlilhcrgi. 

 Cllntcria infuscala. 



Pachnoda JlavivcnLris. 

 ,, rufa. 



Protmtia amakosa 



(sometimes eaten). 



Oxythyrea dysenterica 

 (sometimes eaten). 



Coelorrhina loricata. 



Onitis innuus. 



Size and Appearance. 



Warning coloration charac- 

 teristic of African Lycidce. 



Lycoid coloration. 



Characteristic Cantharid and 

 Lycoid (e. g. M. iHiUiata, 

 etc.) coloration, orange and 

 black. 



Characteristic Coccincllid col- 

 oration. 

 ]\Iediuni ; nearly black with 

 narrow yellow band at apex, 

 and at base of elytra. 

 Lycoid coloration. 

 Largish ; red-brown thorax, 

 ii-idescent blue or green 

 elytra. 

 Medium ; Cantharid type, 



orange and black. 

 Medium ; brown elytra, some- 

 times black, orange thorax 

 with two black spots. 

 Large ; greenish- black with 



orange markings. 

 Large ; thorax green, greenish- 

 orange elytra. 

 Smallish ; black with many 



small white spots. 

 Smallish ; shining green or 



blue elytra and red thorax. 

 Largish ; green thorax and 

 scutellum, yellow elytra 

 with 4 black spots ; brick- 

 red head and legs. 

 Largish': iridescent dark- 



