The Bionomics of South African Insects. 517 



nus apicalis, which Mr. Marsliall has not yet taken ui 

 Mashonaland.— E. B. R] 



OoLEtirXERA 



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



' CopridiV Aphodius liolubi (fig. 18). 



/l.ycus (Merolycus) rostratus (figs. 1, 2). 

 Lycus (Acautholyciis) coustviutus (fig. 3). 

 Lycos aiiipliatus (figs. 4, 5). 

 „ , , , JLyeus (Lopholyciis) zonatus (fig. 6). 

 MalarodrrnMtaijf^^^^ (Lopholycus) liaagi (figs. 7, 8). 



Lycus (Chlaniidolycus) subtrabeatus 



(figs. 9, 10). 

 ^Lycocerus miniicus (figs. 11, 12). 

 Frionocerus dimidiatus (fig. 13). 

 rPoecilomorpha fasciaticollis (fig^ 14) ; 



Diacantha conifera (figs. 16, 17). 

 ( Peploptera zaiiibesiana (fig. 15). 



Eutiapcla sp. (fig. 19). 

 fElctica rufa (figs. 20, 21) ; Mylabris 

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

 ?Aiiiphidesmus aualis (fig. 25) ; Phila- 



gathes laitus (figs. 26, 27). 

 \ Nitocris sp. (fig. 28) ; N. siinilia (fig. 



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

 \Blepisanis haioldi (fig. 24). 

 fPhanomeris sp. (figs. 44, 45) ; Iphiaii- 

 ) lax bicolor (fig. 46) ; Bracon luctuo- 

 1 sus (fig. 47) ; Bracou Huctuo.sus (fig. 

 I 48). 



fPonipiliis mornsus (fig. 36) ; P. capensis 

 -' (fig. 37) ; P. diveisus (fig. 38) ; P. 

 ( viiidex (fig. 39). 

 Oeiceiis orieutalis, var. (fig. 40). 

 Notogoiiia crcesus (fig. 41). 

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



I (fig- 43). 



Seriuetha uiutilata (fig. 33). 

 /Lygffius furcatus (fig. 34) ; Oucopeltus 

 I fanielicus, vav. jucundus (fig. 35). 

 ( Vitumims miuiatus (fig. 32) ; V. ciii- 

 \ iiabavinus (fig. 31). 



Ilema elegaiis (fig. 50). 

 jNeumsymploca ochreipenuis (fig. 52) ; 

 L Zyga'.nid (geiuis ?) (fig. 51). 



Xiplioeerus cruciger (fig. 49). 



MelyridiV 



PhytopluKja 



La'jriidai 

 Canthariditi 



Lowjicornia 



Braconidai 



Hymexopte];.\ ' Pompilidiv 



CrabTonidfc 

 Larridee 



Eumenidee, 



P ijrrhoco ridcV 



Lgijciiidai 



j Itt'duviidm 

 j ArdildiV. 

 LEi'iDOi-rEiiA ^ zygmnidx 



DirXEiiA AsUidiV 



IIemii'TERA 



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

 doubtedly constitute the dominant factor towards which 

 tlie other insects have converged with more or less exact- 

 ness. The members of this genus are very numerous 

 tiu-oughout S.E. Africa both in species and in individuals. 

 They^are most conspicuous insects, and" the majority ot 

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



