5C4 JSxjjlanation of Plates. 



Explanation of Plate XVII. 



Mimicry and Warning Colours in Coleoptera. 



Mutilloid Coleoptera : Cleridge, Carabidee and Cklmlelklee. Warning 

 patterns in the Carabid genns Anthia. 



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



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

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

 Marshall. 



large ant, and yet Mutilloid also. 



11. Eccuptoptem cupricollis, Nov. 1898. A very perfect mimic 



of a Mutilla. 



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



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



14. GraphiptemsantiokmmSj'Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. Eesembles 



the much larger Fig. 15, and, like it, Mutilloid. 



15. Piezia selousi, Nov. 1898. 



16. Polyhirma bihmata, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. This and the 



last species, when running, bear a general resemblance 

 to Mutillids. 



17. Myrmecoptera marslialli, Nov. 1898. 



18. „ invicta „ „ 



19. „ bilunata „ „ This and the two 

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



20. Myrmecoptera polyhirmoides, var. mashuna, Nov. 1898 tc^ 



Jan. 1899. A mimic of Fig. 13. 



21. Anthia mas)iilicat<t, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. 



22. „ petersi „ „ „ „ 



23. ,, titoracica ,, ,, ,, ,, 



