the S. African Species of Attalus. Bal 
wanting such structures: dA¢talus is of world-wide distribu- 
tion, but seems to be poorly represented in Cape Colony ; 
EKucerapheles may be said to replace Anthocomus *, and 
Notomalachius to represent Malachius, in S. Africa. The 
description of a new Hedybius recently captured by 
Mr. Gedye at Nairobi is also added. 
ATTALUS. 
Attalus, Erichson, Entomographien, p. 89 (1840); Abeille de Perrin, 
Ann. Soe. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 400 (1891); Champion, Trans. Ent. Soc. 
Lond, 1914, p. 41. 
A few S. African forms, mostly of small size, are referred 
to Attalus. They agree in having the anterior portion of 
head and the apices of the elytra simple in the two sexes, 
and the second anterior tarsal joint of the ¢ raised or pro- 
duced at the tip above ; one species, A. bituberculatus, has 
two small tubercles between the eyes in the same sex. The 
antenne, which are greatly elongated in A. oneili, Pic, 3, 
are more or less serrate, dentate, or pectinate. Attalus 
ridens and ornatipennis, Gorh., have been transferred by me 
to Hbeus; and A. albofasciatus and A. lugens, Gorh., and 
A. marginipennis, Ab., to the Dasytid-genus Pagurodactylus. 
1. Attalus brevithorax. 
2. Attalus brevithorax, Pic, L’Echange, xix. p. 152 (1903). 
Hab. 8. Arnica, Dunbrody. 
This insect is described as a large, broad, robust form 
(length 4 mm.), with a dull blackish head and prothorax 
(the reddish basal border excepted), shining cupreous, 
rather uneven elytra, and black antennze (joints 1-3 in part 
excepted) and legs. A ? from Willowmore (Dr. Brauns), 
lent me by Dr. Peringuey, seems to be a variety of the same 
species with the red basal margin of the prothorax broader 
and extending forward along the sides to the anterior angles ; 
the elytra brassy-cupreous, and closely, minutely punctate ; 
the antenne rather stout, long, with joints 5-10 triangular. 
* Boheman, Gorham, and Pic have included various 8. African insects 
under Anthocomus, Er., but they are not really congeneric with the type 
of that genus, Malachius sanguinolentus, F.: A. disyunctus and A. coro- 
natus, Bob., have been referred by me to Pagurodactylus, Gorh., group 
Dasytine ; A. ramtcornis, Boh., A. apricus, Gorh., and A. marti and 
dunbrodensis, Pic, to Ebeus ; and .A, coriaceus, Gorh., to Dasytes, 
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