190 A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



My friend Mr. George Lewis, who has made the Histeridae 

 his special study, has identified the specimens here enumerated. 



Hister coffer, Erichs. Pretoria. 



Hister fossor, Erichs. Pretoria. 



Hister hottentotta, Erichs. Pretoria. 



Hister ovatula, Mars. Pretoria. 



Saprinus gabonensis, Mars. Pretoria. 



Saprinus natalensis, Fabr. Pretoria. 



Fam. DERMESTIDJE. 



The universally distributed Dermestes vulymus was found in 

 great abundance at Pretoria. 



Dermestes vulpinus, Fabr. Pretoria. 



JEthriostoma gloriosa, Fabr. Pretoria. 



Attagenus, sp. ? Zoutpansberg. 



SCARABS ID ,E. 

 Fam. COPUID^E. 



The habits of the Copridse are so uniform in character that 

 little can be added to what has already been written on the 

 subject. They are mostly strong fliers, perhaps in length of 

 flight unequalled by any other Trans vaalian Coleoptera, and 

 this particularly applies to the genera Scarabaus, Sebasteos, and 

 Gymnopleurus. The giant Heliocopris is scarce and fond of 

 elevated situations. The commonest species is Oniticellus 

 militaris, which may be found in almost every deposit of dung. 



For the correct identification of several species I am much in- 

 debted to the assistance of Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, of the British 

 Museum ; and I should not have ventured to describe the new 

 species of Bolboceras, but for the help of my friend Mr. H. W. 

 Bates. 



Scarabaeus convexus, Hausm. Pretoria. 



Scarabceus savlgnyi, McLeay. Pretoria. 



Scarabceus nigrcaneus, Boh. Pretoria. 



Scarabaeus hottentottus, McLeay. Pretoria. 



Scarabaus bohemani, Harold. Pretoria. 



