196 A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



MALACODERMATA. 

 Fam. LYCID^E. 



These singular beetles are found in considerable profusion 

 in the few small wooded spots to be met with around Pretoria. 

 They are often seen in great quantity on the leaves of shrubby 

 trees, and by their sluggish habits and bright coloration seem 

 to fear few enemies, an idea accentuated by the fact that they 

 are sometimes mimicked by other beetles, such as the Longicorn 

 Amphidesmus analis. 



I was able to secure twelve species of the genus Lycus, and 

 in their identification have had much valuable assistance from 

 Mons. Bourgeois, of Alsace, who has specially studied the 

 Malacodermata, and has here described a new species. 

 Lycus dilatatus, Dej. Pretoria. 



Lycus subtrabeatus , Bourg. Pretoria and Durban, Natal. 



Lycus bremei, Guer. Durban, Natal. 



Lycus rostratus, Linn. Pretoria. 



Lycus ceoluSj Murray. Pretoria. 



Lycus constrictuSj Boh. Pretoria. 



Lycus pyriformis, Murray. Pretoria. 



Lycus ampliatus, Fahr. Pretoria. 



Lycus zonatus, Fahr. Pretoria, Zoutpansberg, and 



Durban, Natal. 



Lycus integripennis, Bourg. Pretoria. 



Lycus distanti, sp. n. Pretoria. 



Lycus kolbei, Bourg. Pretoria. 



Description. 



Lycus distantly sp. n. (Tab. I. fig. 3.) 

 Lycus (Chlamydolycus) distanti, Bourg. 



<3 . A L. elevato, Guer. -Men., cujus vicinus, rostro paullo 

 breviore, elytrorum expansione latiore, magis rotundata, 

 elytris ipsis apicem versus magis attenuatis costisque primis 

 et secundis elevatis, bene distinctis prsecipue differt. 



Subcordatus, glaber, nitidiusculus, supra ochraceus, thoracis 

 disco plaga triangulari apicem haud attingente, elytrorum 

 regione scutellari trienteque apicali nigris; subtus niger, 

 nitidior, trochanteribus femorumque stirpe sicut et abdomine 



