Soiit/i African Specu's of Uy\H)\\l\ius. IWIO 



parallel, briclly rounded to and a little sinuate before apex, 

 depressed above, covered with a longisli yellow pubescence, 

 striie well defined but not dee[), intervals plane, densely and 

 finely jjunctulate, si'iiate punctures faintly indicated on 

 third, tilth, and si)nictinu!s on seventh intervals. 



Underside subopaque, more or less aciculate-punctate, 

 abdomen very sparsely pubesceut. 



Nearly allied to H. punclulatus, Boh., but more depressed 

 and much more slender. The [n-othorax more contracted to 

 base. 



Hab. Salisbury, S. Rhodesia. Three females received 

 from the Kev. J. A. O'Neil. Male at present uukuown to 

 me. 



I have a single example (fi-male) of a distinct species, near 

 to jjuncticullis, Boh., and tenuissimus, mihi, from Salisbury, 

 S. Rhodesia, Rev. J. A. O'Neil. In contour it is nearest 

 to the former, though smaller (7i by 3^ mm.) and a little 

 more ovate. The puucturatiou of prothorax is closer and 

 nearly as coarse as that of " tenuissimus^ The colour is 

 deep chestnut (elytra darkest), with an ajneous sheen and 

 covered with a yellowish pubej^cence. 



Hypolithus audens, Per., and H. cruentulus, Per. 



The description of H. crueniulus, Per. {vide Ann. S. Afr. 

 Mas. vol. V. p. 277), from Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, agrees 

 fairly well with the same author's description of H. audens, 

 Per. {vide Trans. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. vol. ix. p. 348), collected 

 by me on the Natal Coast, and I have every reason to 

 believe they are one and the same species. I have received 

 from Salisbury many specimens of what undoubtedly are 

 H. audens, Per., which do not even show any local variation 

 from those taken in Natal. 



Dr. Peringuey describes the pectus of "audens'' as piceous 

 and the underside of "crueniulus'^ as black. Neither of 

 these descri|)tions is quite correct for the specimens, be 

 they from Natal or Rhodesia, that have passed through my 

 hands. Some are flarker than others, but all may be 

 described as dull reddish beneath, more or less clouded with 

 fuscous between the abdominal segments. AVith the excep- 

 tion of one from Natal and two from Rhodesia, all iny 

 specimens liave on either side of the middle line of the pro- 

 thorax a longitudinal infuscated vitta and in one very dark 

 specimen these bamls arc suttieiently widened to nearly 

 coalesce, and the dorsal area of the elytra has a distinct 

 irreenish a-ncous sheen. 



