Species of Carabidre from South Africa. 39 



the protliorax in this species is as marked as that referred to 

 in C. effu(/iens, and the shape of the palpi is uot even 

 mentioned. 



Hal). Krantzkloof (rnale^ ; Durban (female) — taken by 

 II. W. Bell-Mai ley. 



Chlanius ( Vertagus) fenestratus, Chd. 



This species has been placed by Dr. Perinn;uey in 

 synonomy (as a variety) with ('hUenius hoheman'i, with which, 

 if my examples o{ C. fenestratus have been rightly deter- 

 mined *j it has no close affinity. 



Alany of the differences which I have pointed out bet^veen 

 C. bohemani and C. durbanensis, m., recur as between 

 C. bohemani and C. fenestratus, chief of which is the 

 ilissimilarity in their respective palpi. 



Comparing females (fenestratus, 3) with females {bohemani, 

 2) — for unfortunately I have no male examples of fene^ 

 stratus before me — the following discrepancies occur : — 



C. bohemani. C. {Vertagus) fenedratus. 



Palpi. — Labiiils moderately dilate, Broadly securiform, diagonally 



squarely truncated. truncated. 



Miixillaries very sliuhtly Dilated, diagonally truncated, 

 dilate, squarely tiun- 

 cated. 



Head. — IJobiist, nearly as broad Slender, decidedly longer than 

 as long, densely punc- wide, very fiut*ly plicate-punc- 

 tate over whole surface. tate, vertex nearly smooth. 



Prothora.r. — As wide at apex as Narrower at apex than at base, 



at base, coarsely sub- cloiely, simply punctate, 

 conduently punctate. 



Elytra. — Subparallel in both Females a little anipliated to 



sexes, supra-apical spot beyond middle, spot ovate 



sinuate, diagonal. covering intervals 4-7. 



Underside. — Sternal parts ru- Irregularly shallowly punctate, 



gosely coarsely punc- very shiny and iridescent, 

 tate, abdomen shiny 

 black. 



"When, added to the above, the differences in the coloration 

 of the legs and autcuntC are taken into account, it is difficult 

 to conceive on what grounds Dr. Peringuey should have 

 lumped them together — the more so, as both being the 

 creations of one author (Chaudoir), he must have had the 

 types of the one to compai-e with the other, and. doubtless 



* An example has been, since writing the above, compared with 

 examples so labelled in the British Museiun Collection, and teste II. E. 

 Andrewes they are identical. 



