Species of Cavnhk]dR from South Africa. 47 



sonipwhat minor points — i. e., by the presence of the wcll- 

 (It'fiiied po3tuu'(li;iu spot on the second and third intervals, 

 which is (piite al)scnt in sex-pustulutus, and l)y the sliape of 

 tlie transverse bands, which are narrower and mncli more 

 irregular or jagged in outline. The palpi and labrum and 

 basal joints of antennae in sex-pustnhUas are darker rufo- 

 instead of Havo-testaceous. In scul])ture and outline there 

 seems to be nothing to sei)arate them. 



C. f/ratus, l'(5r., is another nearly allied species. It is a 

 little smaller and more slender than divers-us ; the punetn- 

 ration of the head is a little coarser, the prothorax less trans- 

 verse, the shoulders of elytra more squarely rounded, and the 

 colour beneath is testaceous, more or less infuscated towards 

 centre of abdomen. Peringuey has erroneously described 

 this species as black beneath. Four examples in my 

 |)ossession from Salisbury, Rhodesia, have the whole of the 

 pectus, except a narrow infuscated central line and the 

 coxae, reddish testaceous. The abdomen varies from reddish 

 testaceous to pale brownish testaceous, more or less infuscated 

 about middle line. Tlie fascia', forniing the elytral pattern 

 are narrower, the lower one tends more obliquely upwards, 

 and the apical sutural spot is wanting. 



To obviate further confusion as to the identity of C. cafei'. 

 Boh., 1 ai)[)en(l a fresh description, t:d<en from four speci- 

 mens captured by the Rev. J. A. O^Neil at Plum Tree, 

 Rhodesia, which 1 have compared witli Boheman's descrip- 

 tion and I am satisfied belong to that species. 



Cnllistomimus cajj'er, Boh. 



Length 6-6^ mm.; width 2|-2| ram. 



Head and prothorax light brick-red, the latter more or 

 less sufl'used with fuscous frontally and between eyes, finely 

 and closely punctulate, and briefly lubeseent; first three 

 joints and base of fourth joint of antennae, labrum, mandil)les, 

 palpi, and beneath testaceous to reddish testaceous. The 

 remaining joints of antennae black and terminal joints of 

 l>alpi faintly infuseate at tips. Lcgs pale testaceous, infus- 

 cate at knees and apices of tibiae. 



Prothorax transverse, truncate at apex, angles sharp, 

 declivous ; sides roundly ampliated to below middle, mode- 

 rately and obliquely narrowed to basal angle, which is sharp 

 and very slightly sinuate upwards. 



Elytra dull brownish black with a faint greenish tinge, 

 more or less suil'used with reddish about the sutures, with 

 two transverse bands, a postmediau and an apical sutural spot. 



