126 Mr. G. J. Arrow on the 



Peripopillia hasalisy Blanch. 



This has evidently a wide range, having been previously 

 recorded from Natal and from Zanzibar. 



PopilUa hipunctata^ F. 



Mr. Distant collected a series of this common insect showing 

 all stages from the typical form to the variety Itmbata, described 

 by Boheman as another species. 



NannopopilUa majors sp. n. 



Subparallela, nigro-senea, dense griseo-vestita ; prothorace cum 

 pedibus viridi-seneis, elytris nigris, dimidio anteriore testaceo 

 sutura callisque humeralibus exceptis ; clypeo subquadrato cum 

 fronte granulate ; prothorace undique fortiter punctato, medio 

 obsolete sulcato, angulis anticis fere rectis ; scutello grosse 

 irregulariter punctato; elytris profunde punctato-sulcatis ; pygidio 

 punctato-rugoso, basis lateribus longe albo-hirtis. 



Long. 9| mm. 



Hah. Pretoria. A single male specimen. 



The genus NayinopopUUa has been formed by Herr Kolbe 

 for PopilUa minuscula, Harold, to which this species has 

 evidently a very close relationship. It is larger, however, 

 and the prothorax^ although coarsely punctured, is not clothed 

 with hairs except at the sides. There are long hairs upon 

 the ventral part of the pygidium, which are probably peculiar 

 to the male sex. As in the typical species, the larger claw 

 of the middle as well as the front tarsus is cleft, whereas iu 

 the true FopilUa this is always undivided in the male. 



Phcenomeris Beschhei^ Mannerh. 



This beautiful insect is common throughout a large part of 

 South and East Africa. 



Adoretus hirfellus, Lap. 



This appears to be the most abundant of the numerous 

 African species of Adoretus. In the Munich Catalogue it is 

 identified with several Aiiican and Oriental species under the 

 common name of ^. umhrosus, Fabr., which Burmeister lias 

 pronounced to be the correct name of the present insect; but 

 from Fabricius's description I can only regard this as very 

 doubtful. A. cinerarhis, Burm., is a synonym of hirtelluSy 

 and also A. punctipennis, Fahr., the insect being found over 

 a large part of Airica ; but there seems to me to be little 

 reason to suppose that it occurs beyond that continent, or 

 that any Oriental species ranges so far. 



