Coleopiera from South Africa. 359 
yellow for abont four joints at the base; palpi black; thorax 
compressed laterally, nodiform, much constricted and de- 
pressed at the base, the basal portion white; elytra inflated, 
very deeply and rather coarsely impressed, with elongate 
punctures, and with very widely scattered but long upright 
hairs. Legs long, tarsi all five-jointed, the hinder tarsi 
especially long. 
I have placed this species provisionally as a Chalicorus 
because it is clearly allied to and congeneric with Chalicorus 
collaris, Boheman; but I have not yet seen any species 
agreeing with the insect described by Erichson as C. vinulus, 
which appears to have the elytra not inflated, and therefore 
I think it doubtful if Boheman’s species are to be associated 
with it. 
This very curious little species is almost as perfect an ant- 
mimic as the Ceylonese Myrmecospectra. It has altogether 
the facies of a small ant. The illusion is heightened when 
the insect is viewed laterally, the pale portion of the thorax 
then appearing to be a node. 
Three specimens were sent me by Mr. Marshall, of which 
I cannot state the sex. 
Hapalochrus mashunus, sp. n. 
Niger, superne obscure cyaneus, parum nitidus, cinereo-pubescens ; 
capite parcius punctato, nitido; antennis nigris, paullo serratis ; 
prothorace nitido, ad latera obsolete punctato, ante basin trans- 
versim impresso; elytris creberrime coriaceo-punctatis, corpore 
infra cum pedibus nigro. 
Long. vix 5 millim. ¢ 9. 
Mas, tiblis anticis apicem versus excisis, intermediis valde incras- 
satis, infra medium profunde excisis. 
Hab. Mashonaland, Salisbury (Marshall). 
This Hapalochrus is at once distinguished from any 
described species by the size, colour, and black antenne and 
legs. Very similar species (undescribed) are in my collection 
from Mozambique and Zanzibar, but differ in not being 
clothed, as this is, with pubescence, and in the punctuation. 
The antenne are simply serrate and are nearly alike in both 
S€Xes. 
‘Three specimens, two of them males, were obtained by 
Mr. Marshall by sweeping in December 1898. 
Hlapalochrus erosus, sp. 0. 
Niger, superne eneus vel cupreo-micans, parcius pubescens ; elytris 
cupreis vel zneo-viridibus ; capite crebre. prothorace ad basin et 
