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Hydbophilidje. 



Hydeophilus senegalensis Perch. 



East Central Somaliland, Sinnadogha in the Haweea Country. 

 One example, in water-tank, Sept. 8, 1897. This species is 

 widely distributed throughout Africa. 



Histebid-s:. 

 Histee memncmuus Erichs. 



Central or East Somaliland. One example (1897). Occurs also 

 in Senegambia, Nubia, Abyssinia, and East Africa. 



Histee gehini Mars. 



Central or East Sonialiland. One example (1897). Found also 

 in Senegambia, Abyssinia, and East Africa. 



Sapeinus semipunctatps Fabr. 



Central or East Somaliland. Six specimens (1897). (One 

 perhaps 1895 Expedition.) 



SAPBrNTJS CHALCITES 111. 



Central or East Somaliland. Four specimens (1897). Occurs 

 also in Egypt, Abyssinia, and East Africa. 



Deemestid^;. 

 Deemestes vulplnus Fabr. 

 Central or East Somaliland. Ten specimens (1897). 



SCAEAB^ID^E. 



Htbosoeus illigeei Eeiche. 



Somaliland. Three specimens (1895 or 1897). This insect 

 appears to be of almost world-wide distribution. 



PhjEocheous beccaeii Har. Coleopt. Hefte, viii. p. 26. 



Somaliland. Four specimens (1895 or 1897), apparently 

 belonging to this species, which was described from N. Abyssinia. 



Teox squalidus Oliv. 



Somaliland (1895 or 1897). Two specimens were found of this 

 insect, which is distributed generally throughout Africa. 



Teox expansus Arrow, sp. n. (Plate I. fig. 16.) 



Breviter ovatus, modice convexus, ferrugineo-tomentosus ; capite 

 biiuberculato ; prothoracis latiludine quam longitudine duplo 

 majore, lateribus fortiter explanatis, serratis, angulis posticis 

 fere rectis, disco quadri-carinato, carinis post medium conver- 

 yentibus ; elytrorum marginibus late explanatis, biseriatitn 

 tuber culiferis, dorso conjiuenter seriato-tuberculato, interstitiis 



