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MR. G. A. K. MARSHALL OX TMK 



[Mar. 20, 



defined is restricted to the extra-tropical portions of South-east 

 Africa, including the Ti-ansvaal, Zululand, Natal, Oi-ange River 

 Colony and Cape Colony east of about 25° E. Long. The following 

 table will give an idea of the relative distribution of the species 

 as at present known : — 



Species. | 



Cape. 



Natal. Zululand. Transvaal. 



O.R.C. 



granosns 



* 



* 



* 

 * 

 * 

 * 







# 



* 

 * 



* 



* 



* 







* 



* 



* 



* 



li 



* 



cultvatus 



ciuereus 



* 

 * 

 * 



* 

 * 



* 

 ■* 



* 



* 

 * 

 * 



1 * 



i 



obesus 



dealbatus 



cogiiatus 



opalinus 



impressicollis 



hrevicollis 



# 



* 



bistrigicoUis 



* 





oneili 



granipennis 



planipeiiiiis 



lateralis 



teiiuiconiis 



latipeiinis 



aciculatifrons 



barkeri 



scapularis 



gi'iseus 



pullus 



poUiiiosus 



marginatus 



spatulatus 



p^ringueyi 



viduus 



i * 



* 



1 * 



pondo 



tottus 



muricatus 



angustus 



paiizaiius . . 



scb< mlandi 



viridis 



nanus 





* 



pvasinus 





* 



vittatus 



arrowi 



lionii 



walilbergi 



squamulosus 







Totals . 



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The predominance of N^atal in point of species is doubtless due 

 to the fact that the Colony has been much better worked, as a 

 whole, than the other ai-eas. When the fauna of the Transkei 

 and Pondoland is better known, it will probably be found that the 

 genus attains its greatest development in Cape Colony. Similarly 

 Zululand and the Transvaal will certainly yield many additional 

 forms. Owing to the large tracts of treeless country in the 

 Orange River Colony the genus is not likely to be well represented 

 there ; and although Di-. H. Brauns has kindly sent me a number 



