[Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1895. Heft I.] 261 



On some African Histeridae. 

 G. Letcis F. L. S. 



Dr. G. Kraatz has kindly sent me for examination and deter- 

 mination some species lately received from Togo, a German set- 

 tlement lying between Ashanti and Dahomey; I find that some of the 

 species are well-known as occurring on the West Coast of Africa, 

 some have lately been described from the Congo-River and others, 

 six in number, are apparently new. The following is a list of 

 the species: 



Pachycraerus Ritsemae Mars. 

 Hisfer crenulatus. 



Bismarchü. 



aschanti Seh. 

 Carcinops togoensis. 

 Paromalus exiguus Fähr? 

 Triballus corpulentus Lew. 

 Trypeticus africanus. 

 Epiechinus bipartitus Lew. 



Hololepta pinguis Seh. 

 malariae. 

 alligans Mars. 

 Piacodes senegalensis Payk. 

 Macrosternus Lafertei Mars. 

 Anaglymma afra Lew. 



congonis. 

 Apobletes foliaceus Payk. 

 angolensis Lew. 

 Platysoma castanipes Mars. 



I believe all the specimens are from the neighbourhood of 

 Bismarckburg, and I am much indebted to Dr. Kraatz for allow- 

 ing me to retain Single examples. 



Hololepta pinguis Seh. 1892. 

 This species was originally described from the Gabon; and there 

 is a Single example in this collection which appears to belong to it. 

 This example measures 8 mill. and has the outline of H. Belli Lew. 



Hololepta malariae sp. n. 



Oblong o-ovata, depressa, nigra nitida; capite haud striato; 

 prosterno lato. — Long. 7^ — 8 mill. 



Oblong oval, depressed, black and shining; the head feebly 

 impressed behind the mandibles, without Striae; the thorax smooth 

 somewhat angulate on the sides in the middle, lateral Stria fine, inter- 

 stice very narrow, anterior angle very feebly eraarginate in $ more 

 distinctly emarginate in J^, a median line before the scutellum 

 reaches the middle of the disc, surface and also that of the head 



