1900.] INSECTS AND ABACHNLDS FROM SOMALILAND. 21 



white; the fringe white. Secondaries yellowish white. Expanse 

 1| inches. 



Hub. West Soinaliland (1895). One example. Type in Hope 

 Collection, Oxford. 



Limacodidje. 



Paeasa fulyicoepus Hrapsn. 



N. Central Soinaliland, Odeweiu, June 21-23, 1897. In dry 

 river-bed. One example. 



AfiBELA QUADEINOTATA Wlk. 



X. Central Somaliland, Odeweiu, June 21-23, 1897. In dry 

 river-bed. One example. 



5. COLEOPTERA. 

 By C. J. G-ahan, M.A., and Gilbebi 1 J. Abbow. 



With the exceptiou of three species of Curculionidce and two or 

 three other species belonging to genera at persent undetermined, 

 all the species of Coleoptera of which examples were collected by 

 Mr. C. V. A. Peel in Somaliland are enumerated in the following 

 list. Mr. Arrow has contributed that portion which deals with the 

 Lamellicorn beetles and has assisted also in the determination of 

 some of the species belonging to other groups. Mrs. M. K. Thomas 

 has been good enough to determine the species of Mylabria and 

 to describe one new form belonging to that genus. One or two 

 species have been described from African specimens other than 

 those collected by Mr. Peel. Full reference to the history of such 

 specimens will be found in the descriptions. [C. J. Gahan.] 



Cababid-e. 

 Calosoma bugosum De Geer. 



Central or East Somaliland. One example. June 5 to Oct. 29, 

 L897. A widely distributed species, being found in Smith and 

 East Africa, Abyssinia, Nubia, and in the island of Socotra. 



Antiiia rXEOX Thorns. 



N.W. Soinaliland, (Jaladi in the Mijertaiu Country. One 

 example, Oct. 4, 1897. Occurs also in Abyssinia. 



I'oi.viiikm I OALL1 uni ( 'astdn., \ar. 



N.W. Somaliland. duladi, Oct. i, L807. One example. The 

 sutural ritta behind the Bcutellum is longer, and the elytra some' 

 what leei itrongfy punctured than in normal example! From 

 Abyssinia. Type of rarietv in British Museum. 



( "ill, l.Ml 3 ip. 



Central or Bail Somaliland. One example (1*97). 



