22 me. c. v. a. peel and othees on [Jan. 23, 



HYDEOPHILID.E. 



Hydbophilus 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^;. 



HlSTEB MEHXONIUS Erichs. 



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

 in Senegambia, Nubia, Abyssinia, and East Africa. 



Histee gehisi Mars. 



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

 in Senegambia, Abyssinia, and East Africa. 



Sa.pei>ts semipuxctatus Fabr. 



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

 perhaps 1895 Expedition.) 



Sapetxus chalcites 111. 



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

 also in Egypt, Abyssinia, and East Africa. 



Deemestidje. 

 Debmestes yulpi>us Fabr. 

 Central or East Somaliland. Ten specimens (1897). 



SCABAB,£IDJE. 



ITybosobus illigeri Keiche. 



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

 appears to be of almost world-wide distribution. 



Ph.eocheous 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 expansls Arrow, sp. n. (Plate I. fig. 1G.) 



Breviter ovatus, modice convexus, ferrugineo-tomeatosus ; capita 

 biiuherculato ; protJtoracis latitudine quam longitudine duplo 

 majore, lateribv.s fortiter explanatis, serratis, angiitis posticis 

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

 (jentibus ; elytrorum marginibus late explanatis, biseriatim 

 tuber culiferis, dorso confluenter seHato-tubercrdato, interstitiis 



