1900.] Catalogue of tlia Colcoptera of South Africa. 387 



Aphodius gracilis, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffrar., ii., p. 343. 



Brick-red, glabrous, shining ; head finely aciculate, triangularly 

 impressed at the apex of the clypeus which is attenuate laterally, 

 .and broadly emarginate in the anterior part with the genae ampliate, 

 sub-triangular and with the basal part not projecting beyond the eye, 

 there is a distinct, transverse impressed line between the eyes, and 

 a very slight elevation in front of it ; prothorax little convex, mar- 

 ginate laterally only where it is sub-parallel, very slightly bi-sinuate 

 along the base, punctulate laterally, but not close to the base, and 

 impunctate in the centre ; scutellum somewhat short, impunctate ; 

 elytra elongate, oblong, intervals plane, impunctate, striae finely and 

 moderately deeply punctate, seventh stria reaching only the median 

 part of the humeral callus, eighth and ninth of equal length, 

 obliterated at some distance from the base, ninth not united with 

 iihe marginal one ; abdomen punctulate, briefly pubescent, meta- 

 sternum not impressed, but with a very distinct median impressed 

 line ; anterior tibiae slender, emarginate inwardly from a third of the 

 length to the apex, apical spur short, slightly curved outwardly, the 

 three outer teeth are short, nearly straight, and the outer edge of 

 the tibiae from the basal tooth to the articulation is fringed with long, 

 fulvous hairs. 



Length 5 mm. ; width 2 mm. 



The type, which is the only example I have seen, is probably a 

 male. It is a very distinct species easily recognisable, owing to the 

 inner emargination of the fore tibiae, which are thus narrower for 

 two-thirds of the length than towards the basal part. 



Hah. Limpopo Kiver, teste Boheman. 



Aphodius lucidulus, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffrar., ii., p. 340. 



Testaceous red, shining, glabrous ; head slightly aciculate laterally 

 and along the base, but almost smooth, clypeus broadly but slightly 

 emarginate in the centre, diagonal laterally, genae ampliate, mode- 

 rately rounded, but not angular at the base above the eyes, the 

 anterior part of the clypeus is a little impressed, and there is in the 

 centre a slight projection, and between the eyes a transverse 

 impressed line ; prothorax nearly parallel laterally, moderately 

 convex, not very distinctly marginate along the base which is 

 hardly sinuate on each side of the median part, it is moderately 

 closely punctate along the sides, but bears only a few scattered 



