412 Transactions South African Philosophical Society, [vol. xii. 



Aphodius (Oxyomus) badius, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffrar., ii., p. 357. 

 A. cvanesceiis, Boh., loc. cit. 358. 



This species closely resembles A, sulcipcnnis, but is darker, and the 

 prothorax is infuscate, but the sides are ferruginous red ; the shape 

 of the head and clypeus and also the sculpture are identical, but it 

 is smaller, the intervals of the elytra are not quite so sharply carinate, 

 and the striae are not so deeply punctate. 



Length 3-3^ mm. ; width li mm. 



Hah. The whole of the Cape Colony, Natal (Durban, Estcourt, 

 Frere), Transvaal (Boksburg, Johannesburg). 



The co-type of A. evanescens is identical with A. badius, but the 

 elytra are paler or more yellowish. 



Aphodius (Oxyomus) jucundulus, n. spec. 



Allied to A. hadius, but with a more slender facies owing to the 

 elytra being a little more acuminate behind ; the shape of the head 

 and prothorax is the same, and so is the punctuation, but the costae 

 on the elytra are still more sharply carinate and have a distinct row 

 of punctures on each side, and the geminate striae are more deeply 

 punctate, the colour is piceous, and dark ferruginous red on the 

 sides of the prothorax and on the under side. 



Length 3J mm. ; width 1^ mm. 



Hah. Natal (Durban). 



Aphodius (? Oxyomus) pygm^us, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffrar., ii., p. 357. 



This species is very closely allied to A. badius ; it is pale testa- 

 ceous, similarly punctured, but the intervals of the elytra are not 

 quite so sharply carinate. 



Length 3 mm. ; width Ih mm. 



Hah. Natal (Frere). 



. Aphodius (Oxyomus) sulcipennis, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., ii., p. 363. 



Ferruginous red, or light ferruginous, shining, glabrous ; antennae 

 sub-fiavescent ; smaller than the preceding species but with the 

 same shape ; the punctures on the head and prothorax are finer ; 



