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that region. The number of Grapliiptcriis recorded is 86, and that of 

 Piezia 15. 



Next to the GrajjMjjterides, the Anthiades are also a conspicuous 

 feature of the South African fauna. They include 8 genera and 81 

 species. Two of the genera belong to the western fauna only, but 

 the facies of a group of the genus Anthia, restricted to this western 

 part, is very different from that of some of the eastern forms. The 

 genus Polyhirma is essentially eastern, not having yet been met with 

 beyond 28° S. Lat. ; but north of that limit it occurs on both the 

 western and eastern sides, the habitat of some species being very 

 limited, while others range from Damaraland to the Victoria Falls 

 on the Zambezi, and even Mashunaland. 



The Morionides are represented by 2 genera ; one, Morio, a well- 

 known West African form ; the other, Stereostoma, originally 

 described from specimens collected in Zululand, and found also in 

 Central Western Africa. 



The Scaritides are very numerous. They are represented by 14 

 genera and 57 species. They include several species found in Africa, 

 and one blind species of the genus Beiclieia has been found near Cape 

 Town ; 6 of the genera are purely South African, and 5 of them are 

 restricted to the western area. 



The Siagonides are represented by the genus Siagona, with 3 

 species, all belonging to the eastern fauna. 



The tribe Apotomidcs is represented in South Africa by the Euro- 

 pean genus Apotomus. In this tribe I have included, not without 

 some misgivings, the South African genus Base anus, with 2 species. 



The Harpalides, numbering 17 genera and 110 species, are evenly 

 distributed ; 4 genera seem to be peculiar to South Africa. I think 

 myself justified in establishing a tribe for the genus Geobceims, on 

 account of the clothing of the under part of the tarsi. This genus is 

 represented in South Africa by 3 species. 



The FanagcEides include 6 genera and 23 species. They all belong 

 to the eastern fauna. Some species are found on shrubs, but they 

 are generally met with under stones or in damp localities. 



The Chlcenides' range is a very wide one, and this accounts 

 probably for the great number of species found in Soath Africa, i.e., 

 100 included in 8 genera. Of this number 15 species only occur in 

 both the western and eastern parts, and several Senegambian species 

 are also met with in South Africa. The genus Collistomimus has 8 

 representatives. 



The Lieinides are represented by 2 genera, each with one species. 

 Both genera Bhemhus and Badister have a very wide range, being 

 met with near Cape Town and Eikatla (Mozambique), and Cape 

 Town and Salisbury (Mashunaland) respectively. 



The Stomides have one genus as representative, i.e., SphcEvicus . 



