180 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



central part of the pectus slightly reddish. Length 11-14 mm, ; 

 width 4^-6 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Worcester, Ceres). 



Brachinus longulus, Chaud., 

 Monogr. Brach., Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1876, p. 72. 



Head, antennae, legs, and prothorax brick-red ; elytra elongated, but 

 not as much as in B. obtiisus, gradually ampliated from the shoulder 

 to the apex, covered with a short greyish pubescence, costate, with 

 the costae moderately raised, black, with the apical margin very 

 slightly yellowish. 



Closely allied to the preceding species, from which it differs mainly 

 by the colour of the prothorax. Length 11-12 mm. ; width 4J-5 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Caledon, Eiversdale). 



Brachinus fuscipennis, E)ej., 

 Spec. Col., i., 1825, p. 318. 



Head, prothorax, and legs deep red ; the apical part of the third 

 and fourth joints of the antennae, and the apical part of the tibiae, 

 black or infuscate ; elytra black, moderately shining, very faintly 

 pubescent, with the costas raised, and the intervals very obsoletely 

 aciculate ; under side black ; central part of the pectus with a 

 triangular reddish patch. Length 6-10 mm. ; width 4-|- mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Worcester, Ceres). 



Brachinus subcostatus, Dej., 

 Spec. Col., i., 1825, p. 315. 



Head, prothorax, antennae, and legs red ; elytra dark green, 

 moderately shining, costate with the intervals punctulate, the 

 apical margin very finely marginated with yellow ; pectus and 

 central part of the three basal abdominal segments reddish. Length 

 8-9 mm. ; width 4-4|- mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Worcester, Stellenbosch, Ceres), 

 Damaraland (Walfish Bay). 



Brachinus Promontorii, P^r., 

 Trans. S. Afric. Phil. Soc, vol. iv., 1888, p. 74. 



Head, antennae, prothorax, and legs red or deep red; elytra costate, 

 the costae carinate and the intervals very slightly pubescent, black, 

 shining, and with a marginal reddish band beginning at the humeral 

 angle, rounding the posterior part and ascending the suture to about 

 one-third of its length ; sides of the pectus and abdomen infuscate. 

 Length 9-11 mm. ; width 4-5|- mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Ceres). 



