1896.] of the ColeojHera of SoictJi Africa. 183 



behind in the form of a bhmt crescent ; under side pale yellow. 

 Length 8 mm. ; lat. Sf mm. 



I have seen one example from Delagoa Bay (Eikatla) in which the 

 circa- scutellary region of the elytra is reddish. 



Hab. Natal (D' Urban), Mozambique (Eikatla). 



Brachinus Eikatla. 



Head, prothorax, and legs yellowish red ; antennae with the three 

 basal joints yellowish, the others deeply infuscate ; elytra briefly 

 pubescent, slightly costate with the costse rounded, black, narrowly 

 marginated with yellowish red, and having on each side a long patch 

 of the same colour extending outwardly from the base to about one- 

 third of the length of the fourth dorsal costa, produced diagonally 

 to the second dorsal costa in the median part, and enclosing an 

 elongated humeral black patch (part of the background) and tv/o 

 diagonal coalescing patches covering a little above the apex the space 

 between the second and fourth costse, the second patch extends 

 from the fourth costa to the outer edge of the apex, and the suture is 

 edged with a red line running from the apex to about one-fifth of the 

 length ; abdomen infuscated. Length 4-5|- mm. ; width 2-2J mm. 



This pretty little species has been captured near the Eikatla 

 marsh (Mozambique) by the Eev. H. Junod. 



Brachinus inconditus. 



Head, prothorax, and legs dark red ; antennae black, with the three 

 basal joints reddish ; elytra elongated, costate, black, very pubes- 

 cent, each one with a very narrow reddish margin broader round 

 the apex, an anterior lateral band extending from the fourth interval 

 to the outer margin, with which it joins, but does not reach the base, 

 and an ovate, discoidal, subpostical band ; under side pale red ; 

 abdomen black. Length 11 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



Allied to B. quadrinotatus , but larger; the head, thorax, and legs 

 are darker red, the pubescence on the elytra is denser, and the 

 coloured patches very indistinct. 



Hah. Cape Colony (? Kimberley). 



May prove to be a large example of B. quadrinotattcs. 



Brachinus axillaris, Chaud., 



Monogr. Brach., Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1876, p. 64. 



B. instabilis, P^r., Trans. S. Afric. Phil. Soc, 1888, p. 74. 



Head, prothorax, and legs reddish ; elytra elongated, costate, very 

 pubescent, finely marginated with dusky red, and having on each 

 side a lateral, anterior, reddish patch slightly connected with the 

 outer margin but not reaching the base, and sometimes, although 



