1896.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 191 



but the elytra are not striated and have no apical yellowish patchy 

 Length 4 mm. ; width 2 mm. 



Hah. Natal (Frere), Zululand, teste Chaud. 



Crepidogaster Damarensis. 



Head, prothorax, antennae, and legs light brown ; elytra mode- 

 rately elongated, of a deeper brown than the prothorax and head, 

 very finely shagreened, without any trace of striation and briefly 

 pubescent ; abdomen somewhat infuscate. Length 5|- mm. ; width 

 2|- mm. 



An intermediate form between G. ouicollis and C. pusillus ; the 

 elytra are less ovate than on the first-named species, and brown 

 instead of black; it is also differentiated from Cpiisillus, the colour- 

 ing of which is nearly similar, in having a well-defined median longi- 

 tudinal groove on the prothorax ; the elytra are also longer, reaching 

 to the penultimate abdominal segment, whereas in C. pusillus the 

 three last abdominal segments are uncovered. 



Hah. Damaraland. 



Crepidogaster pusillus, Per., 

 Trans. S. Afric. Phil. Soc, vol. iv., part ii., 1888, p. 76. 



Head, prothorax, antennae, and legs reddish brown ; prothorax 

 with no apparent median groove ; elytra very short, a little ampliated, 

 hardly emarginated behind, finely shagreened, without any visible 

 striation or costse, very briefly pubescent, reddish brown, although 

 of a lighter hue than the head and prothorax, and with a narrow 

 basal infuscate band ; abdomen black ; apical part of the femora 

 slightly infuscate. Length 3 mm. ; width 2 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Namaqualand) . 



Crepidogaster natalicus. 



Head, with the exception of the labrum, prothorax, and elytra 

 black ; antennae, palpi, apex of the head, and legs pale yellow ; 

 elytra ovate, very distinctly shagreened, striated, with the intervals 

 broad and convex ; abdomen infuscate. Length 9 mm. ; width 

 4 mm. 



The sculpture and shape of the head and prothorax' are like C. 

 insignis ; the elytra . are more ovate, and the intervals between the 

 striae are more convex and better defined. It is the only South 

 African species of the genus having a black head and prothorax. 



Hah. Natal (Frere). 



Crepidogaster gaffer. 

 Head, prothorax, antennae, and legs varying between pale and 

 brick-red ; elytra elongated, shagreened, briefly pubescent, black, 



