1896.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 433 



punctured ; prothorax a little attenuated in the anterior part, and 

 very slightly in the posterior the angles of which are not acute, 

 nearly plane on the disk, but broadly depressed on each side of the 

 base, longitudinal groove distinct in the median part only, closely but 

 distinctly aciculate all over, piceous red, faintly iridescent with a 

 very broad light ferruginous outer margin deeply incised towards the 

 base, with only the inner excised part reaching the posterior angle ; 

 median part of the base slightly ferruginous ; elytra oblong, slightly 

 broader than the base of the prothorax in the anterior part, and a 

 little broader past the middle than the prothorax at its widest, nearly 

 plane, narrowly striate with the intervals plane, broad, finely acicu- 

 late, not punctured, brownish black, subopaque with a very faint 

 iridescent tinge, very briefly pubescent, with the alternating intervals 

 broadly tessellated with light brown, outer margin entirely light 

 brown, third interval without any punctures; under side light piceous. 

 Length 12-13 mm. ; width 5 mm. 



Hah. Ovampoland (Cunene Eiver). 



Originally recorded from Senegal. 



Hypolithus Escheei, Dej., 

 Spec. Col., v., p. 833. 



Might be taken for a very small example of H. saponarius. The 

 colour and sculpture are identical and the tessellation of the elytra is 

 similar ; the ferruginous outer margin of the prothorax is broader in 

 proportion and not interrupted at the base ; the elytra are not 

 iridescent and are more oblongo-ovate than in H. saponarius. 

 Length 9 mm. ; width 3-3f mm. 



Hah. Natal (D' Urban, Newcastle). 



This species was also originally recorded from Senegal. 



Hypolithus tomentosus, Dej., 

 Spec. Col., iv., p. 168. 



Black, subopaque w^ith a faint iridescence on the prothorax and 

 elytra ; palpi and legs yellowish, knees slightly infuscate ; antennae 

 with the two basal joints yellowish, the others infuscate ; head finely 

 aciculate from the epistoma to the base ; labrum subpiceous ; 

 prothorax gradually rounded from the base to the apex, and a little 

 ampliate in the centre, posterior angles blunt, disk plane, very 

 slightly depressed laterally behind, very closely punctured all over, 

 extreme end of outer margin slightly ferruginous ; elytra elongate, 

 with the outer sides straight but one-fourth broader past the median 

 part than at the base, which is slightly broader than that of the 

 prothorax, plane, striate, intervals broad, finely aciculate, very briefly 



