444 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



Haepalus xanthoeaphus, Wiedem., 

 Zool. Mag., ii., 1, p. 55. 



Labrum, antennae, and legs very light testaceous, upper side very 

 shining ; head deeply infuscate, with a metallic tinge, nearly smooth, 

 the seta over the eye very long ; prothorax truncate at the apex with 

 the apical angles nearly rounded, the outer sides also rounded and 

 slightly ampliate to about the median part, slightly narrowed and 

 sinuate from there to the outer angle, which is acute, disk smooth 

 with the basal impression well defined, testaceous all round with 

 the median part aeneous ; elytra oblong, truncate at the base, 

 narrowly striate with the intervals smooth, the third one with a 

 distinct puncture close to the second stria on the posterior part, light 

 testaceous with a more or less light aeneous band extending across 

 the base, and also longitudinally on each side on the second and 

 third intervals ; both these transverse and longitudinal bands are often 

 very indistinct ; under side piceous, abdomen reddish brown. Length 

 ^J^^i" i^i^- \ width 2J-2^ mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Worcester, Mal- 

 mesbury, Kimberley). 



Haepalus fall ax. 



The description of H. xantlioraiolms is entirely suited to the 

 present species, but it is a little larger, decidedly more plane on the 

 elytra which are more flavescent and have no fuscous patch, the 

 puncture on the third interval is nearly obliterated. Length 7 mm. ; 

 width 3 J mm. 



Hat. Cape Colony (Cape Town). 



I have not seen the male of this species, which is distinguished 

 from the preceding one more by its depressed elytra and more 

 massive body than by any other specific character. 



Haepalus miles. 



Very light yellow, testaceous, shining ; antennae and legs flaves- 

 cent ; head smooth ; prothorax very slightly sinuate in the posterior 

 part, posterior angles very acute, slightly projecting, smooth and 

 with a median fuscous patch ; elytra elongated, suboblong, narrow^ly 

 striate, intervals nearly smooth or w^ith an extremely fine aciculation, 

 plane, very light testaceous yellow, subinfuscate occasionally on each 

 side of the suture as far as the fifth stria, prosternum and median part 

 of abdominal segments light brown. Length 8 mm. ; width 3 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Kimberley). 



Elytra more parallel than in the two preceding species, and with 

 the prothorax broader in proportion and less sinuate laterally behind. 

 I was led to believe that owing to its light colourinoj H. miles was 



