1896.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 447 



interval placed as high as in H. luguhris, from which it mainly differs 

 in size and in the sculptm^e of the basal part of the prothorax. 

 Length 6 J mm. ; width 2 J mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Kimberley), Transvaal (Bocksbm-g). 



Haepalus hybeidus, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., i., p. 209. 



Piceous black, shining ; palpi, antennae, and legs ilavescent ; head 

 smooth ; prothorax rounded from the apical angle to the lateral 

 seta, and from there nearly straight to the posterior angle, basal 

 impressions narrow and deep ; elytra oblong, shining, striate, inter- 

 vals very slightly convex or almost plane ; they are less piceous black 

 than the head and prothorax, and the epipleurge are rufescent. 

 Length 9|~10 mm. ; width 4 mm. 



I have not seen the female. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Knysna). 



Haepalus exiguus, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., i., p. 217. 



Piceous black, shining ; antennae, palpi, and legs subrufescent, the 

 two basal joints of the antennae pale yellow ; head smooth ; pro- 

 thorax a little ampliate laterally in the median part, with the extreme 

 edge of the outer margin slightly rufescent, lateral basal impressions 

 moderately broad and deeper in the median part ; elytra oblong, 

 narrowly striate, and with the intervals very slightly convex ; under 

 side piceous. Length 6 mm. ; width 2f mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Burghersdorp). 



• Haepalus paevulus, Dej., 

 Spec. Col., iv., p. 393. 



Head and prothorax piceous black, elytra slightly piceous brown ; 

 palpi, labrum, antennae and legs rufescent ; head smooth ; prothorax 

 a little ampliate from the anterior angles to the lateral seta, straight 

 from there to the posterior angle, which is well defined, a little 

 narrower at the base than in the median part, lateral basal impres- 

 sions long, narrow, outer margin with a narrow rufescent margin ; 

 elytra elongate, nearly parallel, not broader than the prothorax, 

 striate, with the intervals plane. Length 8f-9 mm. ; width SJ- 

 3|- mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Worcester). 



Haepalus clavipes, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., i., p. 207. 

 Intensely black on the upper and under sides; palpi and antennae 



