448 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



rufescent ; legs piceous brown ; head smooth ; prothorax a Uttle 

 attenuate from the anterior angle to about one-fourth of the length, 

 nearly straight from there to the posterior angle, which is blunt, 

 lateral basal depressions narrow, deep, and punctulate ; elytra elon- 

 gate or slightly oblong according to sexes, narrowly striate, with the 

 intervals slightly convex. Length 12-13 mm. ; width 4J-5 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Grahamstown, Burghersdorp), 

 Natal (D'Urban, Frere). 



The typical specimen of this species which I have seen is a male, 

 but I cannot agree wath Boheman, who states that the femora are 

 thickened, especially the anterior ones, in the male ; they are quite 

 normal. 



Harpalus fulvicornis, Thunb., 

 Schonh., Syn. Insect., i., 1806, p. 200. 



? H. abdominalis, Fabric. Mant., i., p. 201. 

 H. iynimnctuSj Wied., Zool. Mag., ii., p. 53. 



Piceous, with the under side piceous brown, and the elytra less 

 dark than the head and prothorax in the female ; antennae, palpi, 

 and legs rufescent ; prothorax similar in shape to that of the pre- 

 ceding species, the lateral basal impressions not so deep nor punctu- 

 late ; elytra oblong, narrow^ly striate ; intervals nearly plane, the 

 third one without any puncture in the posterior part ; no wings. 

 Length 10-11 mm. ; width 4-4^ mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Worcester, Stellenbosch, Ceres). 



Harpalus fimetarius, Dej., 

 Spec. Col., iv., p. 310. 



'' It is closely allied to H. fulvicornis, but it is usually smaller, and 

 the colour is black, moderately shining on the upper side ; there is 

 always a puncture on the third interval ; there are no wings under 

 the elytra ; the femora and legs are piceous black, sometimes 

 piceous red; the tarsi are ferruginous." Length 4-4^ lines ; width 

 If-lf lines. 



Hah. Cape of Good Hope. 



In the specimen compared to De jean's type there are wings under 

 the elytra, and I am thus doubtful of the identity of H. fimetarius. 



Harpalus natalensis, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., i., p. 205. 



H. ]oro7nptns, Bohem., Insect. Caffr., i., p. 206. 

 H. testaceus, Bohem., Insect. Caffr., p. 213. 



Yery similar to the preceding species, occasionally darker, pitchy 



