450 Descriptive Catalogue [1896. 



Haepalus agilis. 



Piceous black, antennae, palpi, and legs rufescent or flavescent ; 

 head smooth ; prothorax not attenuate behind, the lateral impres- 

 sions broad, but not deep, the lateral and basal margin \yith a narrow 

 rufescent band; elytra suboblong, not broader than the prothorax, 

 striate, with the intervals slightly convex, wings under the elytra ; 

 under side piceous or piceous red. Length 8-8-|- mm. ; width 3- 

 3f mm. 



Hah. Bechuanaland (Vryburg), Natal (Newcastle, D' Urban), 

 Transvaal (Pretoria). 



Haepalus cubsorius. 



Very similar to the preceding species, from which it differs almost 

 solely by the absence of wings under the elytra. Length 8-8^ mm. ; 

 width 3J mm. 



Hah. Natal (Escourt), Transvaal (Waterberg). 



Haepalus natalicus. 



Piceous black, broad, short ; the apical part of the palpi, the two 

 basal joints of antennae, the basal part of the tibiae and tarsi rufes- 

 cent, the intermediate joints of antennae infuscate, the last one 

 rufescent ; legs piceous or piceous red ; prothorax broad, with the 

 lateral part very little attenuate, the lateral basal impressions narrow 

 and deep ; elytra slightly broader than the prothorax, parallel, striate, 

 with the intervals nearly smooth ; under side piceous or piceous red. 

 Length 1-1^ mm. ; width 3-3J mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Somerset East), Natal (Frere). 



Haepalus fuscipennis, Wiedem., 

 Zool. Mag., ii., 1, p. 54. 



Broad and short ; head and prothorax piceous red, with a distinct 

 metallic tinge ; elytra light brown, with a metallic tinge ; the three 

 basal joints of antennae and the tibiae flavescent, the other joints 

 fuscous and the femora piceous ; prothorax a little attenuate behind, 

 the basal impressions narrow, deep and distinctly punctured ; elytra 

 a little broader than the prothorax, oblong, striate ; intervals mode- 

 rately convex ; under side piceous. Length 9-10 mm. ; width 3J- 

 4 mm. 



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



Haepalus beunneipennis, Bohem., 

 Insect. Caffr., i., p. 215. 



Head and prothorax aeneous green, narrowly edged with reddish 

 brown, antennae slightly infuscate, with the three basal joints flaves- 



