1896.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 483 



MiCROCOSMus LiETiuscuLus, Chaud., 

 Monogr., loc. cit., p. 143. 



Shape, size, colouring, and sculpture similar to M. tcnuipnnctatus ; 

 but the head is more densely punctured ; on the elytra the patch 

 extends from the edge of the outer margin to the third interval, 

 but is connected with the base from the fifth stria outward ; the 

 posterior patch is much narrower, subdiagonal, and extends from the 

 third to the eighth interval. Length 8^-9 mm. ; width 3^-3^ mm. 



Hah. Natal (Newcastle, Tugela Eiver), Lake N'Gami, teste De 

 Chaudoir. 



MiCROCOSMus AURANTiAcus, Chaud., 

 Monogr., loc. cit., p. 143. 



PanagcBUS Icetus, Bohem., Insect. Caffr., i., p. 126. 



A close ally to the two preceding species. The head and prothorax 

 are as closely punctured as in M. ImtiuscuUis , but the elytra are 

 more elongato-ovate, the punctures in the strise deeper, the yellow 

 patches have a redder tinge, the anterior one which reaches the base, 

 as in M. Ic&tmsculus , is produced inwardly as far as the second 

 interval, the posterior one is as broad as in M. tenuvpunctatus , but 

 projects a little more towards the median part on the fifth interval, 

 and extends from the second to the eighth interval. Length 6^ mm. ; 

 width 2-| mm. 



De Chaudoir described this species from one specimen captured 

 near Lake N'Gami. The only one I have seen is an example com- 

 municated by Prof. Aurivilius, of the Stockolm Museum, one of 

 Boheman's types, and smaller than De Chaudoir' s unique specimen. 



MiCROCOSMus NATALENSIS. 



Shape, size, and sculpturing of M. tenuiiyunctatus , but more 

 densely pubescent ; the anterior yellow patch is quite disconnected 

 from the base and consists of five coalescing elongated longitudinal 

 bands situated on the interval from the fourth to the eighth, longest 

 on the eighth and seventh, half that length on the sixth, while the 

 two on the fifth and fourth are very short ; posterior patch narrow, 

 extending also from the fourth to the eighth interval, the band on 

 the fifth extends more towards the median part than the others, 

 but is also shorter behind. Length 8-9 mm. ; width 3f-4 mm. 



Hah. Natal (Maritzburg, Frere, D'Urban, Tugela Eiver). 



Gen. EPIGEAPHUS, Chaud., 

 Monogr., loc. cit., p. 147. 

 The two species included by De Chaudoir in this genus resemble 



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