1896.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 543 



antennae reddish brown ; head quite smooth, a httle broader be- 

 tween the eyes than in front or behind ; prothorax one-third broader 

 than long, the median part of the apex straight, and the outer parts 

 projecting, but with the angles not very sharp, slightly rounded 

 in the outer anterior part, a little broader at the base than at the 

 apex, the basal part slanting from the outer angle and sub- 

 pedunculate ; scutellum very small, triangular ; elytra very little 

 broader than the base of the prothorax, with the anterior angles a 

 little rounded, plane with gradually rounded behind, finely punctato- 

 striate with the intervals broad, plane, very finely punctured, and 

 with an extremely short, shot-silk-like pubescence ; legs, tarsi, and 

 claws piceous. Length 8-8J mm. ; width 4 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Steilenbosch), Natal (D'Urban). 



This species occurs also in Madagascar, Senegambia and Gaboon. 



Gen. ANAULACUS, McLeay, 

 Annulos. Javan., p. 22. 



The difference between ^phnidius and Anaulacus is mostly one 

 of general facies ; the ligula however is round instead of sinuate at 

 tip ; the prosternum is not sulcate between the coxae ; the prothorax 

 fit in the base of the elytra instead of being slightly pedunculate as 

 in ^phnidius ; the elytra are ovate, and have no punctures on the 

 disk. 



Hah. Species of this genus occur in Burmah and Siam. 



Anaulacus capensis. 



Antennae, palpi, labrum, and legs rusty red ; head darker, smooth ; 

 prothorax rusty red, as broad as long, straight at the apex with the 

 angles projecting, the lateral sides curving regularly from the 

 anterior to the posterior angle, and the base sinuate above the 

 scutellum, hardly convex, smooth, finely grooved in the centre ; 

 elytra elongato-ovate, depressed, smooth, with a very faint trace of 

 striation and of silky sheen, dark reddish brown, with the suture and 

 outer margin redder ; under side and legs reddish brown. Length 

 6 mm. ; width 2 J mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Grahamstown). 



Gen. SOMOPLATUS, Dej., 

 Spec. Col., iv., p. 15. 



Mentum broad, with a long, broad, triangular tooth filling the 

 whole base, inner part of the lateral lobes nearly straight, outer part 

 suborbicular ; ligula short, horny, tapering towards the apex which is 

 straight and bears two setae on each side ; paraglossae entirely 

 adhering to the ligula, and also horny for about two -thirds of the 



