1892.] to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. 21 



Black, shining, head smooth with two small round depressions- 

 between the eyes, palpi rufous ; prothorax with the anterior angles 

 sloping, much increased posteriorly, very little sinuated basally, 

 moderately convex, smooth with a very narrow median longitudinal 

 groove and a small rounded moderately deep impression on each side 

 above the scutellary region ; elytra contiguous at the base with that of 

 the prothorax, gradually ampliated from above the middle part, rounded 

 behind, moderately convex, finely striated with the striae punctured 

 and the interstices broad and smooth, but with two distinct punctures 

 on the second interstice from the suture ; the first one is about the 

 middle, the second almost at the apex of the postical declivity ; under- 

 side and tarsi reddish black. 



The number of punctures on the second interstice varies. In one 

 example I find three on the left elytron with two only on the right ;. 

 in another example these punctures are almost evanescent. 



Recorded from Barberton (Transvaal). 



Gen. Hypolithus. Dej. 



71. H. saponabius. Oliv. 



„ from Senegal. 



72. H. caffek. Bohem. 



„ from Transvaal, Delagoa Bay, Natal. 



73. H. ornatus. spec. nov. 



Nigro-ceneus, nitidus, glaber, palpis, antennis protkoracis marginibus 

 pedibusque nifis ; elytris striatis, interstitiis plants, macula communi 

 triangula rufa prope apicem suturae posita ornatis. 



Long. 12, lat. 4^ mm * 



Palpi antennae and legs reddish ; greenish-black above, dark 

 testaceous underneath ; head and prothorax shining, the latter parallel T 

 finely aciculated behind, transverse and with the outer margins 

 reddish ; elytra smooth, shining, striated with the, intervals plane and 

 with a triangular postical reddish patch at the sutural apex. 



Gen. Harpaltjs. Latr. 



74. H. ephippium. Boh. 



„ from Lake N'Gami. 



