46 M. L. Peringuey 's Third Contribution [March 30, 



Family : MALACODERMIDJE. 



LYCINI. 



Gen. Lycus. Fabric. 



214. L. trabeatus. Guer. 



Recorded from the Zambeze River and Zululand. 



215. L. ctjspidattjs. Klug. 



„ from Cape Colony (East London), Natal, Zululand. 



Gen. Luciola. Casteln. 



216. L. tetrasticta. Fairm. 



„ from Transvaal (Ley den burg). 



MELYRINI. 



Gen. Hapalochrus. Erichs. 



217. H. suMPTuosus. Bohem. 



„ from Transvaal (Rustenburg). 

 The examples from Ovampoland are a little smaller than the Trans- 

 vaal ones, and the green patches on the elytra coalesce often along 

 the suture. 



218. H. opulentus. spec. nov. 



Obion go-qvadratus, viridis, griseo-pubescens parceqne villosus, ore 

 antennarum basi, pedibus abdomineque flavo-testaceis. 



Mas : antennis serratis, tibiis anticis fere simplicibus, mediis raid 

 dilatatis. 



Long. 8-9, lat. 3j mm - 



Oblong, sub-quadrate, covered with a greyish pubescence and dotted 

 with long, scattered black hairs, metallic-green on the head, prothorax 

 and elytra, with the mouth, the four basal articulations of the antennae 

 the legs and abdomen brick-red, the last-named part with the apical 

 segment green and two median spots of the same colour on each 

 segment. 



The male differs from the female in having the antennae more 

 serrated ; the fore tibae are slightly enlarged at the apex, with the 

 second tarsal articulation diform, and the a pi sal part of the median 

 tibne extremely inflated. 



