1908.] Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 613 



elytra testaceous with the juxtasutural interval and the epipleurse 

 black, and having a black transverse band situated slightly past the 

 middle ; pygidium either entirely testaceous, or partially or entirely 

 black, upper side with a very short pubescence. Epistoma slightly 

 sinuate, frontal part without carina or with only a trace of it (c? ), or 

 with an arcuate carina ( $ ) ; vertex with a small conical horn slightly 

 in front of a line drawn between the median part of the eyes (cf ), or 

 a short, straight carina ( ? ) ; prothorax with the punctuation simple, 

 uniformly large and close, the anterior part ($) sometimes slightly 

 depressed in the centre, the sides sinuate near the posterior angles, 

 the base with a fold. Intervals of elytra with fine, moderately close 

 granules. 



Length 4-5 mm. 



H. d'Orb. 



This species was found living on fungi. Onthophagus panoplus 

 Bat. has the same habit. — L.P. 



Onthophagus n^vuliger, n. sp. 



Head and prothorax obscure bronze ; elytra testaceous with the 

 juxtasutural interval and the epipleura black, and each elytron with 

 a small black spot situated towards the hind third part of the length 

 on the 2nd and 3rd intervals, a very small one on the humeral callus, 

 another very small one before the apex, and a narrow longitudinal 

 band situated on the two posterior thirds of the lateral interval ; 

 pygidium bronze-black. Upper side with a yellow pubescence 

 except the elytra, which bear very short black setae. Epistoma 

 rounded, frontal part without carina ; vertex with a large transverse 

 tubercle situated between the eyes. Prothorax uniformly covered 

 with a large simple punctuation very closely set and hardly rugose ; 

 sides sinuate near the posterior angles, base with a fold. Intervals 

 of elytra with fine but little closely set granules. 



Length 7 mm. 



Hab. Southern Ehodesia. 



H. d'Orb. 



Onthophagus politissimus, n. sp. 



Head and prothorax black ; elytra pale testaceous with the juxta- 

 sutural interval and the epipleura entirely black ; pygidium black. 

 Upper part nearly entirely glabrous. Epistoma but little deeply 

 scooped, frontal part with an arcuate carina, vertex with a straight 

 carina situated in a line with the hind border of the eyes. Prothorax 

 completely smooth except for a few fine very scattered punctures on 

 the sides ; the sides are regularly curving between the anterior angles 



