1908.] Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 625 



Gen. PHALOPS, Erichs., Catal. i., p. 266. 

 Phalops vanellus, Lansb., Catal. i., p. 267. 



I placed this species in synonymy with P. ardea, Klug. d'Orbigny 

 (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1902, p. 245) says that although closely resem- 

 bling each other these two species are very distinct. It is probable 

 that the habitat given by Lansberge is erroneous, because all the 

 examples recorded by d'Orbigny are from the West Coast of Africa, 

 from Senegambia to Ashanti. I have this species from the Upper 

 Senegal Eiver. 



Phalops peasinus, Erichs., 

 Wiegm., Arch. f. Naturg., i., 1843, p. 232. 



P. adspersipennis, Boh., Catal. i., p. 268. 



d'Orbigny places these two species in synonymy, and records the 

 species from the Lower Congo (Banana), Angola, Loango, and 

 Benguella. It occurs in Damaraland (Karibib). 



Phalops deegei, Har., Catal. L, p. 268. 

 P. congenitus, Per., loc. cit., p. 270. 



I have lately recorded a green variety of this species from the 

 Cape Colony (Humansdorp). 



Phalops whittei, Har., Catal. L, p. 268. 



P. dregei, Per., nee Har., Catal. i., p. 268. 

 P. boschimanus, Per., loc. cit., p. 268. 



Phalops euplynes, Bat., Catal. i., p. 247. 

 P. rufosignatus , Lansb., Catal. i., p. 273. 



Phalops smaeagdinus, Har., Catal. i., Heft xiv., 1875, p. 138. 



P. tarsatus, Per., Catal. i., 270. 



This species was originally described from Southern Abyssinia. 

 The only intervening locality recorded until now is Zanzibar. 



NEW SPECIES OF PHALOPS. 

 By D'Oebigny. 



Phalops densegeanosus, n. sp. 



Very near P. flavocinctus , Kl., differs by the nearly opaque upper 

 side, the elytra which are brown with a slight bronze tinge, a little 



