DESCBIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTERA 

 OF SOUTH AFEICA. 



By L. Peringuey, 



Family CARABIDiE. 



FIEST SUPPLEMENT. 



With Plate V. (XI.) 



This Supplement contains descriptions of 95 species, 91 of which 

 are new, and 4 recorded from the South African limit for the first time. 



I have found it necessary to establish 6 new genera for 6 new South 

 African forms, 3 of which (Umgenia, Lebistmida, and Procletodema 

 are strikingly singular ; the other 3, although very interesting, are, 

 however, more closely allied to known forms. Mons. Bedel informs 

 me that the genus Coscinia, not known hitherto to occur in South 

 Africa, has been captured at East London by Dr. Chas. Martin. 



The number of South African genera is thus 173, whilst that of 

 the species amounts to 1,011. 



This new accession to the knowledge of the South African 

 Coleopterous Fauna has again a strongly Ethiopian character. One 

 genus only, Abatus, is peculiar to the Western, or Cape, fauna. It 

 is, however, worthy of note that a Pterostichid (Pterostichus alticola) 

 has been met with at an altitude of 8,500 feet, while a Cymindid 

 {Hystrichoims altitudinis) has been met at the same height, and also 

 on the highest peak in South Africa, i.e., " Mont aux Sources," at a 

 height of 11,000 feet, while P. inordinatus occurs at a very high 

 altitude (Drakensberg, Van Benen's Pass). 



Another species of the curious genus Procletus * is here described, 

 and also an allied form : Procletodema parallelum. Procletus, and 

 also Bhopalomelus, must after all be removed from the Pteroschini to 



* Since this was written I have found that Procletus stands in synonymy with 

 Parachlaenius, Kolb., which name has precedence. 



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