1898.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 319 



on each side ; head moderately punctulate ; prothorax very closely 

 punctulate ; elytra broadly striate with the intervals costulate and 

 shagreened ; pectus infuscate, abdomen flavescent. Length 9 mm. ; 

 width 3 mm. 



Eesembles very much Z. caff rum, CataL, p. 163, and might prove 

 to be only a varietal form. It is, however, distinguished by the 

 more costulate elytra and by the shape of the anterior patch on the 

 elytra, which is not connected laterally with the margin ; the outer 

 and apical margins are not riifescent, and the apical sutural patch is 

 not connected with the apical margin. 



Zambezia (Salisbury). 



ZUPHIUM DEBILE. 



Light testaceous, antennae, palpi, abdomen, and legs flavescent ; 

 opaque and very briefly pubescent ; head and prothorax very finely 

 punctulate ; elytra very finely shagreened, and apparently non- 

 striate, except alongside the suture, where there is a juxta-sutural 

 one hardly defined behind, and a second one nearly entire ; under 

 side flavescent. Length 5f mm. ; width 2 mm. 



Rah. Zambezia (Salisbury). 



Teibe BEACHININI. 



Gen. BEACHINUS, 



CataL, p. 178. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Group of B. armiger. 



Elytra with a lateral yellow margin, and on each side a sub- 

 humeral diagonal elongate patch reaching the third interval and 

 connected with the lateral margin, an apical, and a juxta-sutural 

 supra-apical patch enonensis. 



Group of B. simulans. 



Head and prothorax red ; elytra black, with a faint sub-basal, 

 elongate flavescent patch ; head, prothorax, elytra, and under side black vagus. 



Elytra ovate, highly costate ; femora flavescent, tibiae, and tarsi 

 black ; antennae black tibialis. 



Elytra elongate, much ampliate behind, costate, the costse sharp ; 

 antennee, legs, and palpi rufescent funebris. 



