1898.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 321 



antennae and legs red ; head deeply and densely punctured ; pro- 

 thorax very closely and deeply punctured, in proportion a little longer 

 than that of the other South African Brachinus, rounded laterally for 

 half the length, and parallel from there to the base ; the transverse 

 apical groove is not much denned ; elytra not broader at the base 

 than the prothorax at its widest part, and without any shoulder, 

 gradually ampliated from the base to the apex, where it is twice as 

 broad, moderately plane, costate with the costae well marked and 

 the intervals finely shagreened. Length 11 mm. ; width 5 mm. 



This species has no close ally among the South African Brachinus. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Port Elizabeth). 



Brachinus tibialis. 



Body black, shining, although covered with a dense, erect pubes- 

 cence ; antennae also black, with the three apical joints piceous-red ; 

 tarsi, tibiae, and knees black, the femora flavescent ; head deeply and 

 irregularly punctured laterally and behind, but with a smooth 

 median space ; prothorax short, cordiform, punctured ; elytra convex, 

 ovate, striate with the intervals convex, sub-carinate, and closely 

 punctured, the punctures irregular. Length 10 mm. ; width 4 J mm. 



Very distinct, not only on account of its colouring, but also on 

 account of the ovate and convex shape of the elytra. 



Rob. Natal (Malvern). 



Brachinus o'neili. 



Testaceous-red, moderately shining, and very briefly pubescent ; 

 antennae long, infuscate, with the two basal joints and the palpi 

 flavescent ; head smooth ; prothorax nearly smooth, elongato-cordate 

 and a little longer than broad ; elytra gradually ampliated from the 

 humeral angle to a short distance from the apex, moderately convex, 

 very faintly costulate and clothed with a very short sub-flavescent 

 pubescence ; they are brick-red, and have a moderately broad basal 

 band reaching the outer margin on each side and with the lower 

 edge emarginate in the middle, as well as a sutural narrower band 

 reaching to two-thirds of the length, where it becomes ampliated 

 and quadrate ; on each side there is a lateral elongate patch, begin- 

 ning at about the median part, reaching to three-fourths of the 

 length, and extending from near the outer margin to the middle of 

 the disk, and also an apical, transverse patch almost connected with 

 the suture, and covering on each side half the apical part ; under side 



