1898.] of the Coleoptem of South Africa. 345 



far, yet these two sizes belong undoubtedly to one species. It is 

 thus probable that there is a little variation in that respect, and that 

 S. richteri and S. exaratus are identical. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Saldanha Bay, Darling, O'okiep and Garies). 



Gen. HAPLOTEACHELUS, 

 Catal., p. 382. 



Haplotrachelus meracus. 



Black, shining ; head quadrate, anterior part strongly plicate longi- 

 tudinally up to the middle of the vertex ; mandibles also strongly 

 plicate longitudinally ; prothorax quadrate as far as the posterior 

 lateral puncture, and from there very slightly diagonal towards the 

 base, which is slightly sinuate ; elytra not broader than the prothorax, 

 oblong, with the humeral angles rounded and not dented ; they are 

 convex, very faintly striate, the third stria has four deep and very 

 conspicuous punctures ; the first is at the base itself, the second 

 past the median part, and the two following between the second one 

 and the apical part, and all three are equally distant from one 

 another ; the base is smooth, and the outer margin has a series of 

 shallow punctures ; anterior tibiae bi-dentate above the digitatiom 

 Length 20 mm. ; width 6 mm. 



This species is very unlike the other South African Haplotrachelus ; 

 in general facies it resembles much Scarites rugiceps, Catal., p. 396> 

 and the elytra are equally smooth in both species. 



Hab. Orange Free State (Heilbronn). 





Tkibe HAKPALINI. 



Gen. ANISODACTYLUS, 



Catal., p. 424. 



Anisodactylus degressus. 



Black, shining ; antennae, palpi, and legs flavescent ; head smooth ; 

 prothorax one-fourth broader than long, slightly more rounded 

 laterally in the anterior than in the posterior part, a little depressed 

 laterally on each side of the disk ; the depressions are faintly acicu- 

 late, the disk is nearly smooth and without any longitudinal groove ; 



