1898.] of the Coleoptera of South Africa. 349 



stria and equally wide behind ; they are narrowly striate with the 

 intervals very closely aciculate, almost shagreened, and briefly 

 although densely pubescent ; there seems to be no seriate punctures 

 on the third interval, only a very faint one in the fifth and sixth striae 

 on each side, but this may be accidental ; pectus and abdomen 

 piceous. Length 8 J mm. ; width 3 mm. 



Hab. Natal (no exact locality). 



Eesembles Siopelus Umbatus, Catal.,p. 440, in colouring and general 

 appearance owing to the pubescence with which it is clothed on the 

 upper part. It should follow H. caffer. 



Gen. SIOPELUS, 

 Catal., p. 439. 



Siopelus pavoninus, Gerstaeker. 

 Archiv. f. Naturgesch., xxxiii., 1, p. 23. 



u Black, with a cyaneous and green glitter, glabrous, basal joints of 

 antennae, palpi, legs, outer margin of prothorax and apical part of 

 elytra, reddish testaceous ; elytra with double striae, intervals closely 

 rugoso-punctate, the alternate ones with a series of larger punctures." 

 Length 9-10 J mm. 



" Most closely related to Hyjjolithus aciculatus, Dej., and H. caffer, 

 Boh., differs from the former species by having three series of stronger 

 punctures, from the latter in having glabrous elytra. Head shiny 

 black, finely punctured ; labrum and mandibles piceous, the three 

 basal joints of the antennae straw-coloured ; prothorax and also the 

 elytra glittering green and cyaneous-blue, the lateral margins and the 

 base rusty red ; the disk is everywhere densely punctate, the punc- 

 tures are still closer towards the base which is partially rugose, and 

 the median longitudinal groove is short ; the elytra are glabrous, 

 scarcely broader than the prothorax, parallel, edged with reddish 

 yellow, the border widening gradually from apex to base ; the 

 punctures on the third interval are each separate and numerous, 

 those on the fifth and seventh are sparse and shallower, while in the 

 ninth interval along the lateral edge they are connected, chain-like, 

 with one another ; under side glittering blue and punctate ; the 

 sternum and legs are rusty red." 



Hab. Mozambique (Quilimane), teste H. J. Kolbe ; occurs in 

 German East Africa. 



