Recent Botamcal and Zoological Papers. 399 
Beton, Rev. M. J. Contribution 4&4 étude des Lathridude. 
Annales Société Entomologique de Belgique, 1898, pp. 4389-449. 
The paper contains the description of three new South African 
species. 
Brauns, H. Ein neuer Dorylidengast des Mimicry-Typus. 
Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 1898, pp. 224-227. 
Is the description of a new genus and species of a South 
African Staphylinid Beetle, found by the author with a Dorylid 
ant, which it mimicks. Dr. Brauns gives a figure of this 
remarkable insect. 
Brauns, H. Ein neuer termitophiler Aphodier aus dem Orange- 
Freistaat. Annalen K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums, vol. 
xv., Wien, 1900, pp. 164-168, 1 pl. 
Brenske, EK. Melolonthiden aus Afrika. Stettiner HEntomol. 
Zeitung, 1898, pp, 333-394. 
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Contains the description of 2 genera and 12 species from 
South Africa. 
‘Distant, W. L. On some South African Insects. Annals and 
Mag. Natural History, vol ili., series 7, 1899, pp. 178-179. 
The paper contains the description of two new Longicorn 
Beetles, and two new Lepidoptera. 
Distant, W. L. Some apparently undescribed Insects from the 
Transvaal. Annals and Mag. Natural History, vol. iii., series 7, 
1899, pp. 461-465. 
The paper consists of the description of one new species of 
Coleoptera and seven Lepidoptera. 
Gauan, C.J. Descriptions of new Longicorn Coleoptera from East 
Africa. Annals and Mag. Natural History, vol. ii., series 7, 
1898, pp. 40-59. 
Among the new species described in this paper is one, 
Margites lineatus, which occurs also in the Transvaal 
(Murchison Range). 
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