44 Cc. M. FEF: von (HAY EE 
The description is based on an unrecorded number of specimens from Zanguebar. 
This name was formerly applied to a strip of the East African coast between the 
mouth of the Juba (or Giuba) River (1°00’S., 42°05’E.) and Cape Delgardo 
(10°45’S., 40°38’E.). Mhonda (6°07’S., 37°36’E.) lies about 60 miles from the 
coast. Candeéze does not record the provenance of his material so it would be 
reasonable to assume that it was in his own collection now in the IRSNB, Brussels 
(see p. 271). However, there are no specimens from the type locality determined 
by Candéze in that institution. It seems probable that the specimens formed 
part of a collection, made by Hacquard at Mhonda and exhibited by Oberthur in 
1880 (Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 10 : CXVIII). Oberthur (loc. cit. : CXIX) states that 
the Elateridae had been studied by Candéze and included some new species. 
Candéze refers to Gerstaecker (Acad. Berlin Bull. 1866 : 54) [?=Mber. K. preuss. 
Akad. Wiss. Berlin) commenting that this is the species considered by Gerstaecker 
to be L. occidentalis. To the best of my belief Gerstaecker did not publish any 
comments on L. occidentalis in 1866. In 1871 he recorded occidentalis from Lake 
Jipe [Kenya] and in 1873 repeated the record, remarking that the species was 
previously known from Senegal. The origin of Candéze’s reference is unknown 
to me. 
Other material examined. SENEGAL: Galam [district, capital Bakel], 1 g; Dakar, 
2 46, 5 @ (Fleutiaux, 1919, localities) (MNHN, Paris); Bambey, 3 ex (BMNH); 
Sebikotane [14°45’N., 17°08E], vii, 2 ex. (BMNH). Matt: Khayes [=Kayes, 
14°26’N., 11°28’E.], I 9 ,2 @ (Fleutiaux, 1919, locality) (MNHN, Paris). GUINEA: 
Reg. de Kouroussa, 3 2 (MNHN, Paris). Ivory Coast: Bassam, 1 9 (MNHN, 
Paris). DAHOMEY: near Porto Novo, 2 g (MNHN, Paris). Nicerta: S.E. Kano, 
Azare, 3 ex. (BMNH). Cuapb: Fort Achambault, Ba-Karé (Boungoul) Kien-Kaga 
ou Kiemboga, 1 9 (MNHN, Paris). SupDAN: Delami, v 1 ¢ (MNHN, Paris); Juba, 
2 § (ZMU, Helsinki). Eruropia: Bourie (believed to be misprint for Bourillé on 
R. Omo, 60 m. N. of L. Rudolf, Fleutiaux, 19358, locality), 2 3, 49 (MNHN, Paris); 
I g, 1 2 (BMNH); Hargeisia, vi, 3 g (ZMU, Helsinki). UGanpa: Mt Kadan, 
Karamoja, iv, 2g,19(BMNH). Kenya: Lamu L., iv, v, 1916, 1 9 (MNHN, Paris); 
Mombassa, 3 2 (Fleutiaux, 1919, locality) (MNHN, Paris); Mont Loroghi, 1 g 
(Fleutiaux, 1922, locality) (MNHN, Paris); Turkana Desert, Lokitang [sic], I g 
(Fleutiaux, 19350, locality) (MNHN, Paris); Pays Taita: Bura, ili, 1912, I Q 
(Fleutiaux, 1919, locality) (MNHN, Paris); Lac Jipe (v. d. Decken), 3 3, 1 9 
(Gerstaecker, 1871 and 1873, locality) (MNHU, Berlin). Tanzania: Zanguebar, 
I ¢ (Fleutiaux, 1919, locality) (MNHN, Paris); Zanzibar, 1 ¢ (MNHN, Paris); 
Bagamoyo, I g§ (IRSNB, Brussels); Tanga, 1 9 (DEI, Eberswalde). MOZAMBIQUE: 
Zambeze, Caia, ix, 2 ex. (BMNH); Nova Choupanga, near Chemba, vi, I 9, viii, 
I g, xii, r 9 (MNHN, Paris); Pungoué [Pungué] Valley, ii, 3 9, iv, 3 9, vi, I Y, 
xi, 9, xii, 1 29 (MNHN, Paris); Barne 15 m. E. of Canxixe, i, 1 9? (MNHN, Paris); 
Chiramba, i, I 9, ii, r g, 1 9 (MNHN, Paris); Tambara, ii, 1 9. SouTH AFRICA: 
Zoutpan. [? = Soutpansberg] xi, 1 9 (MNHN, Paris). 
I have not been able to trace the specimens recorded from Bogos, Abyssinia 
by Candéze (1874) and Transvaal by Fleutiaux (19350). 
