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Show 22 MR. C V. A. PEEL AND OTHERS ON [Jan. 23, HYDROPHILID^E. HYDROPHILUS SENEGALENSIS Perch. East Central Somaliland, Sinnadogha in the Haweea Country. One example, in water-tank, Sept. 8, 1897. This species is widely distributed throughout Africa. HlSTERIDjE. HISTER MEMNONIUS Erichs. Central or East Somaliland. One example (1897). Occurs also in Senegambia, Nubia, Abyssinia, and East Africa. HISTER GEHINI Mars. Central or East Somaliland. One example (1897). Found also in Senegambia, Abyssinia, and East Africa. SAPRINUS SEMIPUNCTATUS Fabr. Central or East Somaliland. Six specimens (1897). (One perhaps 1895 Expedition.) SAPRINUS OHALCITES 111. Central or East Somaliland. Four specimens (1897). Occurs also in Egypt, Abyssinia, and East Africa. DERMESTID^E. DERMESTES VULPINUS Fabr. Central or East Somaliland. Ten specimens (1897). SCARABJEIDJE. HYBOSORUS ILLIGERI Beiche. Somaliland. Three specimens (1895 or 1897). This insect appears to be of almost world-wide distribution. PHJEOCHROUS BECCARII Har. Coleopt. Hefte, viii. p. 26. Somaliland. Four specimens (1895 or 1897), apparently belonging to this species, which was described from N. Abyssinia. TROX SQUALIDUS Oliv. Somaliland (1895 or 1897). Two specimens were found of this insect, which is distributed generally throughout Africa. TROX EXPANSUS Arrow, sp. n. (Plate I. fig. 16.) Breviter ovatus, modice convexus, ferrugineo-tomentosus; capite biluberculato; prothoracis latiludine quam longitudine majore, lateribus fortiter explanatis, serratis, angulis fere rectis, disco quaclri-carinato, carinis post medium elytrorum marginibus late explanatis, biseriatim tuberculiferis, dorso confiuenter senato-tuberculato, interstitiis |