564 Ex]jlanation of Plates. Explanation of Plate XVIL ]\[IMICHY AND WaKXING CoLOUUS IN COLEOl'TKUA. ]\l iitilli)iil Coleoptera : Cleridx, Carahidce and Ciciinlelida'. Warning patterns in the Carabid genus Anthia. All the figures are about ^% of the natural size. All the specinaens, not otherwise described, were captured at the times mentioned, at Salisbury, Mashonaland, 5000 feet, by Guy A. K. Marshall. Fig. 1. Mntilln purpurata $, Nov. 1898. 2. „ tettensis $ „ „ 3. „ cephen.'i ? „ „ 4. „ leucopyga ? $ „ „ 5. „ sycorax 9 n )> G. „ horrida ^ „ „ to Jan. 1899. 7. Atrnctonula 7nids((ntl „ „ l\rimic of ant. "• )» ?> ») )» )i j> 9. Piili/hirma aniicfma „ „ „ ,, and yet Mutilloid also. 10. Poli/hlniui ivnigma „ „ to Jan. 1899. Mimic of large ant, and yet Mutilloid also. 11. Eccoptoptera cupricollia, Nov. 1898. A very perfect mimic of a MxiUlla. 12. Graptoclerus sp., Nov. 1898. Mutilloid mimic. 13. Polyhirma boucardi, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. 14. Grap]i,ipteni.santiokanus,'i>iov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. Resembles tlie much larger Fig. 15, and, like it, ^Mutilloid. 15. Piezia selonsi, Nov. 1898. 16. Polyhirma bilunata, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. This and tlie last species, when running, bear a general resenddance to Mutillids. 17. Miirmecojitera marshalli^ Nov. 1898. 18. ,, invicta „ „ 19. „ hiluiiata „ „ This and the two previous species are mimics of Figs. 15, 16, etc. 20. Mynnecoptera pulyJiirmuides, var. mashuna, Nov. 1898 ta Jan. 1899. A mimic of Fig. 13. 21. Anthia massilicatd, Nov. 1898 to Jan. 1899. 22. „ petersi „ „ „ „ 23. „ thoracicii „ „ „ „
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