Haptomerus natalis Marshall, 1908: 25. Schenkling & Marshall 1931: 5; Osella et al. 1998: 231.
Material examined. 1 specimen, Type HT [p, rounded with red border] / Estcourt, Natal, G. A. K. Marshall [p] / Haptomerus natalis, Mshl., TYPE [hw].
Remarks. This is an easily recognisable species by its small size (length less than 2 mm) and the long, erect setae on the elytra and the very short rostrum, 1.2 × longer than wide in the male and 1.5 × in the female.