48 Anthicidae species from Namibia (47 species) and South Africa (1 species) are recorded. Most of them have been collected by the participants of the First Entomological Africa Expedition to Namibia, organized by the Museum of Natural History in Berlin and the State Museum of Namibia in Windhoek. Three species are described as new and illustrated: Notoxus goellnerae sp. n. (locus typicus: Namibia: Mahango Game Reserve), Formicomus uhligi sp.n. (locus typicus: Namibia: Mudumu NP: Nakatwa), and Anthicus uhligi sp.n. (locus typicus: Namibia: Kaudom Camp). Keywords: Insecta, Coleoptera, Anthicidae, new species, zoogeography, Africa, Afrotropical region, Namibia, South Africa.