Two new species of psammophilous Stizopina, Syntyphlus namaquensis and Calaharena irishi, are described from the dunes of the Orange River area in northern Namaqualand. A southern extension of the distribution range of Sphaerostibes sabulicola Koch is recorded. The relationships of the psammophilous genera of Stizopina are reviewed. Keywords: Coleoptera, Opatrini, Psammophilous genera, Stizopina and Tenebrionidae.