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margins and a central transverse basal fascia to pronotum, posterior 

 central area united with spatulate apex of scutellum, basal angle of 

 corium, coxal spots, and lateral margins of meso- and meta-sterna 

 shining luteous ; antennae and rostrum piceous ; posterior area of 

 pronotum finely granulate and of a more brownish hue than the 

 anterior lobe ; scutellum foveate at base and broadly spatulate at 

 apex ; an ochraceous spot on sternum between the anterior and 

 intermediate tibise ; legs beneath more brownish than above and 

 thickly pilose ; margins of anal segment and a central fascia to same 

 black. 



Long. 13 mm. 



Hab. Transvaal ; Pretoria (Distant). 



The unspotted head and pronofcum render this species very distinct. 



COEANOPSIS ROSSI, sp. n. 



Pale sanguineous ; head in front of eyes and its basal margin f 

 antennae, rostrum, anterior lobe of pronotum excluding frontal and 

 lateral margins a transverse series of three spots to posterior pro- 

 notal lobe, basal and lateral margin of scutellum, membrane, and 

 oblique lateral fascia to prosternurn, meso- and meta-sterna, coxae, 

 legs, a submarginal series of transverse linear spots and anal segment 

 to abdomen black ; a spot near intermediate and posterior coxae 

 sanguineous ; apical margin of membrane fuliginous and passing 

 abdominal apex ; body and legs pilose. 



Long. 11 mm. 



Hab. Transvaal ; Waterval Onder (A. Ross). 



VlTUMNUS SCENICUS. 



Vitumnus sceuicus, Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. p. 69 (1865). 



Var. a. Harpactor scdulus, Stal, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Forh., 1855, p. 41, 6. 



Hab. Transvaal ; Pretoria. 



Var. b. Harpactor cinnabarinus, Stal, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Forh., 1855, 



p. 41, 1. 

 Reduvius scrtiis, Dist. Nat. in Transv. Append., p. 254, 



pi. 11, f. 8 (1892). 



Hab. Transvaal ; Pretoria (W. L. D.) ; Barberton (Eendall) ; 

 Warm Baths, Waterberg Distr. (W. L. D.) ; Zoutpansberg 

 (Kaessner). 



Var. c. lydenburgus, var. n. 



Sanguineous ; head, antennae, rostrum, central longitudinal fascia 

 to anterior lobe of pronotum, scutellum, clavus, excluding base, 



