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part of the pronotum, a lateral patch on each abdominal segment, and 

 a median on the two ultimate segments. Head not deeply inserted 

 on the prouotum as far as the eyes, smooth, but with the cheeks 

 vaguely punctate ; vertex produced in a broad triangle slightly 

 blunted at apex ; pronotum saddle-shaped, the sides very declivous 

 anteriorly and a little compressed there, slightly convex above but 

 nearly plane and oblong behind ; there is a faint longitudinal median 

 line visible from apex to the middle, two fainter diagonal short 

 impressed lines in the disk, but no traces of transverse sulci ; the 

 anterior tibiae are somewhat inflated above owing to the development 

 of the auditory cavity, and the intermediate have each an outer row of 

 four short spines, including the apical, which is not much developed ; 

 the intermediate have two spines on the outer part of the upper side ; 

 the hind tibiae have a double series of well- developed closely set spines 

 on the upper side, and are simple underneath ; the femora are all 

 simple, the hind ones are strongly developed. 



Length of body 14 mm. ; of pronotum 7| mm. ; of hind femur 

 13 mm. ; of hind tibiae 12 mm. 



Hab. Transvaal (Barberton), Dr. Eaudall. 



SUB-FAM. MECOPOD1NAE. 



ZITSIKAMA, u. gen. 



Head half as long as broad ; fastigium free, sloping in front, 

 grooved longitudinally in the centre ; antennae very long and very 

 slender ; basal joint very large ; eyes ovoid, bulging ; last joint of 

 palpi slightly clubbed at tip ; pronotum slightly longer than broad, 

 saddle-shaped, narrowly margiuate, the two anterior sulci very plainly 

 indicated but laterally only, the posterior is nearly obsolete ; sternum 

 without spines ; tegmiua of male short, truncate at apex, deeply 

 reticulated, veins highly raised, the wings atrophied ; tegmina of female 

 reduced to a rudimentary rounded process ; legs long, slender ; all the 

 tibiae deeply sulcate above and on each side and spinose above and 

 below ; auditory drum very distinct, elongate ovate ; all femora spiuose 

 underneath and with a conspicuous spine on each side of the knees ; 

 ovipositor short, sabre-shaped and much recurved. 



ZITSIKAMA TESSELLATA, n. sp. 



(Plate XLII, fig. 3.) 



Sub-flavescent with more or less regular pattern of dark bands 

 and spots, more regularly tessellate on the face ; the antennae are 

 closely ringed with fuscous, and the legs similarly annulated ; the 



