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FAMILY 



EHODESIA, gen. nov. 



Broadly oblong ; head concealed by anterior produced margin of 

 pronotum, obliquely directed downward, central lobe prominent and 

 widened anteriorly ; eyes at base, ocelli near eyes ; antennae four- 

 jointed, first joint shortest but passing apex of head, remaining 

 joints almost subequal in length ; pronotum broad, considerably 

 shorter than breadth between pronotal angles, prominently cen- 

 trally, longitudinally ridged, the anterior area convex and anteriorly 

 produced, thus concealing the head, lateral margins thickly upwardly 

 recurved and broadly rounded at basal angles ; scutellum large and 

 broad, moderately raised and inflated, the apex broad and obtusely 

 narrowed ; cerium about as long as pronotum and scutellum to- 

 gether, the lateral margin a little roundly ampliate and distinctly 

 reflexed, the apical margin sinuate ; membrane large, considerably 

 longer than corium ; rostrum reaching the second abdominal 

 segment, first joint reaching the anterior coxae ; legs of moderate 

 length and thickness. 



The concealed head beneath the anteriorly produced pronotum 

 is the characteristic of the genus, which may be placed near 

 Aulacopeltus, Stal. 



RHODESIA DURBANI, sp. n. 



Sanguineous ; two sub- 

 quadrate spots to prono- 

 tum divided by the central 

 ridge, basal area of scutel- 

 lum, a spot near base and 

 another at apex of corium, 

 membrane, disk of sternum, 

 lateral margins and apex of 

 abdomen beneath, antennae, 

 rostrum, and legs black ; 

 scutellum with the basal 

 black area somewhat retic'u- 

 lately impressed ; other 

 characters as in generic 

 diagnosis. 



Long. 16^ mm. 



Hab. Natal ; Durban. 



RHODESIA DUKBANI, 



