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equal to about half the length of the pronotum and about one-third of 

 the total width of the head across the eyes. Pronotum yellow, lighter 

 than the head on its posterior half; not quite as long as the width 

 between eyes. Scutelluni light brown to yellow, not quite as long as the 

 pronotum. Elytra pale greenish yellow. Abdomen dorsally yellowish 

 green, venter greenish. Legs light yellowish green. Female genitalia: 

 Last ventral segment more than twice as long as the penultimate, 

 produced on middle, rounding to the sides; pygofers twice as long as 

 their width at base. Ovipositor longer than the pygofers. 



Described from three females. 

 Habitat: Cape Town (Mally), 



Genus Typhlocyba Germ. 



Sectors of the posterior wings ending in the wing margin, no 

 marginal vein. Only three veins running to the margin. 



Typhlocyba purpureatincta sp. n. (PI. X, Fig. 3). 



Color dark brown above, tinged with purple, beneath 



yellowish. Length almost 3.25 mm. Breadth 1 mm. 



Face brownish yellow, the clypeus darker, almost black, with the 

 cheeks and \orse light yellow. Eyes black above, yellow below. Vertex 

 faint yellow, with two irregular dark spots near the middle, moderately 

 produced, the apex considerably rounded; anterior margin angularly 

 rounded, the angle less than a right angle; length of vertex about equal 

 to half the width between the eyes. Pronotum brown above, yellow 

 beneath, anterior margin well rounded between the eyes; posterior half 

 wider than the head; almost twice as broad as its length and about 

 twice as long as the vertex; posterior margin slightly concave; two fur- 

 rows running from the middle behind the eyes, to a little beyond the 

 posterior half. Scutcllum brownish at angles next the pronotum, with 

 a rectangular purplish marking on the middle; indistinctly striate; a 

 httle longer than the pronotum. Elytra light brown, with a distinct 

 purple tinge, translucent, the veins showing as darker brown lines; a 

 pronounced longitudinal ]j)ur]jle marking on the outer margin of the 

 middle of the corium; entire margin of elytron of a darker hue than the 

 remainder; two apical cells apparent in posterior wing. Abdomen 

 yellowish brown dorsally, dirty yellow ventrally. Legs a dirty }'ellow, 

 hind tibiae hinged with purple. Female genitalia: dark purple, the 

 last ventral segment brownish, a little longer than the penultimate; 

 ovipositor narrow, a little longer than the pygofers. 



Described from two females. 



Habitat: Table Mountain, Cape Town (Mally). 



Typhlocyba mallyi sp. n. (PI. XI, Fig. 1). 



General color yellowish brown, with the elytra dull greenish. 



Form short and stout. Length not quite 3 mm. Breadth a 



little more than 1 mm. 



Vertex yellowish brown, unicolorous with the face, not produced at 

 all ; considerably rounded anteriorly, and slightly elevated at the middle; 



