March, 1916] Homopteroiis Studies. Part I 199 



about half as long as the pronotum; a small black line extending from 

 the posterior margin to the middle; width between the eyes about three 

 times the length of vertex. Face yellowish brown with the frontal 

 sutures almost black; frons narrow, three times as long as its width; 

 clypeus dark brown, about one-fourth of the length of the frons; lorag 

 small, light yellow; cheeks somewhat fainter in color. Ocelli present, 

 colorless, located at the extremities of the frontal sutures. Pronotum 

 yellow on anterior half, brown on posterior. More than twice as broad 

 as long, the length being less than the width between the eyes; side 

 margins rounded, posterior margin slightly concave on middle; some- 

 what rugose, and concave on top. Scutellum yellow, with two brown 

 spots at the base, and an indistinct spot near the apex; slightly longer 

 than the pronotum. Elytra greenish brown with traces of yellow on 

 the claval area; transparent; margin of the clavus light brown, the 

 corium greenish, with a longitudinal brown marking on the middle, 

 extending from the margin to the second sector. Abdomen above black, 

 brownish at the tip, and yellowish brown beneath. Female genitalia: 

 Last ventral segment strongly produced to a blunt point, brown on mid- 

 dle with yellow borders, twice as long as the penultimate segment; pygo- 

 fers stout, a little longer than their width at base; ovipositor a little 

 longer than the pygofers. Legs light yellow, becoming brown at the tarsi. 



Described from one female. 

 Habitat: Cape Town (Mally). 



Typhlocyba elegia sp. n. (PI. XI, Fig. 2). 



Form long, sharp; color light yellow, the vertex and pro- 

 notum marked with brown. Length 4 mm. Breadth 1.5 mm. 



Face pale yellow, greatly elongated, almost twice as long as its 

 breadth; frons narrow, the sutures almost parallel, about four times as 

 long as the clypeus, which is short, and a little longer than wide. Cheeks 

 and lorse white, the latter long and narrow; clypeus black. Eyes black 

 with a whitish band on the middle. Vertex yellow, somewhat produced, 

 the anterior end rounded, not as long as the pronotum, and shorter than 

 the width between the eyes; a large brown irregular spot on the middle 

 of the disc. Pronotum pale yellow, with a large brown marking on the 

 middle, extending from anterior to posterior margin and widening con- 

 siderably on the middle; indistinct brown marks on the lateral margins. 

 Scutellum yellow with two black spots at the basal angles, and a large 

 black spot at the apex; brownish markings on the middle; not as long 

 as the pronotum. Elytra yellow, transparent, with brown markings on 

 the claval area, also on the corium, parallel to the claval suture; much 

 longer than the abdomen; middle apical cell narrow, the sides sub- 

 parallel. Abdomen above brown, white on the borders and bright yellow 

 beneath. Female genitalia: Last ventral segment twice as long as the 

 penultimate, strongly produced, the production being V-shaped; 

 pygofers strongly rounded to the sides, ovipositor strong, a little longer 

 than the pygofers, black at the tips. Legs hght yellow. 



Described from three females. 

 Habitat: Cape Town, C. P. (Mally). 



Date of Publication, March 17, 1916. 



