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Phlepisus torridus n. sp. (Fig. 4). 

 irroratus. 



In form resembling P. 



Vertex one-half longer on the middle than against the eyes, obtuse, 

 nearly right angled, moderately impressed on the disc, anterior edge 

 bluntly angulate. Margins of the front below the antennas, nearly 

 straight; clypeus broadened apically; outer angles of the genae prom- 

 inent, broadly rounded. Pronotum strongly rounded in front, hind 

 margin broadly sinuate. El^'-tra rather narrow. 





Fig. 4. Phelpsius torridus n. sp. 

 a, Dorsal view of female; b, Lateral view of head; c, Face; d, Female 



genitalia, e, Elytron. 



Coloration: vertex pale yellow, mottled with fuscous; front and 

 genas fuscous, a few indistinct arcs and numerous fine irrorations, pale 

 yellow; lorae and clypeus lighter. Pronotum pale yellow on the 

 anterior margin, sordid whitish behind, the entire surface mottled with 

 fuscous. Scutellum fuscous, coarsely marked with pale. Elytra 

 whitish, rather evenly inscribed with fuscous; venation fulvous, vary- 

 ing to fuscous on the apical region. Below dark fuscous, marked with 

 deep testaceous. Legs deep testaceous with black and fuscous markings. 



Genitalia: ultimate ventral segment with a large, almost semi- 

 circular, shiny black lobe on the middle of the posterior margin, the 

 apex of which bears a small, but distinct, triangular notch, lateral angles 

 prominent. 



Length, (i mm. 



Described from one female collected at Oranegburg. 



