E. BERGROTH, HEMIPTERA FROM BRITISH EAST AFRICA. 



Fam. Pyrrhocoridae. 



11. Antilochus nigrocruciatus Stål. 

 Meru. 



Previously known only from Southeastern Africa. 



N. B. — Roscius circumdahts Dist., of which I have speci- 

 mens from tlie Ivory Coast, is not a Roscius at all, but belongs 

 to Antilochus Stål. Distant's figiire of it is too narrow. 

 The specific name circumdatus being preoccupied in this ge- 

 nus I propose for A. circumdatus Dist. tlie name A. arcifer. 



12. Scantius caraboides n. sp. 



Oblongo-subovatus, fuscus, capite fu?co-nigro, limbo la- 

 terali prothoracis, macula apicali media pronoti, vitta media 

 lobi hujus postici, apice scutelli, Hmbo apicali acetabulorum 

 pectoreque medio cum carina luteo-testaceis; antennae fusco- 

 nigrae, articulo ultimo, parte qninta basali excepta, pube 

 densa brevissima adpressa palHda induto; rostri articuli duo 

 primi fusci, duo ultimi testacei; pedes Inteo-testacei, femori- 

 bus anticis, basi apiceque exceptis, et aimulo lato subapicali 

 femorum posteriorum piceis. Caput pronoto medio paullo 

 brevius, fronte pone clypeum Hnea brevi longitudinaH impressa 

 praedita, articulis antennarum primo, secundo quartoque 

 subaeque longis, tertio ceteris fere dimidio breviore, rostro 

 coxas medias attingente. Pronotum (formae brachypterae ) 

 tertia parte latius quam longius, lobo antico postico duplo 

 longiore, lateribus rotundato, area ejus laevi magna, convexa, 

 postice usque ad basin lobi extensa, antice utrinque foveola 

 instructa et a limbo pronoti apicali depresso punctato impres- 

 sione transversa curvata discreta, lobo postico antico distincte 

 angustiore, sat dense punctato, lateribus ejus rectis, paralle- 

 lis, limbo latera Ii pronoti praecipue interius fusco-punctato. 

 Elytra formae brachypterae medium segmenti penultimi 

 (c^) dorsalis attingentia, clavo distincte sat dense punctulato, 

 corio solum in parte basali et prope suturam clavi subtihter 

 punctulato, ceteroquin alutaceo, margine apicali subrotundato- 

 truncato, cum axi longitudinaH corporis angulum rectum for- 

 mante, membrana rudimentaria, a]3pendiculam subcoriaceam 

 oblongo-triangularem parti apicaH marginis interioris corii 

 affixam efficiente. Pectus fere impunctatum, sed limbo an- 



