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tawny, hind borders of the segments testaceous. Legs stout ; femora and 

 tibiae keeled; four anterior femora with two spines beneath ; hind femora 

 with three spines above and with two on each side beneath; four anterior 

 tibiae with a few short spines on each side; hind tibiae with six longer 

 spines on the outer side and with seven on the inner side. Length of the 

 body 16 lines. 



The much more developed hind part of the prothorax distinguishes 

 this species from H. pupa. 

 a. Cape. Presented by R. W. Townsend, Esq. 



4. Hetrodes productus. 



Foem. Teslaceus ; caput unispinosum, veriice aspere punctata, fronfe 

 subtililer punctata ; prothorax scaber, antice sexdecim spinosus,postice 

 quatuordecim spinosus ; abdomen e tuberculis septem vittatum ; ovi- 

 ducius subarcuatus, abdomine pauUo longior. 



Female. Testaceous. Head roughly punctured above, finely 

 punctured in front, with a short oblique spine between the antennae. Pro- 

 thorax scabrous; fore pari with four spines on the hind part of the disk, 

 with four spines in front, and with four longer spines on each side; hind 

 part wiih two spines on the hind border and with six on each side like those 

 of H. maryinatus. Dorsum of the abdomen minutely tuberculale, with 

 seven rows of tubercles, the tubercles in the middle row and in the second 

 row on each side larger than the olheis. Oviduct slightly curved, a little 

 longer than the abdomen. Legs stout; femora and tibiae keeled; four 

 anterior femora with two spines beneath; hind femora with five spines 

 above and with four on each side beneath, the first and second of the latter 

 very minute; spines of the tibiae like those of H. marginaius. Length of 

 tlie body 21 lines. 



It may be a variety of H. pupa. The oviduct is a little longer. 

 a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



5. Hetrodes abbreviatds. 



FcEm. Testacens ; caput unispinosum, rude punctatum ; prothorax sub- 

 scaber, antice sexdecim spinosus, postice quatuordecim spinosus ; abdo- 

 men e tuberculis trivittatum; oviductus perparum arcuatus, abdomine 

 multo brevior ; pedes robusti, spinosi, femoribus posticis supra quadri- 

 spinosis subtus uirinque bispinosis. 



Female. Testaceous. Head roughly punctured, with a short oblique 

 spine between ihe aniennjE. Prothorax slightly scabrous ; fore part with 

 lour spines on the hind part of the disk, with lour in front and with four on 

 each side; hind part with two spines on the hiud border and with six on 

 each side like those of H. marginaius. Abdomen with three rows of 

 tubercles, the middle lubercles larger than those on each side. Oviduct 

 very slightly curved, serrated at the tip, much shorter than the abdomen. 

 Legs stout; femora and tibiae keeled; four anterior femora with spines 

 beneath; bind femora with four spines above and with two on each side 

 beneath; four anterior tibiae like those of the preceding species ; hind tibia 

 with four spines on each side. Length of the body 19 lines. 



