156 CATALOGUE OF 



and metalhorax with an ochraceous band on tlie bind border; tins band 

 abbreviated, interrupted in the middle and dilated twice on each side ; bind 

 angles slightly elongated. Abdominal segments with ochraceous bands, 

 which occupy nearly the whole breadth and are interrupted in the middle 

 and on each side; subanal lamina entire. Cerci short, lanceolate. Styles 

 distinct. Legs short, thick ; tibiae with short spines. Length of the body 

 6^ lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



Sect. 9. 



26. POLYZOSTERIA AVEBSA. 



Fcem. Picea aut nigra, lon(fi-ovata, convexa, sal dense punctata ; cajmt 

 prolhoracem non superans ; oculi itivtcem proximi ; antenna bast 

 rufescentes, corporis dimidio breviores; prullwrax fere srtnivircularis, 

 laleribus subrejlexis, margine postieo subrolundaln ; mesolhorax et 

 metathorax angiitis posticis prrparum productis ; abdomen ferrugineo 

 tenuissime marginatum , apice integrum ; cerci leslacei, brevissimi ; 

 pedes ferrvginei, breves, crussi. 



Female. Piceous or black, elongate-oval, convex, shining, rather 

 thickly punctured. Head with a slight transverse impression between the 

 sockets of the antennae, not extending beyond the prolhovax. Eyes dingy 

 testaceous, very near together. Antennae black, less than half the length of 

 the body, reddish at the base. Prothorax nearly semiciicular, not trun- 

 cated in front; sides rounded, slightly reflexed ; hind border with the middle 

 part slightly convex. Mesolhorax and metalhorax wiih the hind angles 

 very slightly elongated. Abdomen a little broader than the thorax, very 

 narrowly bordered with ferruginous ; dorsal segments not extending beyond 

 the ventral segments, which have ferruginous hind borders ; subanal lamina 

 entire. Cerci testaceous, very short. Legs ferruginous, short, thick ; tibiae 

 with long stout spines. Length of the body 12 — 13 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Sect. 10. 



27. PoLYZOSlERIA FEM ORALIS. 



Mas et fcem. Nigro-csnea, opaca, ovata aut suhelliptica, subtus nitens ; 

 caput viride, dense punctatum, margine untico fulvo ; palpi lestacei ; 

 antennm rufescentes, basi picece ; prothorax caput superans, utrinque 

 punctatus, lateribus margineque antico valde reflixis subtus teslaceis 

 aut fulvis, disco ruguloso, margine postieo tuberculato ; mcsothorax et 

 metalhorax anguHs posticis vix productis ; abdomen tuberculatum; 

 venter viridis, disco piceo ; lamina siipra-analis integra, subcarinata ; 

 cerci lestacei, breves ; pedes picei, libiis larsisque pallide teslaceis, 

 illis nigro spinosis. 



Male and female. Blackish aeneous, convex, oval or nearly elliptical, 

 dull above, shining beneath. Head metallic-green, thickly punctured, 

 hidden by the |rothorax; sockets of the antennae and fore border tawny. 

 Eyes piceous, wide apart. Palpi testaceous. Antenn;e reddish, slender, 

 piceous at the base. Prothorax nearly semicircular, deeply relltxed on 



