﻿Bomhyliidae (Diptcra) from Centred Afiicd. (Jl I 



yellowish. Abdomen black, clothed like il:c thorax ; hind margins 

 of the segments with a row of strong bristles. Legs yellow, with 

 whitish pubescence ; femora with the basal two-thirds black ; 

 tarsi darkened ; bristles strong, black. Wings somewhat greyish, 

 with a small yellowish area towards the base ; basal comb not 

 developed ; the first, third and sixth veins are red ; small cross-vein 

 before the middle of discal cell ; apical branch of the tliird vein 

 oblique, gently curved ; marginal cell dilated at the tip. 



Type Ç, from Southern Nigeria, Beuin City, March 20, 

 1910 {J. J. Simpson)] a single damaged specimen. 



10. Dischistus hirtus, sp. nov. 



Ç . Length 10 mm. 



Very near D. capito, Loew, but with black legs ; distinguished 

 from D. seriatus, Wied., by the hyaline wings. 



Hairs of the body very long, yellowish, but with some black hairs 

 intermingled. Frons clothed with short yellow hairs and very long 

 black ones ; occiput with very long yellow hairs, a few black near 

 the vertex ; face with long hairs which are yellow, with some black 

 towards the sides. Antennae black, the basal joints with very long 

 black hairs ; third joint a little attenuated in the apical half. Pro- 

 boscis black, 4^ mm. long. Thorax and scutellum greyish black, 

 with long hairs which are yellow and black intermingled ; scutellum 

 with marginal hairs only, without bristles ; pleurae without black 

 hairs. Haltères orange-yellow, abdomen clothed like the thorax, 

 the hind margin of segments with numerous erect, but not strong, 

 black bristles. Wings pure hyaline, with black veins, and no basal 

 comb ; small cross- vein placed on the last third of the discal cell ; 

 marginal cell not dilated ; anterior branch of the third vein very long, 

 bent in the middle. Legs wholly black, with whitish piibescence 

 and hairs and with black bristles. 



Type Ç, from North Nyasa, Misuko Plateau, feeding on 

 Howers, June 2, 1909 (Dr. J.B.Darey); a single specimen. 



5, Sisyrophanus, Karscli (188G). 



A very distinct genus, of which only a single species, 

 S. homeyeri, Karsch, from Pungo Andongo, is known at 

 present ; a figure of this species is to be seen on page 54 

 of the " Entom. Nachricht.," vol. xii. The author places 

 his genus near Eurycarenus, which it certainly resembles 

 in the form of the first posterior cell. But as the eyes 

 aie absolutely entire on the hind margin, I think that 



