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second from the third posterior cell much shorter than the inferior 

 vein of the discal cell and not placed on the same line with this ; 

 discal cell obtuse outwardly, with the basal angle more or less 

 developed ; small cross-vein placed at the middle or a little before 

 the middle of tlie discal cell, the origin of the second longitudinal 

 vein always taking place before it. Wing-pattern very simple, con- 

 sisting only of a narrow brownish fore border and some small spots 

 on the cross- veins. 



Of E. pnnctnlata {= rasa) there are in the collection 

 five very similar specimens from North Nyasa, Karonga to 

 Fort Hill, near Chikweta's village, May 31, 1909 {Dr. 

 J. B. Daveji) ; also a Ç specimen taken between Deep Bay 

 and Vua, May 14, 1909, by the same collector. The spines 

 of the female genitalia are yellow. 



64. Exoproso^m major, Bicardo (1901). 



A single specimen from Nyasaland, Marimba, Kam- 

 bindingo, January 20, 1910 {Dr. J. B. Davry), which 

 aij;rees very well with the description of Miss Bicardo ; the 

 original locality was Fort Johnston, also in Nyasaland. 



65. Exoprosopa batracJwidcs, sp. nov. (Plate L, fig. 22.) 

 ^ Ç . Length (of 6 specimens) of the body 18-20 mm., of the 



wing 16-17 mm., of the wing-expanse 34-40 mm. 



A very large and robust species, closely allied to the preceding, 

 but characterised by the red legs and different colour of the 

 abdomen. 



Head red, with yellow tomentum ; a black spot on the occiput, 

 near the vertex, sometimes wanting ; frons with dense yellow 

 pubescence towards the base of the antennae and very few black 

 hairs near the vertex. Antennae short, tlie two basal joints red, the 

 first bearing yellow hairs ; third joint black, a little longer than the 

 style. Proboscis black, little projecting ; hind margin of tlie eyes 

 very broad. Thorax black, clothed with short yellowish-grey hairs, 

 absolutely without any black hairs, the bristles alone being black. 

 Squamulae very large, dark red, with a yellowish fringe: haltères 

 with whitish knob and reddish stalk. Scutellum red, with a com- 

 plete row of strong marginal black bristles. Abdomen entirely red, 

 without black cross-bands ; there are rounded basal black spots in the 

 middle of the second, third and fourth segments, which are of decreas- 

 ing size ; the first segment is black, with lateral tufts of whitish hairs. 

 Venter covered with whitish tomentum. The hairs of the abdomen 

 are very short and greyish, with scattered black hairs on the sides 



