176 CATALOGUE OF 



7. Odontopus Boerhavi^e. 



Lyga-us Boerhavise, Fahr. Enl. Si/sl. iv. 152 ; .S7/s/. Rliyn. 220 — Anlilochiis 

 Boeibavia?, Sial, Bcrl. Enl. Zeit. vii. 393; Hem. Afr. iii. 4 ; Hem. 

 Fahr. i. 81 ; A'. Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. 1870, 104. 



Senegal. Guinea. 



Var.!' Female. Black, elliplical, red beneath. Head triangular, red 

 in front of the eyes, which are piceous and rather prominent. Rostrum 

 red, black towards the tip, extending to the middle coxa3. Antennie black, 

 slender, shorter than the body; first joint much longer than the head; 

 second longer than the first; third as long as the fir^t. Prothorax with a 

 strongly marked transverse middle furrow, and with a red border which is 

 broadest on the hind part; sides elevated. Pectus with a very broad black 

 stripe on each side. Abdomen red ; under side with a while band on the 

 fore border of each segment. Legs black, rather stout, moderately long; 

 femora towinds the base, trochanters and coxte red. Corium of the fore 

 wings luteous at the base and with a broad Uiteous subapical band. 

 Length of the body 6 — 7 lines. 



a. Zoolu. Presented by G. F. Angas, Esq. 



b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



c. Natal. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



d. Natal. From Mr. Plant's collection. 



Arabia. 



8. Odontopus dilectus. 



Mas. Ocliraceus, funiformis ; roslriun co.vas posticas aliiitgeus ; anIenncE 

 corporis dimidio lonyiores : prothorax sulcnlis ditobiis trausrersis 

 viyris, \oarcuato; scute/lum hasi nigrum ; abdominis lalera nigro 

 qultata ; corium nigro unigultalain el bimacidalum ; mcmbrana 

 albida. 



Male. Orange-red, fusiform. Eyes black. Rostrum extending to 

 the hind coxa>. Antenna' rather more than half the length of the body; 

 first joint as long as the head ; second a little shorter than the first ; third 

 much shorter than the second; fouith longer than the third, shorter than 

 the second. Prothorax with two slight black transverse abbreviated 

 furrows; one in the middle; the other curved, near the fore border. 

 Scutellum black at the base. Pectoral and ventral segments with ))iceous 

 sutures, the latter and the dorsal segments with black dots on each side. 

 Corium with a small black spot near the interior angle, with a black dot 

 between the spot and the costa, and with a larger black subapical spot. 

 Membrane whitish. Length of the body 7 lines. 



a. Aden, Arabia. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



