176 Mr. W. L. Dlstaiit's Notes on 



Genus ToMAsns, Amyot and Servillc. Stal. Hem. 

 Af. iv. p. 56. 



A. Posterior tibice armed loith two spines. 



a. Spines long, robust. 



Tomaspis modesta, n. sp. 



Fuscous, shining ; head, pronotum and scutellum some- 

 what coarsely punctured, tegmina very thickly and finely 

 punctured. Face convexly tumid, somewhat obscurely 

 transversely sulcated with central keel very distinct, pale 

 fuscous. Head rounded in front, ocelli prominent. Head, 

 pronotum, scutellum and underside of body dark fuscous. 

 Lateral edges of thorax above and below with legs, pale 

 fuscous. Abdomen above dull reddish. Wings sordidly 

 hyaline. Posterior tibiffi armed with two strong spines. 



Long. ex. tegm. 10 mill.; exp. tegm. 29 mill. 



Mongo-ma-lobah, W. Africa. 



Tomaspis Monteironis, n. sp. 



Black, shining, thickly and finely punctured; abdomen, 

 femora and rather more than basal half of tibise, san- 

 guineous. Lateral borders of abdomen beneath, with a 

 segmental row of large quadrate black spots. Face 

 robustly and convexly tumid, distinctly transversely 

 sulcated ; central keel faintly indicated. Pronotum with 

 two small obscure intra-ocular depressions near fore 

 border, behind which are two transverse and somewhat 

 deflected stri^. Wings sordidly hyaline, bases of wings 

 above, and wings and tegmina below narrowly san- 

 guineous. Posterior tibias armed with two strong spines. 



Long. ex. tegm. 9 to 10 mill. ; exp. tegm. 23 to 26 

 mill. 



Delagoa Bay (Monteiro). 



Tomaspis conspicua, n. sp. 



Black, shining, thickly and finely pimctured ; tegmina 

 with a large central oblong sanguineous spot. Abdomen 

 and legs dull reddish ; apices of tibiro and tarsi piceous. 

 Face robustly and convexly tumid, distinctly transversely 

 sulcated, central keel faintly indicated. Pronotum with 

 two intra-ocvdar distinct rounded impressions near an- 

 terior border, behind Avhich are two transverse somewhat 

 deflexed strife. Wings sordidly hyaline, bases of wings 



