14 CATALOGUE OF 
16. Myaponia LIVIDIPES. 
Mictis lividipes, Frme. Arch, Ent. ii. 296. 
Gabon. 
Genus 4. PUPPEIA. 
Puppeia, Stal, Hem. Afr. ii. 25. 
1. PuppEIA CINCTA. 
Mictis cinctus, Sgnt. A. S, E. F. 2me Ser. viii. 71, pl. 4, f. 3—Puppeia 
cineta, Stal, Hem. Afr. ii. 26. 
Guinea. 
Genus 5. MICTIS, C. H. 386. 
Africa. Madagascar. 
A. Angles of the prothorax prominent, rectangular 
or acutely angular, never rounded. Anterior 
femora bidentate beneath near the tips; 
apical tooth sometimes obsolete. 
a. Abdomen unarmed beneath. Hind femora of 
the male armed with a spine at the base. 
* Fourth joint of the antenne ycllowish ferrugi- 
nous. - - - - - luctuosa. 
** Antenne wholly dark. - Madagascariensis. 
b. Abdomen of the male unarmed beneath. Hind 
femora of the male armed with a somewhat 
obtuse spine beneath at the base. 
* Third joint of the antenne nearly smooth. — - curvipes. 
** Third joint of the antenne isan keeled 
above and beneath. - - - tartarea. 
c. Abdomen of the male with a tubercle beneate 
Hind femora unarmed beneath at the base. - pectoralis. 
d. Abdomen of the male with spines beneath. = - undata. 
B. Angles of the prothorax rounded, not promi 
nent. 
a. Scutellum with a thick silky line or stripe. 
* Fourth joint of the antenne pale, brownish 
towards the tip. - = - - Magri. 
** Fourth joint of the antenne dark, pale at the 
base. 
+ Larger. Antenne longer. Hind femora more 
incrassated, somewhat curved at the base. - scutellaris. 
+t Smaller. Antenne shorter. Hind femora less 
incrassated, hardly curved at the base. - scutellata. 
*** Antenne wholly pale. - - - castaneicornis. 
*#** Second and third joints of the antenne pale, 
dark at the base. - - - -  tomentovirgata. 
b. Scutellum with no silky stripe. 
* Abdomen with the dorsum wholly black, or 
black at the base and at the tip. 
