490 CATALOGUE OF 



mostly black. Pectus and under side of the abdomen witb black 

 punctures, some of these on the latter form four very incomplete stripes. 

 Anal appendage bidentate. Fore wino;s irregularly black-speckled ; sub- 

 costal space unspeckled ; costa regularly speckled; membrane pale 

 cinereous, with brown speckles. Length of the body 8 lines. 



The less lanceolate lateral lobes of the head, the denticulated sides of 

 the thorax, the scutellum without a stripe and the speckled membranes of 

 the fore wings distinguish it from P. interrupta. 



a. Old Calabar. From jNIr. J. Grav's collection. 



22. Phyllocephala humeralis. 



Fulva, suhtililer et dense punctata; caput procluctum, lobis lateralibus 

 di.ijunctis apice rolundatis ; antenna arliculis 2o et 3o cequilongis ; 

 thorax carinis duabus transversis, la antica abbreviata, 2a inter 

 angulos posticos rotundatns, lateribus anticis dilatatis denticulatis ; 

 scutellum apice latum deniiculatum ; pedes dense punctati ; alcb 

 anticcB niembrana fuscescenie cinerea. 



Tawny, thickly and minutely punctured, a little paler beneath. Head 

 longer than its breadth; lateral lobes separate from each other, extending 

 very much beyond the middle lobe, rounded at the tips. Eyes prominent. 

 Rostrum extending to the fore coxa?. Antennie longer than the thorax; 

 second and third joints of equal length ; fourth rather longer than the 

 third ; fifth rather longer than the fourth. Thorax with two transverse 

 ridges, one between the hind angles, which are rather prominent and much 

 rounded, the other nearer the fore binder and much abbreviated; sides in 

 front dilated and denticulated ; hind border slightly emarginale. Scutellum 

 broad and roimded at the tip. Anal appendage emarginate. Legs thickly 

 punctured. Membrane of the fore wings brownish cinereous. Length of 

 the body 9 lines. 



The separate lateral lobes of the head and the dilated anterior sides of 

 the thorax chiefly distinguish it from P. cnstalis. 



a. West Africa. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



23. PflyLLOCEPHAXA FUNESTA. 



Caliginose rvfa, elliptica, subtiliter et dense punctata, suhlus ceneo-nigri- 

 cans ; caput sublanceolatum, lobis lateralibus longis connexis acutis ; 

 antennce nigra', articulo 2o 3o perparum breviore ; thorax transverse 

 striatus, carina transversa inter angulos posticos acutos bene deter- 

 minatos, lateribus anticis denticulatis ; scutellum apice rotundatum, 

 striga postica rvfa hrevi lata; alee anticce membrana obscure aneo- 

 cinerea. 



Dull dark red, elliptical, very thickly and minutely punctured, aeneous- 

 blackish beneath. Head slightly lanceolate; lateral lobes acute, extending 

 connectedly very much beyond the middle lube. Eyes slightly prominent. 

 Rostrum extending a little beyond the fore coxje. Antenna black; second 

 joint very little shorter than the third. Thorax with many transverse striae 

 and with a ridge between the hind angles, which are acute and prominent; 



