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Strife behind tlie ridge blackish ; sides in front of the angles denticulated ; 

 ii transverse smooth callus on each side near the fore border. Scutellum 

 rounded at the tip, with a short broad red streak beyond the middle. 

 Membrane of the fore wings dark asneous-ciiiereous. Length of the body 

 H lines. 



The lateral lobes of the head are much longer and more lanceolate 

 than those of P. impressa. 



a. Gabon. 



24. Phyi.locephala albidicosta. 



IJuteo-cervina, suhovalis ; caput densinnime el sublilissime punctalum, 

 tobis lateralibus contiyuis laiissitnis valde rotundatis ; atilenncB 

 arliculo 2o '60 mullo Umgiore ; thorax transverse siriaius^ carina 

 transversa inter angulos posdcos valde mtundatos, sulco anlico trans- 

 verso, laleribus rotundatis antice denticulalis ; scuteliinn transverse 

 rugulosum, apice rotiindatum ; alee anticcc densissime i>t subtilisfiime 

 punctatce, casta albida nirjro punctata, membrana diaphana nigra 

 punctata. 



Luleous Aiwn-colour, subovate, more luteous beneath. Head very 

 thickly and minutely punctured ; lateral lobes contiguous, very broad, much 

 rounded, extending somewhat beyond the middle lobe. Eyes with blackish 

 disks, not prominent. Rostrum with a blackish tip, extending a little 

 beyond the fore coxse;. Antennas very little longer than the thorax ; second 

 joint much longer than the third, nearly as long as the fourth; fifth rather 

 longer than the fourth. Thorax transversely and minutely striated, with a 

 distinct transverse rid^e between the hind angles, which are much rounded 

 and slightly prominent ; a transverse furrow near the fore border, slightly 

 curved on each side; sides rounded in front, denticulated near the head; 

 hind border almost straight. Scutellum transversely and minutely 

 rugulose, much rounded at the tip. Abdomen in the male with two slender 

 laminae beneath the rounded supra-anal membrane. Fore wings very 

 thickly and minutely punctured ; costa whitish, with black points; mem- 

 brane pellucid, with a few black points. Length of the body 7 lines. 



The shorter body and the speckled membrane of the fore wings 

 sufficiently distinguish this species from P. gibbosa. 



a. South Africa. Presented by R. Trimen, Esq. 



25. Phyllocephala subtruncata. 



Sordide testacea, subliis pallida ; caput produclum, lobis lateralibm npice 

 disjunclis el sitbrotiindatis ; antenna breves, graciles, arliculo '2o 'So 

 perparum longinre ; thorax transverse subrugulosus, angnlis posticis 

 Iruncatis, laleribus non denticulalis; scutellum apicc mlundatnm ; 

 pectus et ventris lalera nigro conspersa ; alee anticce mrnibrana 

 pellucida. 



Dingy testaceous, pale testaceous beneath. Head thickly and 

 minutely punctured, very much longer than its breadth ; lateral l;>bes 

 extending very much beyond the middle lobe, parted towards the tips, 

 which are slightly rounded. Eyes with black disks, slightly prominent. 

 Rostrum extending to the fore coxa;. Antennae short, slender; second 



