HEMIFfERA HETEnOPTERA. 99 



a. Africa. From Mr. Children's collection. 



b, c. Cape. From M. Drege's collection. 

 d. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Ricliardsun. 

 e,/. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith, 

 jf. ? Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



2. Bkachyplatys variegata, C. //. 69. 

 a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



3. Brachyplatys jEthiops, C. //. 69. 

 a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



4. Brachyplatys calabarica. 



jEnea ; caput iineis duabus transversis interrupiis striga lanceolata liiieo- 

 lisque duabus inlermediis luleis ; anlenncB lutece ; thorax linea trans- 

 versa undidala lineisque duabus mnrginalibus luleis; scutetli latera 

 lulea ; ventris latera luleo transverse striyata ; pedes lutei. 



jEneous, minutely punctured. Head about half the breadth of the 

 thorax, with two transverse luteous lines, and with a middle lanceolate 

 luteous streak with a little lonj^itudinal luteous line on each side of it; 

 first line interrupted : second twice interrupted. Antennaj and legs luteous. 

 Thorax with a transverse undulating luteous line which diverges on each 

 side 10 the bordir near the hind angle, where it is joined by a luteous 

 marginal line. Scutellum luteous along each side ; tip hardly excavated. 

 Abdomen luteous above; under side with very short transverse luteous 

 streaks along each side. Var. /3. — Head with the first line very broad, 

 forming a band. Length of the body 3 lines. 



The markings of the head distinguish it from B.Jlavipes, and the ex- 

 cavated scutellum from B. pallipcs, 



a, b. Old Calabar. From Mr. Gray's collecliou. 



5. Brachyplatys negamica. 



Nigra; caput linea transversa interrupta liturisque quatuor poslerioribus 

 pallide Jlavis ; antenna paliide Jiavce ; thorax linea transversa undu- 

 lala lineisque duabus marginalibus pallide Jlavis ; scutelli latera 

 pallide Jiavce ; ventris latera pallide Jtava nigra maculata ; pedes 

 pallide Jlavi, feinoribus piceo vittatis. 



Black, minutely punctured. Head nearly half the breailth of the thorax, 

 with an irregular interruj)ied pale yellow line near the foie border, and with 

 two pale yellow points ; of these the front one is accompanied by two lon- 

 gitudinal pale yellow streaks and the hintl one by two ubliiiuo pale yellow 

 streaks. AnlennuD and legs jiale yellow. Thorax with a pale yellow undu- 

 lating transverse line, which diverges on each side to the bind angle, near 

 which it is joined by two pale yellow marginal lines. Sides of tlie scu- 

 tellum pale ytllow. Abdou)eii beneath with two pale yellow marginal 

 black-spotted stripes. Femora with piecous stripes. Length of the body 

 2^ lines. 



It may be distinguished from IJ. pallipes l)y the markings of (he head, 

 and from li.Jiavipes and B. calabarica by the scutellum, which is not 

 excavated. 

 a. Lake N'gami. From Mr. Andersen's colKction. 



