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8. Platynopus Thomsonii. 



Thomsonii, Si(jn. Arch. Enl. ii. 277, PI. 11, f. 4. Stal, Ilem. A/r. i. 6i). 



Old Calabar. 



9. Platyxopcs Reichii. 



Reicliii, Siyn. Arch. Ent. ii. 276. Slal, Hem. Afr. i. 71. 



Old Calabar. 



10. Platynopus innocuus. 



innociius, Slul, Han. Afr. i. 71. 



Guinea. 



11. Platynopus teijunctus. 



Niger, niiens ; scutum teslacemn, anvulis rlnobus anlicia pcliolalis trans- 

 verse elongatis maculisque tribns posliris conncxis anlice atteniiatis 

 ni(/ris ; srtitelltan testaceum, slriga basali Iransvrrsa strigisque duabus 

 lat'Talibus niyris ; pectus lestacco nntalum ; venter dhcn anlico ma- 

 culi^que laterutibiis leslaceis ; ales anticcE corio apice lestacco. 



Black, smooth, shininjr, very liiicly punctured. Fore tibi;u purple, 

 much dilated, with a testaceous mark on the upper side. Scutum testa- 

 ceous; the horns, two irregular, petiolated, trausveisely elongated ringlets 

 uear the fore border, and three large conical connected S|>ots which join 

 the hiud border, black. Scutellum testaceous, with a iransveise black 

 streak on the fore border, and with a short black streak along each side. 

 Pectus with some irreguhir testaceous marks. Abdomen beneath with the 

 fore pan of the disk, the basal spine, and some spots and points along each 

 side, testaceous. Fore wings with a testaceous spot at the tip of the coriuni. 

 Var. j8. — Thorax black; scutellum with a basal angular testaceous band, 

 which is contracted in the middle, and with a testaceous tip. Length ol 

 the body 7 lines. 



The colour and the m^irkings of botli varieties of P. Thomsonii suffi- 

 ciently distinguish them from this species. 

 a, b. \V!i}dah, West Africa. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



12. Platynopus badius. 

 Rufescenlc-fuscus, nitens ; caput nigrum; scutum fascia antica arcuata 

 interrupt a, guttis duabus inter mcdiis, fascia media mvculari macu- 

 lisque duabus poslmediis testaceis ; scutellum maculis duabus basalibus 

 apiceque testaceis; tibice anticcE dilatatee, apice cyanecc ; ala anticce 

 corio apice testaceo. 

 Reddish brown, somewhat paler beneath, smooth, shining, minutely 

 punctured. Head and antennae black. Scutum \vith a curved interrupted 

 testaceous band on the fore border, with a testaceous dot on each side near 

 the fore border, wiili a middle testaceous baud composed of two dots be- 

 tween two spots, and with an elongated testaceous spot on each side behind 

 the spine, which is black. Scutellum with three large testaceous spots, 

 one on each side at the base, and one al the tip. Fore tibiic much dilated, 

 bluish at their tips. Fore wings with a testaceous spot at the tip of the 

 corium; membrane aeneous-black. Length of the body (3 lines. 



a. Old Calabar. From Mr. John Gray's collection. 



