210 Mr. W. L. Distant on the 



The genus Piezostermim is common to the Ethiopian 

 and Neotropical regions, whilst Pantoleistes has hitherto 

 been, recorded from the Ethiopian only. 



Agonoscelis hicolor, n. sp. (PL V. fig. 6.) 



Head black, Avith three small reddish spots at base, two 

 situated a little in front of eyes, and one about centre of 

 basal border ; lateral lobes longer than the central. Pro- 

 notum dull sanguineous, thickly and strongly punctate 

 and irregularly rugulose, with a broad black border, which, 

 commencing at lateral angles, extends about halfway 

 along lateral margin, when it is suddenly reflexed and 

 extends transversely across disc to near centre. Scutellum 

 black, with a small obscure spot at centre of base, and 

 apex broadly dull sanguineous ; thickly punctate and 

 strongly, transversely and irregularly rugose. Corium 

 dull sanguineous, with the lateral border, which gradually 

 widens from base and bifurcates at apex, enclosing a tri- 

 angular space on apical margin ; black, thickly punctate 

 and rugulose. Membrane pitchy black, fuscous at tip, 

 which extends considerably beyond apex of abdomen. 

 Body beneath pale reddish, with the following black 

 macular markings ; a linear slightly-curbed series on each 

 side, commencing one on prosternum, one on mesosternum 

 and one on metasternum, is continued along the abdomen 

 one on each segment — a central row of six, arranged in 

 pairs, on disc of abdomen, a small stigmatal series, and a 

 large marginal subtriangular series arranged one at each 

 segmental incisure. Legs and rostrum black. 



The body is sparingly and the legs strongly pilose. 



Long. 12 mill. 



Antananarivo. 



Piezosternum 7'uhens, n. sp. (PL V. fig. 8.) 



Olivaceous, thickly and finely punctured. Head paler 

 in coloration with the ocelli red ; in front of the ocelli are 

 two short black stria3 situated on each side of inner margin 

 of the lateral lobes, and a central fuscous longitudinal 

 fascia. Antenna3 black, 1st joint robust, olivaceous on 

 inner margin, 2nd about twice as long as 3rd, 4th 

 almost as long as 2nd and 3rd together, luteous at 

 apex, 5th and 2nd subequal. Pronotum with the lateral 

 margin black and a central longitudinal impunctate im- 



