214 Mr. W. L. Distant on the 



the 3rd and 4tli joints, the moderately-produced pronotal 

 angles, &c. 



Parabrachytes color atus, n. sp. (PL V. fig. 3.) 



Head luteous, strongly emarginate between the anten- 

 niferous tubercles. Antenna3 black, pilose (apical joint 

 less strongly so). First joint with the base strongly, its 

 apex and base of 2nd joint narrowly, luteous; 1st joint 

 a little shorter than 2nd, 3rd rather shorter than 4th, 

 apices of 2nd and 3rd joints incrassated, 2nd more so 

 than 3rd. Pronotum black, thickly and coarsely pimc- 

 tured, the lateral angles slightly prominent and acutely 

 rounded. Scutellum black, transversely rugose, slightly 

 gibbous at base. Corium castaneous, thickly punctured, 

 lateral margins narrowly black. Membrane black. Ab- 

 domen above dull reddish, with a toothed internally black 

 margin ; connexivum alternately black and luteous. 

 Body beneath black, femora luteous clouded with black, 

 tibia3 black with bases luteous, tarsi pitchy. Postrum 

 pitchy, extending a little beyond anterior coxfe. Fore 

 and intermediate femora, with two rows of spines, in- 

 creasing in size on nearing apex ; hind femora faintly 

 spined, two or three visible near base, and one long and 

 slender near apex. 



9 . Differs from the S in having the basal portion of 

 upper surface of head black, 1st joint of antennae Avholly 

 luteous, apical joint pale fuscous. Abdomen above bright 

 red. 



$. Long. 21 mill.; exp. lat. ang. pronot. 7^ mill. 

 Max. lat. abd. 10 mill. 



? . Long. 22 to 24 mill. 



Antananarivo. 



Parabrachytes obscurus, n. sp. 



Dull ochreous, tinged with fuscous, thickly and strongly 

 punctured. Antennte with the apical joint black, robust ; 

 remainder luteous, apices of 2nd and 3rd and base 

 (narrowly) of 4th joint black. Apex of 2nd joint very 

 strongly incrassated, apex of 3rd slightly so. Pronotum 

 in structure much as in preceding species. Scutellum 

 transversely rugulose, with the base somewhat gibbous ; 

 black, basal angles, lateral margins and apex ochreous. 

 Membrane pale brownish, with the base and some discal 

 spots fuscous. Abdomen above red, with a marginal row 



