IIemij)terous Fauna of Madagascar. 215 



of three black spots on each side ; coniiexivura dark cas- 

 taneons, with two hiteous streaks at base and one near 

 apex. Body beneath dull castaneons, stigmata pale 

 luteous. Legs luteons, femora much suffused with black, 

 tibiae with the base, apex and intermediate spots of the 

 same colour. Rostrum reaching a little beyond base of 

 mesosternum. Femora spined as in preceding species, 

 but hind femora more strongly so. 



Long. 18 mill.; exp. pronot. ang. 7 mill. ]Max. lat. 

 abd. 8 1 mill. 



Antananarivo. 



Pantoleistes grandis, n. sp. (PI. V. fig. 5, 5a.) 



Black, sparingly pilose; apex of head and base of 

 rostrum narrowly, — subcentral portion of 1st joint of 

 antenna and basal two-thirds of 2nd joint, — central 

 transverse fascia on margin of anterior border of posterior 

 lobe of pronotum, — apices of femora, — bases and apices of 

 tibiae and posterior lateral borders of dilated first, second 

 and fourth abdominal segments, — luteous. Clavus, basal 

 and apical angles of corium and membrane fuscous. 



The 1st joint of the antenna? is a little longer than the 

 head, 2nd more than half the length of the 1st, remainder 

 mutilated. The anterior lobe of the pronotum is deeply 

 bilobed by a longitudinal central incision. The third 

 abdominal segment is the most amply dilated. Hind 

 femora more slender than anterior or intermediate. 



Long. 30 mill. 



Fianarantsoa. 



JJlpius ohscurus, n. sp. (PI. V. fig. 4, 4a.^ 



Black. Antennfe with 1 st joint black, slightly shorter than 

 head and pronotum together, 2nd and 3rd joints luteous, 

 slightly and narrowly black at base. Pronotum Avith two 

 large subconical tubercles at base of posterior lobe, which 

 are strongly pilose in front; a deep, central broad longi- 

 tudinal foAca, extending through disc of anterior and 

 posterior lobes. The base of the pronotum and posterior 

 sides of tubercles dull, luteous ; lateral angles subpro- 

 minent. Scutellum black, corium much suffused with 

 hiteous; membrane fuscous, paler at base. Dilated por- 

 tion of abdomen above streaked and shaded with casta- 

 neous, and obscurely spotted Avith same colour beneath. 

 Underside of body, legs and rostrum black. 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. 1879.- PART II. (jULY.) Q 



