216 Mr. W. L. Distant 07i the 



The colour is shining, but the luteous markings vary 

 in intensity in different specimens. Legs strongly pilose, 

 the hairs arranged in tufts on femora. The dilated lateral 

 borders of the posterior segments of the abdomen are 

 broadly produced upwards. 



Long. 19 mill. 



Fianarantsoa. 



Ulphis hicolor, n. sp. 



Head luteous, with a basal streak behind eyes, and an 

 apical streak in front of antenniferous tubercles, black. 

 Rostrum black, with 1st joint and base of 2nd luteous. 

 Pronotum with the anterior lobe black, posterior luteous, 

 with two large raised tubercles at base. Scutellum black. 

 Corium luteous, with apical angle and membrane fuscous. 

 Dilated portion of abdominal segments above and below 

 castaneous. Abdomen beneath and legs black ; coxse, 

 apices of femora and bases of tibi;e luteous. 



AntennjB with 1st and 2nd joints black, remainder 

 fuscous. The pronotum has a deep, broad central longi- 

 tudinal fovea on disc of anterior and posterior lobes; the 

 lateral angles are slightly prominent. Legs strongly 

 pilose, hairs arranged in tufts on femora. Apex of mem- 

 brane pale, obscure, hyaline. 



Long. 19 mill. 



Fianarantsoa. 



Ulpius festivus, n. sp. 



Head luteous, post-ocular portion above black. Antennfe 

 black, antenniferous tubercles luteous. Rostrum Avith 

 basal joint luteous, remainder black. Posterior lobe of 

 pronotum and corium reddish. Membrane, abdomen and 

 legs black ; the coxte, apices of femora and bases of tibire 

 are luteous, the mesosternum is also of the same colour. 

 The membrane is bluish-black, with the apex fuscous 

 hyaline. 



Long. 16 mill. 



Antananarivo. 



Closely allied to the preceding, but smaller, the femora 

 much less nodulated, the pronotal tubercles somewhat 

 smaller and more obtuse. The colour of the antenna, of 

 the dilation of the abdominal segments, and general hue 



above is different. 



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Enithares maculata, n. sp. (PI. V. fig. 7.) 



Pale, obscure, luteous, with the following fuscous 



