28 SJOSTEDTS KILIMANDJARO-MBRU EXPEDITION. 17: 2. 



T. phalerata Sss. from S. Africa is perhaps the nearest ally of this species, 

 which however can be distinguished by its smaller size and different colour. 



Gen. Loboptera Br. 



Loboptera nitida sp. n. 



?. Rufo-castaneous. Antennae with basal half testaceous, apical half fuscous. 

 Vertex of head just covered by the pronotum. Pronotum transversely elliptical, 

 posteriorly truncate, lateral margins broadly hyaline ; tegmina hyaline, lobiform ; lateral 

 margins of metanotum hj^aline. Abdomen broad, above castaneous, variegated with 

 testaceous, beneath rufo-testaceous, darker on the sides; penultimate tergite with 

 posterior margin produced in the middle, supra-anal lamina triangular, apex slightly 

 carinate, emarginate, sub-genital lamina ample ; cerci rufo-testaceous. Legs testaceous: 

 front femora armed on the anterior margin beneath with piliform spines, formula of 

 apical spines f, i, f, no genicular spine on front femora. 



Length of body 8 mm.; length of tegmina 1,6 mm.; pronotum 3,8 mm. X 4 mm. 



Usamhara: Mombo (Jan. and June), 2 ??. 



One of the two specimens is very much darker than the other, being entirely 

 castaneous both above and beneath. 



The species recorded by Adelung from Abyssinia, L. ras has no arolia between 

 the tarsal claws and therefore falls into the genus Paraloboplera Sauss. 



Gen. Apteroblattca nov. 



Allied to Loboptera Br. but tegmina entirely absent in both sexes. Eyes rather 

 small, vertex very broad. Supra-anal lamina in both sexes triangular, produced, sub- 

 genital lamina of male slightly produced with two symmetrical styles. Ootheca chit- 

 inous, carried with the suture uppermost. Front femora with anterior margin beneath 

 with piliform setae, hind femora heavily armed with spines. Arolia present between 

 tarsal claws. 



Apteroblatta perplexa sp. n. 



(n. 2, fig. .S and 13.) 



c?. Rufo-testaceous. Vertex of head not covered by pronotum. Thoracic 

 tergites variegated with rufo-castaneous. Abdomen above with disc dark castaneous, 

 marginal castaneous spots on tergites 2 — 6. Cerci castaneous. Abdomen beneath 

 rufo-testaceous; sub-genital lamina with apex cleft. Legs testaceous; all the femora 

 with genicular spines; formula of apical spines it, i, y. 



?. Simular to <^ but larger. Castaneous markings on thoracic tergites forming 

 a definite pattern. Abdomen above castaneous with a submarginal rufo-testaceous 

 vitta on either side, not extending beyond 6*'' tergite, terminal tergites castaneous; 

 supra-anal lamina with apex slightly notched. Cerci testaceous, xlbdomen beneath 

 rufo-castaneous, sub-genital lamina ample, semi-orbicular. Ootheca as in Loboptera, 



