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somewhat swollen; antennae and palpi fuscous. Pronotum discoidal, 
sides deflexed, anteriorly and posteriorly truncate, posteriorly 
margined with piceous. Tegmina exceeding the apex of the ab- 
domen. Wings with anterior half castaneous. Abdomen beneath 
with dise castaneous; supra-anal lamina triangularly produced, 
apex emarginate but not deeply.  Cerci long, fusiform. Coxae 
and tibial spines rufo-castaneous, front femora armed on anterior 
margin beneath with a complete row of spines, the distal shorter 
than the proximal, unarmed on posterior margin. Posterior meta- 
tarsus longer than remaining joints of tarsus, pulvilli apical. 
Total length 22,4 mm; length of body 18,9 mm; length of 
tegmina 17,1 mm; pronotum 5,8 mm >< 7 mm. 
1 ¢. Cameroons. 
Genus Nauphoeta Burm. 
Nauphoeta epilamproides sp. n. (Plate II, fig. 7). 
¢d. Flavo-testaceous. Head with vertex projecting considerably 
beyond anterior margin of the pronotum. Distance apart of eyes 
less than length of first antennal joint, a band between the eyes 
and a narrower band between the antennal sockets, castaneous. 
The two apical joints of the maxillary palpi castaneous. Antennae 
fuscous. Pronotum elliptical, its greatest width behind the middle, 
anteriorly truncate, posteriorly very obtusely angulate, covering 
the scutellum, uniformly flavid. Tegmina very broad, anterior 
margin arched, posteriorly rounded, seriately punctate between 
the veins; marginal area equal to one third of total breadth, 
mediastinal vein multiramose, radial and anal veins black ; the veins of 
the marginal area beneath are more strongly marked and elevated. 
Anterior part of wings coriaceous, suffused with rufo-castaneous. 
Abdomen beneath rufo-testaceous; supra-anal lamina produced, 
bilobed; sub-genital lamina short, exceeded by the supra-anal 
lamina, notched on either side to receive the slender styles, the 
posterior lateral angles acute, spined!). Cerci moderate, fusiform. 
Legs with the coxae and femora rufous, the genicular extremity 
of the femora, the tibiae and the tarsi castaneous; front femora 
unarmed beneath, formula of apical spines $, 4, 4, no genicular 
spines on front femora. 
@ Similar to ¢ but larger and paler, the tegmina extend 
more beyond the apex of the abdomen; supra-anal lamina more 
markedly bilobed; sub-genital lamina ample, its posterior margin 
sinuate. 
1) This is a character common to many species of Nawphoeta, but 
it seems to have escaped notice hitherto. 
