154 Mr. ^y. L. Distant's Rhynclwtal Notes. 



areas of sternum ocliraceoiisly tomentose; body beneatli and 

 femora blackish, tibi?e and tarsi castaneons ; tegmina sbininfj 

 pale castaneons, extreme base black, immediately followed 

 by an obscnre transverse ocliraceous fascia ; pronotnm very 

 coarsely pnnctate, tlie lateral processes horizontally and a 

 little npwardly produced, centrally carinate, their apices 

 obtuse and very slightly recurved, posterior process somewhat 

 slender, tricariuate, very slightly elevated above the scu- 

 tellum, after which it impinges more or less on the tegmina, 

 its apex subacute and passing the posterior angle of the 

 inner tegminal margin ; tegmina punctate on the black base. 



Long. 8-9 mm. ; breadth hit. pronot. process. 5-5^ mm. 



Hub. Uganda, near Masindi, 3500 ft. ; Eastern ]\Ibale 

 Distr., S. of I\It. Elgon. 3700-3900 ft.; Mpanga Forest, 

 Toro, 400-800 ft. ; INlabiri Forest, Chagwe, 3500-3800 ft. ; 

 Kafu R., near Hoima, Kampala Rd,, 3500 ft., between Jinja 

 and Busia, E. Busoga {S. A. Neave), Entebbe (C C. Gowdey). 

 Brit. E. Africa, slopes of Mt. Elgon, 5100-5800 ft. {S. A. 

 Neave). 



Olinutus recurvus, sp. n. 



Closely allied to the preceding species in colour and 

 markings, but with the pronotal lateral processes broader, 

 more distinctly recurved, and less obliquely elevated ; the 

 posterior pronotal process considerably more elevated above 

 the tegmina, which are also paler and more ocliraceous in 

 hue. 



Long. 10 mm. ; breadth lat. pronot. process. 6 mm. 



Hah. Uganda ; Entebbe (C. C. Goivdeij) ; shores of 

 L. Isolt or U a mala, 3800 ii. {S. A. Neave). 



Otinotus carvide7}s, sp. n. 



Allied to the preceding species, O, recurvus., but Mith the 

 lateral pronotal ])rocesses much more slender, though some- 

 what similarly recurved, but when viewed from the front 

 appearing much shorter and less obliquely raised; scutellum 

 Avitli a white spot at each basal angle and the apex ochra- 

 ceons (these markings, however, are inconstant) ; apical 

 area of posterior pronotal process impinging on tegmina. 



Long. 8-9 mm.; breadth lat. pronot. process. 4|-5 mm. 



Hah. Cameroons {Escalera). Uganda ; Entebbe {Dr. 

 C. A. Wiggins) ; between S.E. shore of L, Kioga and Ka- 

 kindu, 3500 ft. (S. A. Neave). 



Centrotus marshaUi, sp. n. 

 Ochraceous ; tegmina with two dark suifusions, one at 



