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cell long, ending in a rather obtuse point nearly on costa ; 

 stigma large ; two submargiiial cells, the second one very 

 long, narrowed more than halt above ; b. n. falling a con- 

 siderable distance short of t.-m. ; first r. n. entering second 

 s.ra. a long distance from its base, and the second almost as 

 far from its apex. Legs slender and simple ; claws very 

 small, pulvilli distinct. Abdomen narrow and shining, 

 scarcely punctured, with thin reddish hair, denser at ends 

 of last three segments ; pygidial area distinct, apical plate 

 black, Avith spoon-like outline. 



Hab. Basutoland, Africa (ft. C/-cz6-s^a//). British Museum. 



This represents a genus allied to Rhophites, but distinct. 

 Cnpicola and Rhinocho'tula of Friese were based on South 

 African species of this immediate group, and while the 

 present insect appears to be very distinct from the seven 

 forms ascribed to these genera by Friese, it may for the 

 l)resent be regarded as a doubtful Capicola. Friese cites no 

 tvpefor Rhinochoitula ; R. cinciiventris is herewith designated 

 as the type of that genus. 



Paracolletes callander, sp. n. 



$ . — Length about IG mm. 



Black, with the flagellum beneath (except basally) and the 

 small joints of tarsi ferruginous ; hair of head and thorax 

 abundant, warm ])ale reddish, paler beneath, on cheeks and 

 on metatliorax, reddest at sides of mesothorax and the region 

 about tubercles ; clypeus only very thinly hairy, shining, 

 with scattered distinct punctures ; supraclypeal area smooth ; 

 sides of vertex dull, but region behind occlii shining ; meso, 

 thorax and scutellum dull, hairs on scntellum, as well as 

 a patch below and in front of wings, tipped with fuscous ; 

 area of metathorax dull, without distinct sculpture ; tegulsB 

 black, covered with hair in front. Wings smoky, nervures 

 dark brown, stigma little developed; b. n. falling a little 

 short of t.-m. ; second s.m. very broad, receiving first r. n. 

 about middle. Legs with liair coloured bke that ou thorax, 

 but hind tibial scopa long and loose, glistening silvery, 

 though reddish-tinted. Abdomen dull, witli a finely rough- 

 ened surface; hind margins of the first four segments with 

 narrow hair-bands, the tirst feeble, the others appearing as 

 narrow but conspicuous white lines ; apical plate very large 

 and broad, the surrounding hair dark chocolate, but nearly 

 white at sides of apical part of abdomen. 



^ . — Length about 13'5 mm. 



More slender ; abdomen (except lateral black marks, 



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