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fascia transversa, extus baud vel parum dilatata, horum apicibus 

 etiam nonnunquam, rufis ; capite, prouoto elytrorumque basi sat 

 longe et dense griseo-setosis. 

 Long. 2-5-3 mm. 



Hah. S. Nigeria : Ibadan. 



About fifty specimens of this insect, now distributed be- 

 tween the British Museum and the Hope Collection at Oxford, 

 were bred by Dr. W. A. Lamborn from the egg-cluster of a 

 Mantis, emerging from it at various dates in July 1913. 



It greatly resembles T. rufocmcta, but is a little smaller, 

 ■v\ith relatively wider prothorax, rather more abruptly trun- 

 cated scutellum and distinctly shorter elytra. The median 

 red band does not noticeably dilate towards the sides, but is 

 of approximately equal width througiiout. The longer and 

 paler hairs of the head and pronotum extend also to the base 

 of the elytra, where they form a conspicuous transverse band. 

 Ill a few specimens more or less large red patches occur upon 

 the apices of the elytra, and these may even become united 

 ■with the median band. The club of the antenna of the male 

 is practically the same as in T. rufocincta. 



Thaumaglossa Iceta, sp. n. 



Nigra, antennis, pedibus, abdomine, elytrorumque fascia lata trans- 

 versa, rufis ; corpora supra et subtus sat cequaliter pubescenti, 

 capitis et prothoracis capillis flavis, fasciae rufescentibus ; pro- 

 noto baud lato, cum elytris fortiter confertim punctatis, lateribus 

 densius, lobo postico valido, truncato. 



Long. 3 mm. 



Bah. vS. China : Hongkong. 



A single specimen was taken by Commander J. J. Walker 

 in 1892. It is a female, with the circular terminal joint of 

 the antenna larger than in the same sex of either of the two 

 preceding species. The coloration is the same, but the 

 median red band is narrowed at the outer edge. The elytra 

 are strongly and closely punctured, the disc of the pronotum 

 strongly but less closely, and the sides very densely. The 

 posterior lobe is broadly truncated at the end. 



Thaumaglossa sex-maculata, sp. n. 



Kigra, antennis, pedibusque flavidis, maculisque elytrorum sex laete 

 flavis, subsequalibus, duo utrinque ante medium transverse positis 

 unaque post medium ; late ovata, sat dense pallido-pubescens, 

 pronoto minute sat crebre, elytris fere rugose punctatis, bis 

 postice separatim rotundatis ; antennarum articulo ultimo (maris) 

 magno, brevissime cordiformi. 



Long. 2 mm. 



