372 Mr. W. L. Distant on some 
hyaline, venation and costal membrane to the former ochra- 
ceous, upper apical area, and the inner margins of the second, 
third, and fourth apical areas pale shining purplish. 
Long., excl. tegm., 2,12; exp. tegm. 26 mm. 
Hab. South Atrica ; Kimberley. 
Stagira ruficostata, sp. n. 
?. Body above virescent; eyes dull ochraceous; body 
beneath and legs virescent, tibia and tarsi and posterior 
margins of the abdominal segments testaceous ; tegmina and 
wings hyaline, extreme bases of both, costal membrane and 
costal area of tegmina sanguineous, venation of both tegmina 
and wings pale testaceous, darker on basal areas ; pronotum 
with a central, discal, longitudinal sulcation, the oblique 
incisions very distinct ; mesonotum with two short obconical 
spots at base, only denoted by their darker margins; abdo- 
men narrowly elevated on basal half ; rostrum reaching the 
posterior coxee; anterior femora prominently thickened and 
compressed with a few strong spines beneath. 
Long., excl. tegm., 9,13; exp. tegm. 37 mm. 
Hab, 8S. Africa ; Grahamstown. 
Stagira consobrina, sp. n. 
3. Allied to the preceding species, S. ruficostata, Dist., 
but with the head (including eyes) distinctly narrower; tle 
coloration of the body paler, and the abdominal segmental 
margins above broader, paler, and very narrowly darkly 
margined ; the upper apical area to the tegmina much 
longer and more sinuate, the basal cell longer and narrower ; 
the face strongly centrally carinate; the tegmina and wings 
not prominently testaceous at bases, Ke. 
Long., excl. tegm., ¢,14; exp. tegm. 37 mm. 
Hab. 8. Africa ; Transvaal (Junod). 
Stagira sanguinea, sp. n. 
3. Body above and beneath sanguineous, the abdominal 
segmental margins distinctly darker in hue ; basal abdominal 
segment beneath with a central foveate black spot on its 
anterior margin; antenne black ; oblique furrows to pro- 
notum dull ochraceous; mesonotum with two somewhat 
obscure, blackly margined, obconical spots on anterior 
margin; tegmina and wings hyaline, costal area and 
membrane and the venation sanguineous; rostrum reaching 
the posterior coxe ; femora and trochanters ochraceous, 
