88 Mr. W. L. Distant on African Pentatomidas. 



wrinkled, the apex somewhat broadly rounded ; antennae 

 stramineous, apices of third and fourth joints and nearly the 

 whole of fifth joint fuscous red, or fuscous, basal joint not 

 reaching apex of head, second distinctly shorter than third ; 

 pronotum thickly, finely punctate, the lateral margins oblique, 

 slightly reflexed, the lateral angles subprominent and roundly 

 angulate; scutellum thickly finely punctate, on apical half 

 exhibiting a more or less distinct central paler longitudinal 

 fascia; corium thickly finely punctate; sternum distinctly 

 punctate, a small black spot near bases of anterior and 

 intermediate coxae ; rostrum with its apex fuscous or black 

 and reaching the posterior coxae ; abdominal spiracles more 

 castaneous than black. 



Long. 14 to 15 mm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 7 to 8 mm. 



Hab. Basutoland; Maseru {Wroughton, Brit. Mus.) ; 

 Mashonaland ; Mazoe {Marshall, Brit. Mus.) ; Transvaal ; 

 Pretoria and Zoutpansberg (Coll. Dist.) . 



Tropicorypha fumigata, sp. n. 



Above pale brownish ochraceous, thickly darkly punctate, 

 body beneath and legs pale ochraceous ; antennae brownish 

 ochraceous, apex of fourth joint narrowly black, first joint 

 not reaching apex of head, second joint only slightly shorter 

 than third, third, fourth, and fifth subequal in length, fourth 

 and fifth more or less infuscate in different specimens ; head 

 somewhat convex in front, the lateral margins distinctly 

 sinuate, the apex of the central lobe very slightly prominent, 

 a small levigate space before each eye and the basal area 

 more sparingly punctate ; pronotum with the lateral margins 

 narrowly levigate, moderately sinuate, the posterior angle 

 shortly but distinctly prominent, their apices subacute ; 

 scutellum with the punctures more sparse on basal and 

 central areas, the basal angles with a small pale levigate 

 spot followed by a minute black spot on their outer margin, 

 corium thickly darkly punctate, sometimes shaded with 

 purplish brown on their inner area ; membrane hyaline, but 

 reflecting the dark abdomen beneatb, the apex slightly 

 passing the abdominal apex and there appearing distinctly 

 paler ; body beneath and legs pale ochraceous ; a short sub- 

 lateral line in front of eyes, two small spots at bases of 

 .interior and intermediate coxae and a single small spot at 

 base of posterior coxae, the abdominal spiracles and apex of 

 rostrum black ; lateral areas of the sternum coarsely punc- 

 tate ; abdomen beneath with a few small scattered dark 



