214 Mr. W. L. Distant on African Pentatomidae. 



broad at base, a large slightly raised levigate spot near each 

 basal angle; corium almost as long as head and pronotum 

 together, costal margin (excepting near base) distinctly con- 

 vexly rounded ; membrane about as loiig as pronotum ; 

 connexivum moderately exposed from beyond middle of 

 corium ; rostrum passing the intermediate coxas, abdomen 

 beneath globose. 



Type, /. natalicola, Dist. 



This genus will also comprise the Cimex depressus, Herr.- 

 Sch., included by Stal in his genus Ilipla, which, however, is 

 to be separated from lbaka by the shape, size, and structure 

 of the scutellum. 



Ibaka natalicola. 



Ilipla natalicola, Dist. Ent. Month. Mag. (2) xi. p. 82 (1900). 



Hab. Natal ; Durban. 



\f Genus Antestia. 

 Antestia, Stal, Hem. Afr. i. p. 200 (1864). 

 Type, A. maculata, Dall. 



Antestia rvfovittata, sp. n. 



Black with sanguineous markings, apex of scutellum 

 ochraceous ; head with the apex of the central lobe, a spot 

 before eyes, the outer and inner margins of the lateral lobes 

 (sometimes the whole of the lateral lobes), and a few minute 

 spots on basal area sanguineous ; pronotum with the anterior 

 and lateral margins (narrowly), two short submarginal 

 fasciate lines on each side (sometimes fused), and a longi- 

 tudinal fascia broadened anteriorly sanguineous ; scutellum 

 with the basal half black, where there is acentral longitudinal 

 line and a spot on each side sanguineous, the apical half 

 brownish ochraceous ; the a{ ex ochraceous ; corium with 

 the base of costal margin, a transverse waved fascia on disk 

 connected with the apical margin, all of which are san- 

 guineous, claval margin obscurely ochraceous ; membrane 

 pale brownish ochraceous, the base blackish ; connexivum 

 sanguineous, with black segmental longitudinal lines or spots; 

 body beneath and legs reddish ochraceous ; two central spots 

 to mesosternum, a large oblique spot on each side of meta- 

 sternum, a broad broken marginal fascia and margins of the 

 last two segments to the abdomen, black ; antennae ochra- 

 ceous, apex of fourth joint, and fifth joint excluding base, 

 piceous ; first joint not reaching apex of head, second a little 



