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antenna? with the basal joint and the bases of the fourth and 

 fifth joints ochraceous ; second and third joints subequal in 

 length. Other characters as in P. rostratus. 



Long. 9-10 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 5£-6 millim. 



Hah. Sierra Leone (Brit. Mus.) ; Congo (Coll. Dist.). 



Platynopus scutellatus, sp. n. 



Above bright shining ochraceous. Head dark olivaceous 

 green, with a central lineate ochraceous spot near base ; an- 

 tennse fuscous. Pronotura sparingly, coarsely, and darkly 

 punctate ; a distinct submarginal lateral linear fascia of dark 

 punctures, two blackish ringlets on anterior portion of disk, 

 and the pronotal spines shining black ; the space behind the 

 pronotal angles and the posterior margin impunctate. Scu- 

 tellum sparingly, coarsely, and darkly punctate, the basal 

 angular areas impunctate, and a small dark spot in each 

 basal angle. Corium sparingly, coarsely, and darkly punc- 

 tate. Membrane cupreous. Body beneath and legs ochra- 

 ceous ; sternum coarsely punctate, a large impunctate spot on 

 each lateral area of pro-, meso-, and metasternum ; a trans- 

 verse fascia at junction of pro- and mesosternum, a much 

 waved sublateral fascia, large subapical spot and anal ap- 

 pendage to abdomen, anterior and intermediate femora (ex- 

 cluding base and a subapical spot), outer surface and base 

 and apex of inner surface of anterior tibise, apices of posterior 

 femora, bases and apices of intermediate and posterior tibia3, 

 and the tarsi castaneous. 



Scutellum with the apex obtusely angulate. Anterior 

 tibiae strongly dilated. Abdominal basal spine long, passing 

 the posterior coxae. 



Long. 13 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 8 millim. 



Hab. Upper Congo, Bopoto (Coll. Dist.). 



A species to be known by its angulated apex to scutellum 

 and distinct coloration. 



Platynopus melanoleucus. 



jElia melanoleuca, Westw. in Hope Cat. i. p. 33 (1837). 

 Platynopus polygraphia, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 126. n. 17 (1867). 

 Var. Platynopus melanolencus, Dall. (nee Westw.), List Hem. i. p. 87. 

 n. 1 (1851). 



The British Museum possesses specimens from Celebes and 

 Ceram which agree with Westwood's type from Java. All 

 the Philippine specimens I have seen are of a varietal form in 

 which the pronotal fascise are more strongly marked and 

 continuous. 



