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102. Theocris haltica spec. nov. 



c?. Olive-black; tibiae and antennae slightly rufons ; pubescence wliitish grey, 

 that of dark parts brown. Antennal segments 4 to 11 brown, except at base- 

 Apex of tibiae also brown. Pronotnm with traces of fonr brown spots on disc and 

 two at base, separated by wliitish grey pubescence. Elytra dotted with blackish 

 brown, each witli three brown patches : namely, one snbbasal, obliqne, extending 

 from lateral margin to near suture, from which it remains about 1 mm. distant ; 

 the second postmedian, of about the same width as the first, strongly narrowed near 

 sntnre, which it does not reach ; the third subapical, more strongly constricted than 

 the others, consisting of a largo lateral and a small discal portion. 



Eye large, lower lobe strongly rounded, larger than in sagra ; cheek very 

 short. Frons without punctures, except a few along eyes. Antenna one-fourth 

 longer than the body ; scape shorter than in sagra, being one-third shorter than 

 segment 3. Disc of prothorax raised and, in middle, flattened again, with 

 indication of a nodosity at each side of the mesial line behind the subapical 

 groove ; a few brown setiferous granules posteriorly on each side of the disc. 

 Scntellnm longer than broad, rounded. Elytra truncate at base, gradually 

 narrowing from the rectangular shoulders backwards, strongly granulose at base, 

 then punctured, the punctures becoming small behind ; apex of each elytrum 

 evenly rounded. Femora incrassate, posterior one reaching to end of abdomen. 



Length, 20 mm. ; elytra, 14 mm. ; breadth, 7 mm. 



Hab. Benito, French Congo. 



One S. 



103. Theocris obliqua spec. nov. 



c?. Olive-black, pubescence ashy grey. Antenna brown, scape and bases of 

 segments 3 to 11 grey. Apex of tibiae black. Elytra indistinctly dotted and 

 marmorated with luteous, two greyish white narrow bauds : the first beginning 

 at liasal fourtli behind shoulder and running obliquely towards the suture, which 

 it nearly reaches before middle, the second at apical third, transverse, neither 

 reaching suture nor outer margin ; the first band includes laterally a patch of the 

 ground-colour. 



Lower lobe of eye transverse, not larger than in sagra, in which it is vertical. 

 Frons as in hnltica, narrower before the antennal tubercles than in sagra. Third 

 segment ot antenna almost half as long again as scape. Prothorax as in haltica, 

 but disc much more evenly convex. Scutellura about as long as it is broad at base. 

 Elytra truncate at base, gradually narrowed to end, rectangular at shoulders 

 (tip of angle rounded), coarsely and densely punctured, the punctures very large 

 before middle, finer towards ajiex, base granulose, especially at shoulder ; apex 

 of each elytrum nearly evenly rounded, scarcely with an indication of a sntural 

 angle. Femora less incrassate than in haltica ; posterior one reaching end of 

 fifth abdominal sternite. 



Length, 10 mm. ; elytra, 11 mm. ; breadth, 5 mm. 



Ilab. Benito, French Congo. 



One cf. 



Ischnia gen. nov. 

 cj. Frons rectangular. Eye coarsely granulose, sinuate, lower lobe very large, 

 transverse, wider than frons. Mandible .'iinuate below tip. Antennal tubercles 



