Mr. C. G. Lamb on Exotic Chloropida?. 347 



jowls dark orange-black, divided into two parts by a line 

 from the lowest point of eye to the insertion of the small 

 vibrissa, the upper part of this area being duller than the 

 lower, which is quite shining; the depth is about twice that 

 of the 3rd joint. 



Thoracic dorsum and scutellum rather shining, all densely 

 but finely shagreened and practically bare, small notopleurals, 

 and parallel scutellars ; pleura all shining black, callus 

 prominent. 



Wings (fig. 18) glassy and pale- veined. Halteres black. 



The legs vary somewhat in colour, being very chitiuous, 

 especially the femora ; the " black " in what follows is some- 

 times nearly darkish orange; coxa black, trochanter dark 

 orange ; femur blackened, front pair much swollen, hind pair 

 less so, the former with the usual pair of small spines ; tibia 

 black, tarsus orange. 



Abdomen all shining black, tinted with orange on the 

 base. 



Length 2£ mm. 



S. Rhodesia: Salisbury (G. A. K. Marshall, Gamb. 

 Coll.). 



Var. (?). — There is a single specimen which could well be 

 considered as another species if more individuals were present. 

 It is very like the above, but differs as follows : — Frons 

 orange in front, antenna bright orange, upper half of jowls 

 bright dull orange ; last cross-vein more oblique instead of 

 nearly straight across, and longer, so that it is only about 

 1^ times as far to the end of 5 as is its own length. 



Size just over 3 mm. 



Locality the same. 



Epimadiza nitida, sp. n. 



The single well-preserved specimen is fairly near E, rugosa, 

 Beck., but it is a very distinct and brilliant little insect. 



Head (top view) : — All excessively shining ; triangle as in 

 last species, but even less well defined by the hair-rows ; face 

 orange, with two small black spots just over the mouth- 

 margin ; antennas as in E. nigra, orange, but a little suffused 

 on the 3rd joint apically. Side-view : lower anterior eye- 

 margin dark orange, merging into the shining black jowls, 

 which are nearly parallel to the lower eye-margin and are 

 about the depth of 3rd joint. Palpi bright orange, tongue 

 black. 



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