196 Mv. W. L. Distant 07i Caps'ulM 



ranti/iodes, Noiialh. Anu. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1803, p. lo. 

 TJ mslojxjgas, Kirk. Tr. Ent. Soc. 1 902, p. 254. 

 Kan(jra,'\\\rk. Tr. Ent. Soc. 1902, p. 257. 



Megaccelum fransvaalensis, sp. n. 



Pale luteous; apex of head, eyes, subanterior and sub- 

 posterior transverse fascise to pronotum, broken at centres 

 and sometimes united along lateral margins, inner and outer 

 margins of clavus, an elongate spot on posterior disk of 

 coriuni which is angulated and connected with the mem- 

 branal margin, membrane, basal joint of antennae (rem.aining 

 joints mutilated), extreme apices of tibiaj, and the apices of 

 tarsi black ; abdomen beneath with central and sublateral 

 fuscous fascia3 ; apices of femora and bases of tibife testa- 

 ceous ; pronotum finely transversely granulate ; scutelkini 

 shining, almost glabrous ; hemelytra finely and obscurely 

 punctate; posterior tarsi mutihited. 



Long. 6 mm. 



JJab. 'J'ransvaal : Zoutpansberg [Junocly Brit. Mas.) ; 

 Pretoria [Distani). 



Megacalum nigroquadristriatus. 



Umslopoqas nigroquadristriatus, Kirk. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1902, p. 254, 

 pi. V. fig-. 11. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale shining greenish 

 yellow, pronotum usually more greenish ; a central longi- 

 tudinal fascia to liead, four longitudinal fasciie to pronotum 

 (two central and one at each lateral margin, and sometimes 

 more or less fused anteriorly), and two basal spots and lateral 

 margins of scutellum, black; antenr^se fuscous; hemelytra 

 pale opaque greenish yellow, the clavus, inner area, and a 

 longitudinal apical spot to corium fuscous; membrane pale 

 fuscous; body beneath and legs pale dull ochraceous, legs 

 speckled with fuscous, apices of tarsi piceous ; a narrow 

 sublateral fascia and sometimes apical segment to abdomen 

 piceous ; rostrum reaching posterior coxa) ; second joint of 



Kangra, and since tlien have seen the species on which Umslopoffas is 

 founded. It now becomes clear that to keep these genera distinct the 

 only reliable character is the proportional length of the joints in the 

 posterior tarsi (frequently mutilated in specimens received) ; and as this 

 seems to be but a sectional character of a large and well-marked genus, 

 1 have thought it best to now include all under Mcgaca'liDu. 



