198 Mr. W. L. Distant on Capsidte 



sanguineous near inner angle, the membranal venation also 

 sanguineous; lateral margins o£ body beneath sanguineous. 



Long. 64 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony {Mansell Weale). 



Division 



Arculanus, gen. nov. 



Subelongate ; head broad, subglobose, shortly obtusely 

 conically produced in front of eyes, a little narrowed pos- 

 teriorly and anteriorly ; eyes of moderate size, situate at about 

 centre of lateral margins ; antennae moderately robust, very 

 finely pilose, first joint distinctly thickened from beyond base 

 and very slightly longer than head, second more than twice 

 as long as first, third much shorter than second, more than 

 half as long again as fourth ; rostrum short, robust, about 

 reaching the anterior coxse ; pronotum somewhat long, with 

 a broad anterior collar, narrowed anteriorly, strongly con- 

 stricted before middle, M'here there are two strong subconical 

 tuberculations, posterior area convexly tumid, foveate near 

 lateral angles, which thus appear subprominent, posterior 

 margin almost five times as broad as anterior margin ; 

 scutellum subtriangular, its lateral margins very slightly 

 convex ; corium somewhat long, its lateral margins a little 

 sinuate ; cuneus longer than broad and passing abdominal 

 apex; membrane with a single elongate quadrangular cell; 

 legs moderately short, femora a little thickened. 



A genus which may be placed near Disphi'nctus. 



Arculanus MarsJialh', sp. n. 



Pale sanguineous ; anterior margin of head, tuberculations 

 and lateral margins to pronotum, scutellum, outer claval area 

 to corium, basal area of cuneus, sternum, coxpe, rostrum, 

 bases of femora, tibiae (excluding bases), and tlie tarsi more 

 or less pale ochraceous ; above shining, finely and obscurely 

 pilose ; outer margin of clavus, inner margin of cuneus, and 

 two longitudinal discal lines on apical half of membrane 

 fuscous; membrane pale bronzy, the venation sanguineous. 



Long. 7^ mm. 



Ilab. Mashonaland : Umfili River {G. A. K. Marshall). 



