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female, the produced angles of the hindmargins of segments, and 

 the possession of wings by both sexes, excepting in one genus. 



Whether Walker's species is rightly placed I cannot say, not 

 having seen any specimens. 



Xauphoeta, Burmeister. 



Handb. IT., 508 ; Br., 8yst., 283, fig. 38. 



"Antennae setaceous, slightly shorter than the body. Pro- 

 notum truncate in front and behind, laterally much dellexed, 

 hindangles obtuse. Abdomen scarcely dilated, nine dorsal seg- 

 ments. Supra-anal lamina of male quadrate, angles obtuse, 

 middle impressed ; of female transverse, angles rounded, emarg- 

 inate, and plicate in the middle. Cerci not exceeding the supra- 

 anal lamina, smooth." 



All the few other species, besides the following, occur in Africa 

 and America. 



Nauphoeta discoidalis, Walker (Brit. Mus. Cat., 39). 

 "Black, elongate fusiform, flat, shining, thinly punctured. 

 Head with pale-yellow ocelliform spots, a transverse impression 

 near them, and a yellow band near the mouth. First joint of 

 palpi testaceous. Antennae very slightly setulose, sockets pale 

 yellow. Pronotum yellow, sides rounded, margin and a dis- 

 coidal spot blacky latter slightly concave in front, with two 

 notches behind approaching close to hindmargin. Meso- and 

 meta-notum with hindmargins yellow. Elytra unsymmetrical in 

 colour, left elytron piceous, with three unequal yellow spots, apex 

 grey, hyaline, veins hyaline, costa and costal veins yellow, 

 rounded towards the base ; right elytron pale-grey, hyaline, ex- 

 cept the yellow marks and an intermediate piceous patch. Wings 

 pale-grey, hyaline, costal streak and veins brownish. Legs 

 tawny, stout. Abdomen piceous, with lateral triangular, 

 testaceous spots, beneath tawny at the base. Supra-anal lamina 

 testaceous, slightly notched. 



Both sexes. 

 Length of bod v.. . ... ... ... 18 mm. 



Length of elytra 12-18" 



Habitat. — oSTew Guinea ; Waigou." 



Stated to resemble N. amoena, Saussure, but to differ in the 

 markings. 



Zetobora, Burmeister. 



Handb. TL, 509 ; Br., Syst., 288, fig. 39. 



'* Head depressed, covered by pronotum. Pronotum rhombic, 

 rounded in front, subtruncate behind, lateral angles acute, fore- 

 margin reflexed, disk cucullate, impressed punctate or granulate. 

 Scutellum free. Elytra with very broad base, attenuated towards 



