Transvaal, Maskonaland, and British Nyasaland. 303 



mottled with ochraceous, ma gins of sternum and legs piceous ; 

 intermediate and posterior tibiae and the rostrum brownish 

 ochraceous. Spiracles pale luteous. 



Long. 12 millim. 



Hab. Transvaal, Lydenburg District (Pret. Mm.). 



Dalsira crassa, sp. n. 



Robust ; brownish ochraceous, corium somewhat paler in 

 hue. Head rugulose ; antennae brownish ochraceous. Pro- 

 notum rugose, with a central carina about middle, from which 

 it is obliquely deflected to head, the lateral angles broadly 

 rounded and subprominent, the anterior lateral margins 

 crenulated, with a short distinct spine at anterior angles. 

 Scutellum rugose, excepting the apical area, which is coarsely 

 punctate. Corium thickly, finely, and darkly punctate, base 

 of lateral margins ochraceous. Membrane greyish brown, 

 speckled with piceous. Body beneath castaneous, slightly 

 irrorated with ochraceous; legs greyish brown, sometimes 

 castaneous. 



Long. 18 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 11 millim. 



I/ab. Transvaal, Barberton (Dr. P. Rendall), Pretoria 

 District (Pret. Jfus.). 



Apparently allied to D. porosa, Stal, but differing by 

 having the second and third joints of the antennae subequal 

 in length, rugose surface of the pronotum and scutellum, &c. 



Dalsira maura, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum piceous, the first coarsely 

 punctate, the second and third rugose. Corium obscure 

 ochraceous, coarsely punctured with piceous, ami with the 

 inner apical area piceous. Membrane greyish, spotted with 

 piceous. Connexivum brownish ochraceous, inwardly darkly 

 punctate. Body beneath pale piceous, margins of the ab lo- 

 men more or less mottled with ochraceous ; legs piceous, the 

 tibiae (and sometimes the posterior femora) spotted with pale 

 luteous. 



Long. 1;") millim. 



Bab. Transvaal, Lydenburg District (Pret. Mas.). 



Basicryptus prqjectus } sp. n. 



Pale ochraceous, with a few small scattered black spots, 

 and with a much larger black spot in each basal angle of the 

 scutellum. Antenna}, body beneath, and legs darker ochra- 

 ceous ; sternum and abdomen somewhat thickly speckled with 



