Transvaal, Maskonaland, and British, Nyasaland. 315 



black ; membrane indigo-blue, apical margins pale greyish. 

 Body beneath reddish, base of abdomen ochraceous ; head 

 beneath, rostrum, legs, lateral margins of pro- and meso- 

 sternum, a large spot on each side of metasternum, a series 

 of lateral abdominal segmental spots, and the sixth abdo- 

 minal segment dark indigo-blue. 



The pronotum is sparingly and coarsely punctate, the 

 lateral angles produced into long acute spines slightly exca- 

 vated at their apices. Scutellum coarsely punctate, with a 

 central raised longitudinal ridge. Corium very finely and 

 sparingly punctured. Antennas with the fourth joint longest ; 

 second and fifth joints subequal in length, each a little shorter 

 than the third. 



Long. 16 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 10 millim. 



Hob. Nyasaland, Zomba {Dr. P. Rendall). 



Subfam. Tessaratomns. 



Piezosternum calidum, Fabr. Zomba. 

 Xdtallcola pallidum, Westw. Fort Johnson. 



Subfam. Dixidorix.e. 



Asjmngopu* pullus, Stal. Fort Johnson, Zoniba. 



nubilus, Westw. Zoniba. 



patruelis, Stal. Fort Johnson. 



Hvidus, sp. n. Fort Johnson, Zoniba. 



Aspongopus lividus, sp. n. 



Black ; fifth joint and apical two thirds of fourth joint of 

 antenna? ochraceous ; abdomen above dark olivaceous, the 

 connexivum piceous. 



Head with the lateral margins moderately sinuate, apex 

 slightly notched between the meeting of the lateral lobes. 

 Antennae with the fifth joint longest ; fourth a little longer 

 than third, which is subequal in length to second. Pronotum 

 and scutellum transversely rugulose and coarsely punctate. 

 Corium opaque and slightly wrinkled. 



Long. 15-16 millim. 



Bah. Nyasaland, Fort Johnson, Zomba {Dr. P. Rendall). 



I possess specimens of this species collected by Mr. Marshall 

 at Isipingo in Natal and by Dr. Rendall at Barberton in the 

 Transvaal, having the membrane dull cupreous. 



Subfam. PllYLLOCEPKALINM. 



Busicryptus unlc/Diatus, Dist. Fort Johnson. 



