98 APPENDIX. PYRRHOCOBID^. 



Genus SCANTIUS. (Vol. II, p. 117.) 



2872. Scantius forsteri, Fabr. (Cimex) Spec. Ins. ii, p. 368. 176 

 (1781) ; Herr.-Sch. (Pyrrhocoris) Wanz. Ins. viii, p. 102, f. 872 

 (1848) ; St&l (Scantius), Hem. Afr. iii, p. 10 (1865). 



Cimex clavimanus, Fabr. Spec. Ins. ii, p. 368. 177 (1781) ; Herr.- 

 Sch. (Pyrrhocoris) Wanz. Ins. viii, p. 102, f. 871 (1848). 



Lygseus deustus, Thunb. Hem. Rostr. Cap. iv, p. 3 (1822). 



Dermatinus centralis, Sign. Ann. Soc. Ent. Ft: 1860, p. 952. 



Black ; anterior and lateral margins and a central basal linear 

 spot to pronotum, apex of scutellum, basal lateral margins of 

 corium, apical lateral margins of abdomen above, lateral margins 

 of sternum, and anterior margin of prosternum, sanguineous ; first 

 and second joints of antennae longest and subequal in length, third 

 joint shorter than fourth; membrane either rudimentary and 

 reaching middle or apex of penultimate abdominal segment, or 

 complete and almost reaching abdominal apex ; pronotum strongly 

 variable in shape, either transverse narrowing to head, with the 

 transverse incision near middle ( $ ?), or narrower, with the lateral 

 margins nearly straight and the transverse impression behind the 

 middle ( c? ?) ; anterior femora strongly incrassate, spined beneath 

 near apices. 



Length 7 to 8 millim. 



Hob. Bengal; Purneah Distr. (Indian Mus. <$f Coll. Dist.) 

 South Africa. Madagascar. Seychelle Islands. 



This is a common species in South Africa and will probably be 

 found along the whole East African coast. It is therefore possible 

 that the S. volucris, Gerst. (vol. ii, p. 117) is only another form of 

 the species and will have to be included with it. 



SCANTIUS OBSCURUS. (Vol. II, p. 118.) 



The type of this species is a $ specimen. I have'since received 



Fig. 47. Scantius obscurus, tf . 

 the other sex from Ceylon which I here figure. The structure of 



