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through centers of eyes ; inferior margins of genae rounded; clypeus extending a little below inferior 

 margins of gense. Pronotum convex, gibbous, somewhat flattened in front; metopidium vertical, as 

 high as broad ; humeral angles strong and triangular; no suprahumeral horns; median carina strongly 

 percurrent; a strong lateral carina on each side of metopidium and sides of pronotum; posterior process 

 heavy, nearly straight, tectiform, only shghtly elevated above scutelkim, imf)inging on tegmina, tip 

 acute and reaching a little beyond internal angles of tegmina; scutellum well exposed on each side. 

 Tegmina wrinkled hyaline; basal and costal areas strongly coriaceous and punctate ; veins strong; four 

 apical and two discoidal cells ; apical Hmbus broad. Legs robust; hind tarsi longest. 



Type iypicus Distant. 



Geographical distribution : This is an African genus wliich is apparently rare, as repre- 

 sentatives are seldom seen in coUections. Two species have been described. 



1. bulbaceus Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. XVI : 96. 494 (i^iS). Africa, Cape Colony, Stellen- 



bosch. 



2. typicus Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. XVI : 96. 494 (1915). — Pl. I 4, Africa, South East Rliodesia, 



fig. 237. Umtali. 



GENERA OF THE TRIBE UROXIPHINI GODINCi 



I. Posterior process toucliing sciitellum and tegmina 



A. Sides of scutellum visible 



1 . Apical veins of tegmina straight 



a. Posterior process slender and acumitialc 



b. Dorsum straight from base to apex Uroxiphus .Amyot and Serville. 



bb. Dorsum stroiigly decuived Dingkaxa Goding. 



aa. Posterior process hroad aiid thich 



b. Pronotum witliotit anterior lobes 'J'erknth: s Stal. 



bb. PronotniH with two antcrior lobes Insitoroides Funkhouser. 



2. Apical veins oftegmina stroHgly curved Fogontypus Distant. 



B. Scutellum entirely concealed 



1. PronotuiH without central dorsal elevation Cryptaspidia Stal. 



2, Pronotum with ceiitral dorsal elevation Mesocentrus Funkhouser. 



II. Poslerior process not touching scutellum and tegmina 



A. Posterinr process arising from high above base of prouotum . . . Demanga Distant. 



B. Posterior process arising from near base of pronoium 



1. Base of head sirongly iuberculate Avvania Distant. 



2. Base of Jiead not iubeicutaie 



a. Apical half ofposterior process straight Bocchar Jacobi. 



aa. Apical half of posterior proccss curvcd upward Occator Distant. 



269. GENUS UROXIPHUS AMYOT AND SERVILLE 

 Upoxiphus Amyot and Serville, Uemip. 549 (1843). 



Characters : This genus, the type genus of its tribe, is characteiized by the absence of supra- 

 humerals, the rounded pronotum, the straight, acuminate posterior process which touches the scutellum 



