19G Mr. W. L. Distant on Capsidas 



Pantiliodes, Noualh. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1893, p. 15. 

 Umslopogas, Kirk. Tr. Ent. Soc. 1902, p. 254. 

 Kangra, Kirk. Tr. Ent. Soc. 1902, p. 257. 



Megaccelum transvaalensis, sp. n. 



Pale luteous; apex of head, eyes, subanterior and sub- 

 posterior transverse fascias to pronotum, broken at centres 

 and sometimes united along lateral margins, inner and outer 

 margins of clavus, an elongate spot on posterior disk of 

 corium which is angulated and connected with the mem- 

 branal margin, membrane, basal joint of antennas (remaining 

 joints mutilated), extreme apices of tibias, and the apices of 

 Tarsi black ; abdomen beneath with central and sublateral 

 fuscous fasciee ; apices of femora and bases of tibias testa- 

 ceous ; pronotum finely transversely granulate ; scutellum 

 shining, almost glabrous ; hemelytra finely and obscurely 

 punctate; posterior tarsi mutilated. 



Long. 6 mm. 



llab. Transvaal : Zoutpansberg (Junod, Brit. Mus.) ; 

 Pretoria [Distant). 



Megaccelum nigroquadristriatus. 



Umslopogas nigroquadristriatus, Kirk. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1902, p. 254, 

 pi. v. fig. 11. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale shining greenish 

 yellow, pronotum usually more greenish ; a central longi- 

 tudinal fascia to head, four longitudinal fascial to pronotum 

 (two central and one at each lateral margin, and sometimes 

 more or less fused anteriorly), and two basal spots and lateral 

 margins of scutellum, black ; antennas fuscous ; hemelytra 

 pale opaque greenish yellow, the clavus, inner area, and a 

 longitudinal apical spot to corium fuscous ; membrane pale 

 fuscous; body beneath and legs pale dull oehraceous, legs 

 speckled with fuscous, apices of tarsi piceous ; a narrow 

 sublateral fascia and sometimes apical segment to abdomen 

 piceous ; rostrum reaching posterior coxa; ; second joint of 



Kangra, and since then have seen the species on which Umslopogas is 

 founded. It now hecoines clear that to keep these genera distinct the 

 only reliable character is the proportional length of the joints in the 

 posterior tarsi (frequently mutilated in specimens received) ; and as this 

 seems to be but a sectional character of a large and well-marked genus, 

 1 have thought it best to now include all under Megaccelum. 



