^Ir. W. L. Distant on African Pentatomidse. 91 



ochraccous, spariufjly darkly punctate, apices of tlie inter- 

 mediate and ])osterior femora broadly distinctly paler and 

 almost inipunctate ; rostrum ochraceous, with its apex black 

 and reaching the posterior coxai ; anteinuc ochraceous, first 

 joint with its extreme apex black, but not reaching the apex 

 of head, second and third joints subequal in length, fifth 

 (excluding base and apex) piceous ; pronotum detlected 

 anteriorly, the lateral angle broadly subangulate ; scutellum 

 about as long as broad at base, its apex somewhat broadly 

 rounded. 



Long. 9 mm. ; cx|). pronot. angl. G mm. 



J/ab. Natal ; Durban {Bell-Marley). 



" On leaves of Suffa sphcBrica, Sond.^' 



Genus Diploxys. 

 Dtploxys, Amy. & Serv. Hist. Il^ra. p. 138 (1843). 

 Type, D. acanthura, Westw. 



Diploxys floiveri, sp, n. 



Stramineous, above sometimes slightly sufl'used with greyish 

 M'hite ; head sparsely palely punctate, with the lateral 

 margins narrowly black, the lateral lobes with their apices 

 divergently, anteriorly, subacutely produced ; antennae with 

 the apex of the fourth and the whole of the fifth joint (ex- 

 cluding base) black, second, third, and fourth joints sub- 

 equal in length, fifth a little longer; pronotum coarsely, 

 somewhat darkly punctate, a pale levigate transverse fascia 

 between the lateral angles, which are prominent but very 

 shortly spinously produced, and behind the angles the 

 posterior lateral margins are narrowly black ; scutellum 

 sparingly and somewhat darkly punctate ; corium sparingly, 

 finely, and somewhat darkly punctate; membrane greyish, 

 not passing the abdominal apex ; body beneath and legs very 

 })ale ochraceous, sternum and abdomen somewhat thickly 

 and slightly darkly punctate ; abdomen with a subobsoletc 

 basal sublateral fascia on each side, an elongate spot on 

 apical segment, the spiracles and minute marginal spots, 

 black ; femora with two small black spots beneath near 

 apices and with a short apical spine. 



Long. 12 mm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 6 ram. 

 I lab. BUie Nile; near mouth of Dinder River {S. S. 

 Flower, Brit. Mus.). 



Diploxys uilotira, sp. n. 

 Closely allied to D.Jloireri in colour and punctuation, but 



