218 Mr. W, L. Distant on African Pentatomidae. 



nit^ulosc; nicso- and mctasterna spotted with black on each 

 side, the latter witli a hirge lateral spot; abdomen Avith two 

 discal series of black spots and with a series of subraarginal 

 segmental black lines ; legs more or less castaneous. 



Long 14 mm. 



Hah. Congo Free State, W. of Karabove, 3500-1500 ft. 

 {Xeave, Brit. Mus.). 



Gcllia dilatata. 



rhtjUocephala dilatata, Sign. Aun. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1851, p. 346, pi. x. 

 tig. 13. 



Hab. Congo Free State ; Katanga, Lufira R., W. of 

 Kambove {Neave, Brit. J\lus.). 



This species is not inclnded in Schouteden's Catalogue of 

 the Pentatomid^e of the " Congo Beige.'' The allied species 

 described by Schouteden (G. tristis) was, on the contrary, 

 not found by Mr. Neave. 



Gellia incognita, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum pale ochraceous ; basal margin of 

 })rouotnra, coriura, and membrane black ; scntellum ochra- 

 ceous, punctured and mottled wnth black ; body beneath 

 piceous brown ; anterior half of head, lateral margins of 

 sternum, coxae, rostrum, and a central longitudinal fascia to 

 abdomen paler in hue ; head concave, laterally somewhat 

 thicklv punctate, distinctly angulately narrowed in front of 

 eves ;" pronotum with the anterior angles of the dilated 

 lateral margins subacute, but not quite reaching middle of 

 head, the whole surface more or less finely transversely 

 rugulose, margins of the cicatrices black, the black basal 

 raart^iu notched inwardly ; scutellum finely transversely 

 rugulose ; corium thickly finely punctate ; antennae piceous, 

 basal joint longer than either second or third, second sliorter 

 than third, which is almost subequal in length to fourth, 

 fifth longest and moderately incrassate; sternum sparsely 

 coarselv punctate, alKlonicn beneath thickly finely punctate; 

 anterior legs piceous (remaining legs mutilated in type). 



Long. 12 mm. 



Hab. ? 



I have had this specimen in my collection witliout a locality 

 for more than twenty years. I feel uoav that it ought to be 

 described, for its colour-markings and structure are very 

 distinct. It is more than likely to prove an African species. 



