lilfle-known Ethiopian Ilemiptera. 195 



apicem versus incrassato, prope basin intus breviter setuloso, 

 socundo primo distincte breviore, nigro (artieuli iiltimi desunt). 

 Coriiim et clavus fusco-punctulata, punctis partis basalis exocorii 

 in vittara angustam congestis, limbo externo corii rufo-punctato. 

 Femora autica subtus in margine anteriorc dimidii apicalis 

 denticulis duobus armata. 

 Long., 2 , 12 mm. 



Uganda: Masaka {C. C. Goiodey). 



Allied to C.carnifex, Fabr., but much larg-cr and diflfcvently 

 coloured. 



Fam. MyodocMdse. 

 LetJueus simpsoni, sp. n. 



Oblongus, angustus, snbnitidus, niger, vena cubitali corii post 

 medium macula minuta oblongula subcallosa lutea et vena radiali 

 nonnihil ante apicem maculis talibus duabus minns distiiictis 

 notatis, membrana fusca, venis pallescentibus, antennis, rostro 

 pedibusque piceis, tibiis ct tarsis obscure sordide testaceis. 

 Caput paullo transversum, crebre minute punctulatum, margin© 

 basali la^ve, rostro coxas posticas subattiugente, articulo primo 

 antennarum plus quam dimidio apicem capitis superante, secundo 

 primo sesqui longiore, tertio primo parum lougiore (art. quartus 

 deest). Pronotum longitudine tertia parte latius, latitudine 

 apicali dimidio longius et apice quam basi duido angustius, usque 

 ad margines laterales hand explaiiatos ante medium leviterrotun- 

 datos transversim nonnihil convexum, sat fortiter baud dense 

 punctatum, ante medium area transversa Isevi medio puuctis 

 longitudinaliter interrupta prseditum. Scutellum ct pleurae sat 

 dense punctata. Hemelytra apicem abdominis attingentia, clavo 

 regulariter triseriatim percurrenter punctato, corio modice deuse 

 pimctulato, vena transversa venas tres exteriores membranse 

 conjungente interdum incompleta. Abdomen subtus baud nisi 

 quam subtilissime punctulatum. Femora antica inermia. Arti- 

 culus primus tarsorum posticorum duobus ultimis unitis vix 

 magis quam dimidio longior. 



Long,, S , 6 mm. 



Southern Nigeria : Badagri (J. J. Simpson). 

 A narrow species, very distinct in several chaiacters from 

 the hitherto known African forms. 



Fam. Reduviidse. 

 Sub fam. Zelin^. 

 Rliinccoris nilidulus, Fabr. 

 A specimen from Uganda, found by Mr. Gowdey, differs 



