little-known Ethiopian Ilemlptera. 201 



Kyasaland: S.E. sliore of Lake Nyasa, between Fort 

 i\laguire and Fort Johnston; Chiiomo, 400 feet; between 

 Fort i\[angoclie and Cliikula Boma, about 4000 feet (6'. A. 

 jStave). 



This species was orlginallj described from a single specimen 

 from Dar-es-Salaam. 



The two known species of tlie curious genus Tragelaphodes, 

 Bergr., are possibly always apterous j at least, no winged 

 specimen lias yet turned up. 



Fam. Nabidae. 



Beduviolus corLvipennis, sp, n. 



Oblongus, testaceus, capite subtus efc lateribus vittaque ejus lata 

 superiore ac vitta lata postice angustata scutelli nigris, parte 

 superiore anteantennali capitis, pronoto, hemel3-tris, pectore 

 abdomiueque fusco-variegatis. Caput breviuscule testaceo-pilo- 

 Bum, pills paucis lougis erectis intermixtis, rostro et antennia 

 etiam pilosulis, articulo primo harum spatio inter basiu ejus et 

 ocellum subaeque longo, iufuscato, mox ante apicem nigrum 

 anuiilo testaceo signato, articulo secundo primo circiter dimidio 

 lougiore, capiti et etiam pronoto sine coUari aeque longo, testaceo, 

 mox ante apicem animlo nigro notato, articulis duobus ultimis 

 infuscatis, tertio secundo subaeque longo, basi et apice testaceo, 

 quarto tertio pauUo breviore. Prouotum (formae macropteree) 

 longitudine saltern quinta parte latius, breviter erecte pilosulum, 

 vitta aiigusta percurrente fusca notatum, collari prseterea utrinque 

 vittis duabus fuscis signato, lobo antico lateribus fusco-nigro, 

 disco ejus medio infuscato vel lituris obliquis fuscis plus minusve 

 confluen tibus notato, lobo postico fere horizontali, concoloriter 

 punctato, macubs fuscis transversim quadrisubseriatis signato. 

 IScuteUum parce erecte pilosum. Mesosternum medio nigrum, 

 J\cetabula posteriora subimpicta. Sulcus orificialis oblique 

 retrorsum directus, leniter curvatus. Area evaporativa meta- 

 pleuram totam occupans, margine antico et postico bujus parallelis. 

 Hemelytra apicem abdominis aliquantum superantia, corio et 

 clavo fasciolis numerosis fuscis signatis, subadpresse testaceo- 

 pilosis, margine costali corii basin versus densius et longius 

 fimbriate ; membrana testacea, venis fuscis praedita et inter has 

 praesertim basin versus dense confluenter fusco-variegata, cellulis 

 tribus basalibus basi late contiuentibus, venis duabus eas sepa- 

 rantibus nempe ante medium cellularum subito abruptis. Alte 

 apicem abdominis paullum superantes, cinereo-infumatge. Abdo- 

 men pronoto paullulo latius, subtus testaceo-sericeum, segmentis 

 connexivi postice fuscis, margine eorum lateral! pone medium 

 nigro, ventre fusco, margine laterali (angulis apicalibus seg- 

 mentorum exceptis), spiraculis vittisque duabus angustis irregu- 

 laribus utrinque intra baec testaceis, maculis denudatis ni"-ris 



