Mr. W. L. Distant's Rhjnchotal yotes. 177 



ugandetisis, var. n. 



Resembling var. xiniformis, but with a transverse, sub- 

 apical, angulated, ocliraceous or testaceous fascia to scutellum, 

 whicli ill some examples possesses a spot o£ the same colour 

 at each anterior angle. 



IJab. Ug-anda ; Entebbe (C. A. Wigginfi) ; S. of Lake 

 George, 32()0-ol00 ft., Buamba Forest, Semliki Valley, 

 2300-2800 fr., Budongo Forest, Unyoro, 3400 it. {S. A. 

 Neave) ; Semliki Forest, 3000 ft. [Capt. J. Fntser). 



Fara. Coreidae. 



Genus Serinetha. 

 Serinetha, Spin. Ess. p. 247 (1837). 



The line series of species belonging to this genus contained 

 in the collection of the British Museum has been largely 

 augmented by the material derived from the various collectors 

 enlisted by the " Entomological Research Committee," and 

 opportunity has thus occurred for describing some species 

 and removing errors which have appertained to the identifi- 

 cations of others. 



Serinetha fraterna. 



Pyrrhotes fratema, Westw. in Hope, Cat. ii. p. 26 (1842), 

 Serinetha fraterna, Dist. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1901, vol. i. p. 332, 

 pi. XXX. fig. G. 



The type of this species is, as I stated (.s'Mp?vt), "without 

 legs, antennte, or habitat." The British Museum possesses 

 specimens from Cape Town {Moiobray) and Natal, Durban 

 {Barnard). Schouteden has recorded the species as from the 

 Congo region. 



Serinetha mutilata. 



Astacops mutilatua, Gerst. Decken's Reise, Ins. p. 412, pi. xvii. fig. 8 

 (1873). 



Hah. Brit. E. Africa, Mtito Andei, and Lualaba River 

 {S. A. Neave); Uganda, Entebbe {S. A. Neave). The 

 Brit. Mus. also possesses specimens from Natal, Transvaal, 

 and Maslionaland. The ty|)e was from Moir.bas. 



The colour varies from testaceous to dull ochiaceous. The 

 species is readily recognized by the very prominent longitu- 

 dinal ridge to the pron<jtum and by the distinct black lateral 

 margin to the cerium. 



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