490 CATALOGUE OF 



mostly black. Pectus and under side of the abdomen with black 

 punctures, some of these on the latter form four very incomplete stripes. 

 Anal appendage bidentate. Fore wings irregularly black-speckled ; sub- 

 costal space unspeckled ; costa regularly speckled ; membrane pale 

 cinereous, with brown speckles. Length of the body 8 lines. 



The less lanceolate lateral lobes of the head, the denticulated sides of 

 the thorax, the scutellum without a stripe and the speckled membranes of 

 the fore wings distinguish il from P. interrupla. 



a. Old Calabar. From Mr. J. Gray's collection. 



22. Phyllocephala humeralis. 



Fulva, subliliter et dense punctata; caput productum, lobis laleralibus 

 disjunctis apice rolundatis; antenna articulis 2o et 3o aquilongis ; 

 thorax carinis duabus transversis, la antica abbreviata, 2a inter 

 angulos posticos rotundatos, lateribus anticis dilatatis denliculatis ; 

 scutellum apice latum den ticula turn ; pedes dense punctali ; alee 

 antica membrana fuscescente cinerea. 



Tawny, thickly and minutely punctured, a Utile paler beneath. Head 

 longer than its breadth; lateral lobes separate from each other, extending 

 very much beyond the middle lobe, rounded at the lips. Eyes prominent. 

 Rostrum extending lo the fore coxa?. Antennae longer than the thorax ; 

 second and third joints of equal length ; fourth rather longer than the 

 third; fifth rather longer than the fourth. Thorax with two transverse 

 ridges, one between the bind angles, which are rather prominent and much 

 rounded, ihe other nearer the fore border and much abbreviated ; sides in 

 front dilated and denticulated ; hind border slightly emarginate. Scutellum 

 broad and rounded at the tip. Anal appendage emarginate. Legs thickly 

 punctured. Membrane of the fore wings browuish cinereous. Length of 

 the body 9 Hues. 



The separate lateral lobes of the head and the dilated anterior sides of 

 the thorax chiefly distinguish it from P. costalis. 



a. West Africa. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



23. Phyllocephala funesta. 



Caliginose rufa, elliplica, subliliter et dense punctata, snblus aneo-nigri. 

 cans ; caput sublanceolatum, lobis lateralibus longis connexis acutis ; 

 antenna nigra, articulo 2o 3o perparum breviore ; thorax transverse 

 strialus, carina transversa inter angulos posticos acutos bene deter- 

 minates, lateribus anticis denliculatis ; scutellum apice rotundatum, 

 striga poslica rufa brevi lata; ala antica membrana obscure aneo- 

 cinerea. 



Dull dark red, elliptical, very thickly and minutely punctured, ameous- 

 blackish beneath. Head slightly lanceolate ; lateral lubes acute, extending 

 connectedly very much beyond the middle lobe. Eyes slightly prominent. 

 Rostrum extending a little beyond the fore coxae. Antennae black ; second 

 joint very little shorter than the third. Thorax wilh many transverse stria} 

 and with a ridge between the hind angles, which arc acute and prominent; 



