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7. Odontopus Boerhavi/e. 



Lygaens Boerhaviae, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iv. 152 ; Syst. Rhyn. 220 — Anlilochus 

 Boerhaviae, Stal, Berl. Ent. Zeit. vii. -393; Hem. Afr. iii. 4 ; Hem. 

 Fabr. i. 81 ; K. Sv. Vet. Ah. Hindi. 1870, 104. 



Senegal. Guinea. 



Var.P Female. Black, elliptical, red beueath. Head triangular, red 

 in front of the eyes, which are piceous and rather prominent. Rostrum 

 red, black towards the tip, extending to the middle coxae. Antennae black, 

 slender, shorter than the body; first joint much longer than the head; 

 second longer than the first; third as long as the first. Prothorax with a 

 strongly marked transverse middle furrow, and with a red border which is 

 broadest on the hind part; sides elevated. Pectus with a very broad black 

 stripe on each side. Abdomen red ; under side with a white band on the 

 fore border of each segment. Legs black, rather stout, moderately long; 

 femora towards the base, trochanters and coxae red. Corium of the fore 

 wings Iuteous at the base and with a broad luteous subapical band. 

 Length of the body 6 — 7 lines. 



a. Zoolu. Presented by G. F. Angas, Esq. 



b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



c. Natal. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



d. Natal. From Mr. Plant's collection. 



Arabia. 



8. Odontopus dilectus. 



Mas. Ochraceus, fusiformis ; rostrum coxas posticus altingens ; antenna: 

 corporis dimidio longiores: prothorax sulculis duobus transversis 

 nigris, loarcuato; sculellum basi nigrum; abdominis tatera nigro 

 guttata; corium nigro uniguttalum et bimaculatum ; mcmbrana 

 a I bid a. 



Male. Orange-red, fusiform. Eyes black. Rostrum extending to 

 the hind coxae. Antennae rather more than half the length of the body; 

 first joint as long as the bead ; second a little shorter than the first ; third 

 much shorter than the second; fourth longer than the third, shorter than 

 the second. Prothorax with two slight black transverse abbreviated 

 furrows; one in the middle; the other curved, near the fore border. 

 Sculellum black at the base. Pectoral and ventral segments with piceous 

 sutures, the latter and the dorsal segments with black dots on each side. 

 Corium with a small black spot near the interior angle, with a black dot 

 between the spot and the COSta, and with a larger black subapical spot. 

 Membrane whitish. Length of the body 7 lines. 



a. Aden, Arabia. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



