144 Mr. W. F. Kirby on the Family Hetrodidae. 



abdomen is bronzed, carinated, with a strong median tootli 

 on the second segment only, but with lateral teeth also on the 

 eecond and third segments. The valves of the ovipositor are 

 armed with fewer and larger teeth than in the last species. 

 The face is yellow, the mandibles tipped with black, and 

 the legs are mostly testaceous, especially beneath. The 

 femora are unarmed, the front coxa3 are spined ; the front 

 tibiai are unarmed above and armed witii two rows of 7 or 8 

 spines below, not extending to the base; the middle tibiai are 

 armed with 2 spines on the outer carina above and with 7 

 on each side below ; and the hind tibise are armed with double 

 rows of about 8 spines each both above and below. 

 IJah. King William's Town [Sjyencer). 



Genus Enyaliopsis, Karsch. 



This genus includes several closely-allied forms from East 

 Africa and Angola. E. Petersii, Schaum, and E. Durandi, 

 Luc, may perhaps be distinguished by the shape of the 

 lateral prominence at the front angles of the pronotum, which 

 is long and broadly bifid in E. Eefersii, but shorter, broad 

 and convex, with a short tooth on each side in E. Durandi. 

 But it is doubtful how far this character will remain constant 

 in a large series of specimens. 1 think E. Bloyeti, Lucas, is 

 the same as E, Petersii^ but am more doubtful about 

 E. obuncuSf Bol. 



Genus Anepisceptus, Fieb. 



The insect which I identify with Iletrodes Servillei, Reiche 

 and Fairmaire, is common in Somaliland, and greatly resembles 

 Eugaster Revoiliij Lucas, except in its smaller size. E. Ser- 

 villei, Lucas, differs entirely in the arrangement of its spines, 

 and 1 propose to rename it Anepisceptus hippolyti. 



Euyaster suakimensis , Kirb., should be referred to Anepi- 

 scf^ptus. 



Genus Eugaster, Serville. 



I cannot identify the species which Dr. Karsch briefly 

 describes as Eugaster spinulosus in Berl. ent. Zeitschr. xxxii. 

 p. 463 (1888), especially as no locality is given. 



Genus ACANTHOPROCTUS, Karsch. 



Hetrodes fortis, Walk., is evidently synonymous with 

 //. ctrvinus, De Haan. Of //. militaris, White, I have only 

 two damaged specimens before me, but think it will prove to 



