672 Mr. W. L. Distant oti Ilomoptcra. 



distinct, and between the outermost are a series of larger 

 obscure ochraceous spots, in the radial area a piceous spot at 

 base, and three central, longitudinal, piceous fascije ; wings 

 orange-yellow, the five upper radial areas with castaneous 

 ray-like fasciae, and a narrow submarginal fascia of the same 

 colour. 



Long., excl. tegm., 23 mm. ; exp. tegm. 73 mm. 



Hub. Natal; Durban {F. Mair, Brit. Mus.). 



This is the second described species in tiie genus, and 

 is not to be confused with K. j^unctigera, Walk. ; the type 

 specimen being a female the structural characters of the 

 opercula cannot be described. 



Fam. Fulgoridae. 

 Subfam. FuLQOJtiNJE. 

 Genus Phrictus. 

 Phricfus, Spin. Ann. Soc. Eat. Fr. vili. p. 216 (1839). 



Phrictus auromaculatus, sp. n. 



Body above dull brownish ochraceous ; head above with 

 two small spots on disk of vertex, the lateral angular areas 

 of same, and the lateral marginal areas black ; pronotuni 

 (excluding disk) suffused with black or piceous ; niesonotum 

 with three large black spots ; abdomen above (excluding 

 segmental and lateral margins and a broken, longitudinal, 

 central fascia) black ; body beneath, rostrum, and legs black 

 or piceous ; cephalic process beneath ochraceous ; coxal and 

 sternal spots and a lateral abdominal series of spiracular spots 

 somewhat silvery white; tegmina with about basal two thirds 

 brownish ochraceous, with the thickly reticulate venation 

 piceous, that on the costal membrane virescent, divided by 

 transverse black spots, the whole speckled with small distinct 

 yellow spots, apical area brownish ochraceous, with a hw 

 scattered, irregular, piceous spots; wings with about basal 

 half bright yellow, with some scattered small white spots and 

 two oblique black maculate fascige; anal area fuscous brown, 

 with the fine reticulate venation greyish ; the apical area 

 black, speckled with small bluish spots; cephalic process 

 prominently angulate on each side in front of eyes, and then 

 narrowed before apex, wiiich is broadly widened and some- 

 what upwardly raised^ the two central longitudinal ridges 



