160 Mr. AV. L. Distant on 



about twice as broad at base as at anterior margin, the 

 anterior angles tuberculously acute, transversely constricted 

 near middle, the anterior area convex and rugosely convoluted, 

 the posterior area broadly but not deeply centrally sulcate, 

 the lateral angles shortly but robustly acute ; scutellum with 

 the apex somewhat strongly and longly apically recurved ; 

 femora moderately long, anterior femora the more robust ; 

 abdomen beneath centrally convexly ridged ; connexivuni 

 broad and somewhat at right angles with the abdomen. 

 Allied to Gerbelius, Dist. 



Utilitaria typica^ sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum dull black j lateral margins 

 of head near insertion of antennse, lateral margins between 

 eyes, two circular tas'ia; on anterior pronotal lobe, two oblique 

 fascia? on each lateral area of the posterior lobe, the apices of 

 the lateral angles, and the narrow posterior pronotal margin 

 dull testaceous ; scutellum black, its apex dull testaceous ; 

 corium stramineous, the basal and apical areas, clavus, and a 

 few small spots on the pale area dull blackish; membrane 

 piceous ; head and body beneath dull blackish ; legs ochra- 

 ceous, two broad annulations to femora, three annulations 

 to anterior and intermediate tibia^, and two annulations to 

 posterior tibite black ; antennse with the first and second joints 

 stoutest and dull testaceous, remaining joints slender and dull 

 ochraceous, second joint longest ; anterior pronotal angles 

 somewhat shortly and robustly produced, posterior pronotal 

 angles more strongly produced, disk of pronolum rugosely 

 punctate; other structural characters as in generic diagnosis. 



Long. 11 mm. 



Hah. Central District. 



Fam. Capsidae. 



Callicratides antennalis, sp. n. 



Ochraceous ; eyes black ; antennge ochraceous, basal joint 

 pale sanguineous, apex of second joint black, third and fourth 

 joints black, with their bases narrowly ochraceous ; pronotum 

 with a short longitudinal black line on basal area, tliree spots 

 (sometimes wanting) on the anterior collar, and the extreme 

 basal angles black, basal marginal area more or less casta- 

 neous ; margins and a central longitudinal line to scutellum, 

 inner and outer margins of clavus, and narrow apical nuugins 

 to corium black ; membrane very pale ochraceous, with the 

 venation black ; body beneath and legs ochraceous, apices of 



