162 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Megacoelum lugroscutellatuin, sp. n. 



OcUraceous, moderately and testaceously punctate ; an- 

 tennas ocliraceou-!, apices of tlie first and second joints fuscous ; 

 eyes black ; pronotuni with the lateral areas generally more 

 or less testaceous, two dark spots on anterior lobe and a series 

 o£ dark spots on basal maroin, the whole surface distinctly 

 punctate; scutellum with the apex broadly black; coriuni 

 tinely, more darkly, and testaceously punctate, the lateral 

 marginal areas paler and sparsely maculate ; cuneus finely 

 testaceously maculate ; membrane dull greyish with darker 

 suffusions ; legs pale ochraceous, the apical areas of the 

 femora and the tibise with darker annulations ; first joint of 

 antennae slightly incrassated, a little longer than head, second 

 joint about twice as long as first; membrane passing abdo- 

 minal apex. 



Var. — Scutellum with two small black spots on apical area, 

 not apically broadly black. 



Long. 5 mm. 



Hab. Central Districts, Upper Houadou, Gonde. 



NiiMESIANUS, gan. uov. 



Subelongate ; head with a distinct central longitudinal 

 carination ; eyes somewhat prominent, contiguous to the 

 anterior margin of the pronotuni, but moderately projecting 

 beyond it; autenupe with the first joint moderately incias- 

 sated, about as long as head, second joint about three times 

 as long as first, third and fourth joints short, slender, third a 

 little longer and stouter than fourth ; rostrum indistinctly 

 seen in carded specimens; pronotuni about as long as half 

 the width at base, the basal lateral angles subprominent, the 

 lateral mai-gins a little concavely sinuate ; scutellum trian- 

 gular, about as long as broad at base; femora somewhat 

 strongly incrassate. 



Allied to 2'ancrtduSj Dist. 



Nemesianus m'gr'oniber, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum dull dark sanguineous, eyes 

 and basal area of pronotum piceous or black ; antentiee with 

 the first joint testaceous, its apex narrowly black, second joint 

 pale testaceous, with nearly its apical half black, third and 

 fourth joints black, their extreme bases paler ; coriuyi piceous, 



