128 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Platyphura centralis, sp. n. 



Body above ochraceous, with an almost continuous central 

 longitudinal black fascia extending from head to apex of 

 abdomen. Head with a fascia extending between eyes and 

 across base of face and the area of the ocelli, pronotum with 

 the incisures and base of lateral margins, mesonotum with 

 two obconical spots on anterior margin (on each side of which 

 are a small and a much elongated spot) and the frontal area 

 of the basal cruciform elevation black ; abdomen with the basal 

 segmental margins black. Body beneath and legs ochra- 

 ceous, greyislily pilose and more or less spotted with blackish ; 

 abdominal segments marked as above. 



Tegniina pale, talc-like; the costal membrane, the post- 

 costal area, and the basal cell ochraceous ; an elongate costal 

 spot at end of radial area, a spot in basal cell, and the vena- 

 tion (excepting extreme base) black. Wings with the 

 venation ochraceous. 



Rostrum long, reaching to quite half the length of the 

 abdomen ; opercula well separated at base ; lateral pronotal 

 angles prominent, subacute. 



Long., (J 22, ? 24 millim. ; exp. tegra. 77 millim. 



Hab. Mashunaland, Umfili River {Gui/ Marshall). 



Platyphura absimih's, sp. n. 



Head and thorax above pale castaneous ; area of the ocelli 

 infuscated ; legs ochraceous ; mesonotum with two central 

 obconical spots on anterior margin, a longer and more obscure 

 spot on each lateral area, and a small spot in front of the 

 anterior angles of the basal cruciform elevation, dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen above black. Head beneath, sternum, legs, and 

 opercula dark ochraceous ; abdomen beneath dark castaneous. 



Tegmina greyish brown, the venation castaneous, two pale 

 spots in radial area, a trifid spot of the same colour separated 

 by the veins of the upper ulnar areas, and a larger discal 

 and more irregular patch of the same hue extending from 

 near lower end of radial area across bases of lower apical 

 areas ; a series of alternating pale and darker marginal spots 

 at apices of apical areas, the outer margin pale hyaline. 

 Wings ochraceous, the venation castaneous, the outer third 

 irregularly dark fuscous, broadest at apex and narrowest 

 towards anal angle. 



Rostrum just passing posterior coxaa. 



Long, d $ 18-22 millim. ; exp. tegm. 60-75 millim. 



J Jab. South Africa, Cape Colony? (Coll. DUt.; Vienn. 

 Mus.). 



