^98 Mr. W. L. Distant on Rhynchota from the 



Long. 12 millim. 



Hah. Transvaal, Lydenburg District {Pret. Mus.). 

 _ Allied to S. pilosa, Stal, but differing by the smaller size, 

 different colour of the legs, spots to scutellum, &c. 



Pretoeius, gen. nov. 



Body ovate. Head ovate; lateral lobes a little longer than 

 the central, their margins acutely reflexed. Rostrum about 

 reaching the posterior coxffi. Ocelli much nearer to the eyes 

 than to each other. Antennae with the basal joint short, not 

 nearly reaching apex of head, second longer than the third. 

 Pronotum with the lateral margins somewhat laminate and 

 moderately reflexed. Scutellum triangular, moderately 

 sinuate before apical area, its apex just passing inner angle of 

 corium. Membrane short, not reaching apex of abdomen, 

 veins simple. Mesosternum sulcated. Legs moderate in 

 length, femora minutely spined, tibiie sulcated ; anterior tibiaj 

 distinctly dilated and profoundly sulcated. 



This genus is allied to Dymantis^ from which it is at once 

 separated by the dilated anterior tibiiB &c. 



Pretorius tibialis ^ sp. n. 



Ochraceous, thickly and coarsely piceous. Head and an- 

 tenna piceous, central lobe more or less ochraceous. Pro- 

 notum with the lateral areas piceous, the extreme lateral 

 margins ochraceous, and with five obsolete ochraceous lines — 

 one central and two oblique on each side. Scutellum with an 

 obsolete central ochraceous line. Corium with the basal 

 lateral margin and some lineate levigate lines ochraceous. 

 Membrane brownish ochraceous, the veins darker. Connexi- 

 vum, body beneath, rostrum, and legs piceous ; intermediate 

 and posterior tibiae (excluding apex and extreme base) pale 

 luteous. 



Long. 11 millim. 



Hah. Transvaal, Pretoria {Distant). 



Dymantis 7-eIata, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous, coarsely punctate ; a central longi- 

 tudinal levigate pale luteous fascia crossing pronotum and 

 scutellum — narrow and obsolete on the former, broad and distinct 

 on the latter; apical margins of the scutellum and the mem- 

 brane piceous. Body beneath and legs ochraceous; sternum 

 and legs punctured and freckled with brownish ; abdomen 

 with a central black spot on sixth abdominal segment, a discal 



