Transvaal, Maskonaland, and British Nyasaland. 315 



black ; membrane indigo-blue, apical margins pale greyish. 

 Body beneath reddish, base of abdomen ochraceous ; head 

 beneath, rostrum, legs, lateral margins of pro- and meso- 

 sternum, a large spot on each side of metasternum, a series 

 of lateral abdominal segmental spots, and the sixth abdo- 

 minal segment dark indigo-blue. 



The proiiotum is sparingly and coarsely punctate, the 

 lateral angles produced into long acute spines slightly exca- 

 vated at their apices. Scutellura coarsely punctate, with a 

 central raised longitudinal ridge. Corium very finely and 

 sparingly punctured. Antenute with the fourth jouit longest ; 

 second and fifth joints subequal in length, each a little shorter 

 than the third. 



Long. 16 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 10 millim. 



Hob. Nyasaland, Zomba {Dr. P. Rendall). 



Subfam. Tessabatominje. 



Piezosternum calidum, Fabr, Zomba. 

 Xatalicola jMllidus, Westw. Fort Johnson. 



Subfam. DiNiDORiN^. 



Asponffopus pullus, Stal. Fort Johnson, Zomba. 



nuhilus, Westw. Zomba. 



patruelis, Stal. Fort Johnson. 



lividus, sp. n. Fort Johnson, Zomba. 



Aspongopus lividus, sp. n. 



Black ; fifth joint and apical two thirds of fourth joint of 

 antennse ochraceous ; abdomen above dark olivaceous, the 

 connexivum piceous. 



Head with the lateral margins moderately sinuate, apex 

 slightly notched between the meeting of the lateral lobes. 

 Antennse with the fifth joint longest ; fourth a little longer 

 than third, which is subequal in length to second. Pronotum 

 and scutellum transversely rugulose and coarsely punctate. 

 Corium opaque and .slightly wrinkled. 



Long. 15-16 millim. 



Hah. Nyasaland, Fort Johnson, Zomba [Dr. P. Rendall). 



I possess specimens of this species collected by Mr. Marshall 

 at Isipingo in Natal and by Dr, Rendall at Barberton in the 

 Transvaal, having the membrane dull cupreous. 



Sub fa m . Phtllocepralinje. 

 Busicryptns aniennatus, Dist. Fort Johnson. 



