Mr. W. L. Distant on Roduvlidro. 185 



Acanthaspis divisicollis. 

 Reduvius divisicollis, Walk. Cat. Ilet. vii. p. 197. n. 51 (1873). 



Genus Platymeris. 

 Platymeris erehus, sp. n. 



Black ; antennae (excluding basal joint) brownish ochra- 

 ceous ; cerium with a large discal ochraceous or luteous spot, 

 which almost reaches lateral margin and crosses the basal 

 margin of membrane. 



Pronotum with the anterior lobe deeply furrowed but 

 unarmed, the posterior lobe with the lateral angles subacutely 

 prominent and recurved. 



Long. 37-40 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 5^-6 millim. 



Eah. Mombasa (Brit. Mus.). Presented by Directors of 

 East African Co. (Brit. Mus.). 



The unicolorous black legs will alone distinguish this from 

 any other species of the genus. 



KiiAFEA, gen. nov. 



Body oblong or ovately oblong ; head considerably produced 

 in front of eyes, ante- and postocular areas subequal in 

 length; eyes large; ocelli prominent, placed just behind 

 eyes ; rostrum with the second joint distinctly longer than 

 the first ; antennas with the first joint considerably passing 

 the apex of the head ; pronotum transversely constricted at 

 the base of anterior lobe, the posterior lateral angles more or 

 less spinously prominent or subprominent; scutellura with 

 the lateral margins straight for a short distance from base, 

 thence concavely sinuate to apex, which is produced in a lono- 

 spine directed hindward, base on each side moderately tuber- 

 culate but not spined; legs moderately long and slender, the 

 posterior coxae furthest apart, anterior tibiai not provided with 

 a distinct apical spongy furrow ; abdomen beneath with a 

 distinct central ridge. 



Allied to Platymeris. 



Type K. prccdo, Stal. 



Khafra prcedo. 



Platymeris 2)rcedo, Stal, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1863, p. 49. 



Ilab. Sierra Leone {Morgan, Brit. Mus., type) : Calabar 

 {Rutherford, Coll. Dist.). 



