106 Miss G. Rlcardo on the Genus Haeinatopota 



black), broad, produced on its anterior border; tbe paired 

 spots large, not reaching the eyes, deep brown ; the unpaired 

 spot is not apparent. Thorax brown, with three narrow 

 yellowish stripes, the central one expanding beyond the 

 suture into a broad median stripe with spots at its base, the 

 side ones end in the usual spots, sides yellowish ; or the 

 thorax might be described as yellowish brown with three 

 brown stripes, the middle one divided by a yellow line and 

 terminating at the suture. Scutellum brown, w ith a central 

 yellowish stripe. Abdomen brownish, yellower at the base 

 and on the sides, where the yellow appears as large irregular 

 spots, and the posterior borders of the segments are yellow 

 with short yellow pubescence ; the underside greyish brown. 

 Legs reddish browai with yellow rings ; the fore tibiae only 

 yellow at the base. Wings brown, with the rosettes more 

 distinctly marked than in fl. distincta, often lighter in the 

 centre; veins brown; stigma dark brown; apical band 

 single ; the blotch on the apical line in the type is not 

 always present, and may perhaps be accidental, due to a loss 

 of colouring-matter. 



Length 10 mm. 



PI. IIL fig. 5, type (female). 



Hcematopota distinct a, $ , sp. n. 



Type (female) from Plateau of Zomba, Nyasaland {A. 

 Sharp), 97. 46; one female from Kasungu ]\It., Nyika, 

 Nvasaland, 4. iii. 96 (R. Crawshay), 98. 81 ; one female, 

 British East Africa (C. S. Bet ton), 1901. 319. 



A well-marked distinct species, the thoracic markings 

 allied to those of H. vittata. In colour dark brown, the 

 scutellum yellowish brown, the legs with the usual white or 

 yellow rings. 



Face reddish, with grey tomentum; no black spots and 

 only a trace of the transverse stripe. Palpi rather long, 

 yellowish red, with black hairs and some white hairs below. 

 Antennic brown-black, dull red at the base of the first and 

 third joints, the first only slightly incrassate, and w ith the 

 second joint covered with black pubescence, the last annula- 

 tions of the third joint black. Forehead reddish brown, the 

 frontal callus and paired spots darker brown; the callus 

 shining, broad, reaching the eyes, lunate on the posterior, 

 almost straight on the anterior border; the spots between the 

 antennas black ; the uni)aircd spot small, joineil to a dark 

 median s])ot on the vertex. Thorax brown-black, the sides 

 reddish grey ; the stripes narrow, grey, the median one not 

 very distinct, prolonged into an oblong sjiot witii a wide 



