some Elhioptan Rhynckuia. 287 



series, the central lobe aliiiost impunctate, the outer margins 

 of the lateral lobes narrowly olivaceous ; antennae witli the 

 joints 1-3 stramineous, 4-5 darker, first joint not nearly 

 reaching- ai:)ex of head, second and third subequal in length, 

 shorter than fourth and fifth ; pronotum with the lateral 

 margins narrowly ochraceous, levigate on each side, bordered 

 Avith a dark line, the surface coarsely punctate excepting on 

 a transverse anterior and a central lougitudiiial, ochraceous, 

 narrow, levigate fascia ; scutellum coarsely punctate, trans- 

 versely wrinkled on anterior area, its lateral and apical 

 margins narrowly ochraceously levigate, with a small ochra- 

 ceous levigate s|)ot in each basal angle, and with two similar 

 but much smaller spots on basal margin; corium coarsely 

 punctate; coiniexivum ochraceous, witli large black spots; 

 membrane dusky grey ; body beneath and legs ochraceous, 

 a broad castaneous fascia near each lateral margin ; an abdo- 

 minal marginal segmental series of small black spots j rostrum 

 reaching the third abdominal segment. 



Long. 5 mm. 



Hah. Transvaal ; Pretoria ( G. I. Swierstra, Pret, Mus. and 

 Coll. Dist.). 



Tills makes the third described (and the first known Ethio- 

 pian) species of the genus, the other two being //. typicusj 

 Dist. (S. India), and //. amurensiSj Horv. (Siberia). 



Antestia atrosignata, sp. n. 



Pale testaceous, more or less coarsely punctate ; lateral 

 and anterior margins and usually anterior disk of pronotum, 

 base, two central longitudinal lines, and apex to scutellum 

 pale ochraceous ; two transverse lines on anterior disk of 

 pronotum, two large spots near base and two smaller spots 

 near apex of scutellum, and a longitudinal linear spot on 

 corium, black; membrane black, its apex paler; body be- 

 neatii ochraceous, thickly punctured with brown ; legs dark 

 ochraceous ; antennge ochraceous, second and third joints 

 subequal and shorter than fourth and fifth, which are 

 moderately thickened ; head rugosely punctate, the lateral 

 margins sinuate ; pronotum with the anterior and lateral 

 margins moderately raised and levigate, coarsely punctate, 

 more thickly so behind anterior margin ; scutellum with 

 coarse scattered punctures, the base impunctate; corium 

 thickly coarsely punctate; rostrum reaching the posterior 

 coxEe, its apex black ; sternum with small black outer costal 

 spots. 



Long. 5^-6 mm. 



