206 Mr. W. L. Distant on Ilarpactorlnfe. 



clavus and membrane bronzy-brown ; body beneath and legs 

 ccliraceous, anterior and central areas of meso- and nietasterna, 

 margins of abdominal segments, lateral marginal abdominal 

 spots, npper snrfaces of anterior and intermediate femora, a 

 cential spot and apex above of posterior femora, tibia:^, and 

 tarsi black ; a sangnineoiis marginal spot on fourth, tifth,and 

 sixth abdominal segments ; antennae mutilated. First and 

 second joints of the rostrum subequal in length or second 

 slightly longer than the first ; ante- and postocular portions 

 of the head about equal, or postocular area slightly longer 

 than the anteocular area ; membrane extending considerably 

 beyond abdominal apex ; head very little shorter than pro- 

 nolum ; posterior pronotal lobe much longer than anterior 

 lobe. 



Long, to apex of membrane 13 millim. 



JJab. Brit. East Africa: Machakos {S. L. Ilhide, Brit. 

 Mus.). 



Allied to //. rapax, Stal. 



Harpactor ornatellus^ sp. n. 



Pale luteous; head above, antennee, apex of rostrum, 

 transverse constriction and central sulcation to anterior lobe 

 of pronotum, basal area of scutellum, apical angle of corium, 

 a line on each side of head beneath behind eyes, disk and a 

 transverse spot at base of mesosternum, margins of abdominal 

 segments, apices of femora, the tibia?, and tarsi black; lateral 

 apical margins of head ochraceous ; abdominal segments 

 beneath with bread, transverse, sanguineous fascia\ Rostrum 

 with the second joint longer than the first ; head shorter than 

 pronotum ; posterior pronotal lobe nearly twice as long as 

 the anterior lobe ; membrane considerably passing abdominal 

 apex. 



Long, to apex of membrane 13 millim. 



Hah. East Africa: Ruwenzori [Scott Elliot^ Brit. Mus.). 



Harpactor jiavus^ sp. n. 



Posterior lobe of pronotum and body beneath pale luteous ; 

 head above, antennge, rostrum, a fascia on each side of head 

 beneath beliind eyes, anterior area of prosternum, disks of 

 meso- and metasterna,' coxge, and legs black; abdomen 

 beneath with black, lateral, segmental, transverse fascise, 

 sometimes with only two or three black marginal spots ; 

 scutellum black, with the apex luteous; corium brownish 

 ochraceous or pale piceous ; membrane bronzy brown ; con- 

 nexivum luteous, spotted with black. Rostrum with the 



