210 Mr. W. L. Distant on Harpactorinre. 



Hah. China: Kualun, N.W. Fokien (J. de La ToucJie, 

 Brit. Mus.); Kiukiang {Pratt, Brit. Mus.). Japan {Lewis, 

 Coll. Dist.). 



In some specimens tlie lateral areas of the anal abdominal 

 segment are sanguineous. 



Sphedanolestes funeralis, sp. n. 



Black ; trochanters sanguineous. Elongate, hirsute ; 

 second joint of rostrum longer than the first; head a little 

 shorter than pronotum, the anteocular portion about as long 

 as the postocular portion ; posterior lobe of pronotum finely 

 but distinctly sulcate, the posterior angles rounded ; mem- 

 brane passing the abdominal apex. The colour above is 

 somewhat opaque ; on the under surface and legs it is shining 

 Avith an indigo tint. 



Long. 16|- millim. 



Hah. Kashmir (Brit. Mus.). 



Sphedanolestes elegans, sp. n. 



Luteous ; anterior lobe of pronotum, disk of scutellura, 

 cerium (sometimes only veins to corium), coxse, anterior and 

 intermediate femora pale sanguineous ; head above, antennae, 

 second and third joints of rostrum, sulcation to anterior pro- 

 notal lobe, a broad subapical fascia to abdomen above and 

 beneath, apices of femora broadly, bases of intermediate and 

 posterior femora narrowly, narrow central annulation to 

 posterior femora, and lateral margins of scutellum, black; 

 membrane piceous, its apex fuliginous. 



Var. — Posterior femora wholly black ; head beneath and 

 first joint of rostrum pale sanguineous. 



First joint of rostrum a little shorter than the second ; 

 postocular portion of the head a little longer than the ante- 

 rior portion ; sulcation to anterior pronotal lobe profound, 

 disk of posterior lobe distinctly but less profoundly sulcate ; 

 femora distinctly sulcate near apices. 



Long. 15-16 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 5 millim. 



Bab. Brit. East Africa: ISamburu {C. S. Betton, Brit. 

 Mus.). 



Sphedanolestes ornatellus, sp. n. 



Ochraceous ; head above, antennse, second and third joints 

 of rostrum, sulcation to anterior pronotal lobe, margins of 

 scutellum^ membrane, central area of abdomen above and 

 beneath, posterior femora, bases and apices of intermediate 

 femora, apices of anterior femora, tibic 



