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basal fascia to abdomen, black. First joint of rostrum shorter 

 than the second ; ante- and postocular portions of head about 

 equal in length ; sulcation to central pronotal lobe profound, 

 posterior pronotal lobe distinctly but less profoundly sulcate ; 

 femora distinctly sulcata near apices. 



Allied to the preceding species {S.elegans), but, apart from 

 colour-differences, the lengths of the ante- and postocular 

 portions of the head are relatively different. 



Long. 16 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 4^ millim. 



IJab. German East Africa [Capt. Atkinson, Biit. Mus.). 



Genus Velixus. 

 Veltnus parvus, sp. n. 



Dull dark ochraceous ; head above (excluding eyes and 

 base), antenna^, rostrum (excluding apex),corium (excluding 

 extreme base), membrane, tibise, and apical halves of femora 

 indigo-black. Pronotum strongly centrally sulcate ; legs 

 hirsute ; tibiae narrowed towards apex ; femora strongly 

 nodulose before apex ; first joint of antenna? about as long as 

 head and pronotum together. 



Long. 12 millim. 



Hab. Borneo : Sarawak {She^ford, Brit. Mus.). 



Genus HjiMATOCHARES. 

 HcEmatochares longiceps. 

 Prostemma longiceps, Walk. Cat. Het. vii. p. 1.37. n, 2o (1873). 



Genus HOMALOSPHODRUS. 

 Homalosphodrus ahdominalis, sp. n. 



Bluish black ; abdomen castaneous, basal segment and 

 somewhat large stigmatal spots black j first and second joints 

 of antenna?, head beneath between eyes, and a subapical 

 annulation to posterior femora luteous ; base and apex of 

 first joint of antenna? narrowly black ; second and third joints 

 of rostrum castaneous ; apex of membrane fuliginous and 

 considerably passing apex of abdomen. Head very elongate, 

 about as long as pronotum and scutellum taken together ; 

 first joint of antennae a little longer than head. 



Long. 20 millim. 



Bob. Cambodia {Mouhot, Brit. Mus.). 



