Mr. W. L. Distant on ReduviiJie. 353 



discal and two on each lateral margin), posterior lobe finelj 

 rugulose, centrally finelj sulcate, posterior angles longly 

 spinous, the spines directed backward ; apex of scutelluni 

 with a very long oblique spine ; membrane about reaching 

 the abdominal apex ; antennas very pale fuscous, first joint 

 and extreme base and apex of second joint ochraceous. 



Long. 26 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 6 millim. 



Hah. West Australia: Champion Bay (//. Da Bauhiy^ 

 Brit. Mus.). 



Piccous ; head, antennfe, anterior angles and central disk 

 of anterior pronotal lobe, two central spots near anterior 

 margin, lateral angles, a very small spot before them, and 

 narrow hind margin to posterior pronotal lobe, scutellar spine, 

 base of clavus, base and a large subapicai spot (extending 

 from lateral to apical margins, angulate on each side) to 

 corium, connexivum, coxjb, legs, abdomen, lateral margins of 

 metasternum, and anterior acetabula pale luteoui; annulatioii 

 to first joint of antennse, biannulations to femora and tibiae, 

 apices of tibiae, spots to connexivum above and beneath, 

 lateral areas and apex of abdomen, and the membrane pale 

 violaceous brown ; antennse pilose, second joint more than 

 twice the length of first ; head transversely constricted behind 

 eyes; first and second joints of rostrum about subequal in 

 length ; anterior angles of anterior pronotal lobe longly 

 spinous, the spines suberect and a little recurved, anterior 

 lobe sculptured, posterior lobe granulate, lateral angles spinous 

 and recurved, scutellar spine long, suberect. 



Long. 9 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 3 millim. 



Hob. Brit. India: Mysore (//, K. Stater, Brit. Mus.). 



Edocla pilosida, sp. n. 



Black, opaque ; corium and membrane dark fuscous brown ; 

 abdomen beneath and femora castaneous; two spots to corium 

 (one near base and one near centre of apical margin), spots to 

 connexivum (above and beneath), extreme apices of femora, 

 tibiae, tarsi, and antennee ochraceous ; body and legs very 

 longly pilose ; head distinctly sulcate between the eyes, 

 central lobe terminating in two small central spines ; anterior 

 lobe of pronotum with the anterior angles longly spinously 

 produced and with four long erect spines near its posterior 

 margin, posterior lobe granulate, with an obscure broad 

 central sulcation, the lateral angles spinously produced ; 



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