354 Mv. W. L. Distant on Reduviid^. 



scutellar spine long, erect ; bases and- apices of tibire and 

 apices of tarsi fuscous. 



Long. 8 millim. 



Bab. Brit. East Africa: Samburu {0. S. Betton, Brit. 

 Mus.). 



Resembling E. quadrisignaia, Stal, but differing bj the 

 spined pronotum and the longly pilose body and legs. 



Acanthaspis Binghami^ sp. n. 



Black ; a spot behind eyes, a spot at base of corium and a 

 much larger one before apex (the last a little excavate ante- 

 riorly and posteriorly), spots to connexivum above and 

 beneath, and the legs luteous ; a broad annulation to femora 

 before apex and extreme bases of tibiee black ; first joint of 

 rostrum a little longer than the second ; antenna? and legs 

 pilose ; anterior lobe of pronotum sculptured, posterior lobe 

 granulate, with a distinct central longitudinal impression, 

 lateral angles subprominent ; scutellar spine long, sliglitly 

 ascendant. 



Long. 18 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 5 millim. 



llab. Upper Burma: lluby Mines District {Col, Bingham, 

 Brit. Mus.). 



Acanthaspis apicata, sp. n. 



Piceous ; a spot at base and a much larger spot near apex 

 of corium, large spots to connexivum (above and beneath), 

 tibiae, tarsi, and apices of femora luteous ; apex of membrane 

 broadly greyish, with a small apical fuscous spot ; first joint 

 of rostrum a little longer than the second ; anterior lobe of 

 pronotum sculptured, posterior lobe finely granulate, with a 

 narrow central longitudinal impression, lateral angles mode- 

 rately prominent, their apices a little recurved ; scutellar 

 spine long, very slightly ascendant; legs longly pilose; 

 antennas mutilated. 



Long. 17 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 5 millim. 



Hah. Brit. India : Utakaraand (Atkinson Coll., Brit. 

 Mus.). 



Acanthaspis suhriifa, sp. n. 



Black J posterior lobe of pronotum, a large spot before apex 

 of corium (extending from lateral to apical margins), con- 

 nexivum, rostrum, legs, and lateral margins of abdomen 

 reddish ochraceous ; rostrum with the first joint a little longer 

 than the second ; anterior pronotal lobe strongly sculptured, 

 posterior lobe with two strong ascendant spines near posterior 



