IN SECT A. 255 



Anterior lobe of pronotum irregularly and rugosely wrinkled ; 

 scutellum deeply and obliquely striated. 



Var. a. Scutellum ochraceous. 



Long. 17 millim. (W. L. D.) 



Reduvius capitalis, sp. n. (Tab. II. fig. 1.) 



Black ; a large quadrate spot on head extending from front 

 of eyes to base of antennse, lateral areas of anterior lobe of 

 pronotum, angular areas and basal margin of posterior lobe, 

 scutellum (excluding basal angles), an angulated fascia to 

 corium, connexivum above and beneath, head beneath, coxfe 

 and coxal spots, parts of lateral margins of sternum, and 

 abdomen beneath sanguineous ; segmental spots to connexivum 

 and margins of abdominal segments black ; anterior femora 

 annulated with sanguineous. 



Long. 17 millim. (W. L. D.) 



Pirates conspurcatus, sp. n. (Tab. II. fig. 10.) 



Head, antennae, rostrum, pronotum, scutellum, sternum, and 

 legs black; corium and abdomen beneath ochraceous; base 

 and apex of abdomen black; membrane, claval area, and 

 lateral margins of corium fuscous; a black spot near inner 

 angle of corium, a much larger black spot on disk of membrane, 

 and a rectangular black spot on claval area. Abdomen above 

 ochraceous. 



Long. 10 millim. 



Allied to P. balteatus, Germ. (W. L. D.) 



NEUROPTERA. 



The first signs of returning summer, with warmer nights and 

 mornings, were shown by the appearance of Dragonflies hovering 

 over the few small ponds to be found near Pretoria. The 

 earliest to appear were Orthetrumfasciculata and 0. subfasciolata y 

 Crocothemis erythraa, and the gigantic Anax mauricianus , all 

 these species being very abundant. Tramea basllaris is very 

 rare and I only took or saw one specimen, whose wings were 



