390 ^Ii. .T. U. ^lallocli on Exotic MascaricljB. 



Possibly the female of weschei, but if so, an abnormal case 

 in the genus. 



Lispa 7ieo, sp. n. 



Female. — Similar in general colour and habitus to tenta- 

 culata, De Geer. Tibi;o, apices of femora, and base of mid- 

 metatarsus tawny. Wings slightly brownish. Abdomen 

 with two large subtriangular shining black spots on tergites 

 2 to 4, which are sepaiated centrally by a narrow whitish 

 line, the anterior lateral angles of each tergite conspicuously 

 whitish. 



Parafacials linear, much narrower than in tentaculata ; 

 palpi narrower than in that species, very little dilated. 

 Thorax with dorso-centrals 2 + 4, the anterior two pairs 

 behind the suture very weak atid small. Fore tibia with an 

 antero-dorsal and a posterior bristle at middle ; mid-tibia 

 with a posterior median bristle ; hind femur with a fine 

 bristle near middle on postero-ventral surface and a strong 

 one near apex on antero-ventral surface; hind tibia with an 

 antero-dorsal and an antero-ventral bristle at middle; mid- 

 metatarsus long and slender. First posterior cell not appre- 

 ciably narrowed apically. 

 Length 7 ram. 



Tyjie and one paratype, Sekondi, Ashanti, 19. ix. 1906 

 ( ir. M. Graham); one paratype, Gambia, 24. iv. 1911 

 (J. J. Simpson). 



Lispa canis, sp. n. 



Male. — Black, slightly shining. Frons black, subopaque 

 except on the triangle; orbits, face, and cheeks yellow 

 pollinose, almost golden; occiput whitish pruinescent; 

 antennse and palpi black or fuscous. Thorax brownish 

 pruinescent on dorsum, indistinctly vittate, lateral margins 

 and pleurae densely whitish-grey pruinescent. Abdomen 

 brownish pruinescent on venter, the dorsum densely whitish 

 pruinescent, the disc of each tergite more brownish and 

 with a pair of fuscous spots which are most distinct in 

 centre anteriorly on each, a large area on sides of each 

 tergite almost white and nearly bare ; hypopygium black. 

 Legs black, bases of fore tibae and the mid and hind pairs 

 except their ap ces tawny. Wings slightly yellowish. 

 Calyptrse whitish. Halteres yellow. 



Space between eyes when seen from in front much nar- 

 rowed at bases of antenme, the latter of normal length; 

 arista plumose : parafacials narrow, hairy ; palpi distinctly 

 but not very cons])icu(nisly broadened aj)icaliy. Thorax 



