208 Mr. A. S. Hirst — Xotes on Scorpions. 



fore wings and all but the costal space of the hind wings 

 whitish ; costa of both wings suffused with ochreous, with 

 some black marks on the outer half of the costa of the fore 

 wings and indications of a discal line ; a curious angular 

 mark bevond the middle, below the costa of the hind wings ; 

 body and legs whitish. 



Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



Durban, August 1900 (type in B. M.). 



Lophopteryx uniformis^ nov. 



$ . Antenna with the shafts brown, plumes ochreous ; 

 head, thorax, and fore wings dark chestnut-brown, with a 

 pink tinge; antemedial and postmedial indistinct bands of 

 pale lunular marks, straight and slightly oblique ; cilia con- 

 colorous, with a pale basal band : hind wings grey, pale on 

 the basal half; cilia grey, with a whitish basal band: abdo- 

 men whitish, tinged with pink, with thin grey segmental 

 bands. Underside: fore wings uniform dull purplish brown, 

 hind wings grey, no markings ; body and legs grey. 



Expanse of wings 2^\ inches. 



Alashonaland {Dobbie) (type in B. M.). 



XXV. — Xotes on Scorpions, with Descriptions of Two new 

 Species. By A. S. HiKST. 



Family Buthidae. 

 Babycurus somalicus, sp. n. 



Colour brownish yellow or yellow ; vesicle, hand, and 

 lower surface of body paler ; fingers of hand light brown ; 

 aculeus black, the basal portion excepted. 



Carapace slightly trapezoidal, the frontal edge weakly 

 concave ; ocular tubercle granular, the groove between the 

 eyes smooth. Distribution of granules apparently much as 

 in zambonellij the surface being covered with numerous 

 granules, unequal in size and leaving several small spaces 

 (devoid of granules), which are especially noticeable in the 

 median part. Median eyes bordered on each side by an 

 area furnished with minute granules. Median area of frontal 

 region with an aggregation of large granules. 



Abdomen. Tergites minutely granular in their anterior 

 parts, posteriorly provided with large shining granules in 



