Ml. W. L. Distant on Corei.Ue. 13 



the lateral spines aiul a tian.sverse tliscal series of three con- 

 spicuous spots Mack ; a somewhat obsolete central line to 

 pronotuni and the apex and basal angles of the scuteUum 

 palely levigate ; antenna?, body beneath, and lcn;s brownish 

 ochraccous; an oblique spot on prostcrnum and oblique fascia 

 and two spots on mcsostcrnum, a somewhat bent lineate 

 fascia on metasternum, and the apex of the rostrum black ; 

 abdomen above brownish ochraceous, with a double discal 

 series of blackish spots with small ochraceous centres. 



First and fourth joints of the antennje moderately incras- 

 sated, second joint lon^^est, first and third subequal in length, 

 fourth a little shorter than third ; pronotum with the lateral 

 angles very prominent, directed upwards and somewhat 

 forwards, apices slightly reflexed ; rostrum with the joints 

 almost fcubequal in length. 



Long., J lOi millim., 9 IS millim. ; exp. pronot. angl., 

 jj f) millim., ? 7 millim. 



Hah. British ICast Africa, Maragya Fundi {(\ S. Beftnn, 

 Brit. Mus.). 



A species to be placed near H. magyucornis, Bunn., and 

 H. aun'culatus, Stal. 



CLOSESMIIf^. 



Genus NOTOBITUS. 



Nutobttus abdominalisj sp. n. 



cJ . Head, antennae, pronotum, scutellum, abdomen above, 

 body beneath, and legs obscure dark olivaceous; eyes, apex 

 of scutellum, connexivum, central macular fascia to abdomen 

 above (neither reaching base nor apex), lateral margins of 

 abdomen beneath, and posterior margins of third, fourth, and 

 fifth abdominal segments ochraceous ; corium, anterior and 

 intermediate tibije, and tarsi brownish ochraceous; membrane 

 dull ochraceous, its basal margin paler ; apical joint of an- 

 tennae pale fuscous, its extreme base olivaceous. 



Antennaj with the first, second, and third joints pilose and 

 almost subequal in length ; head, pronotum, and scutellum 

 thickly and coarsely punctate; posterior femora (J') with a 

 series of irregular spines beneath, of which the largest and 

 most prominent is situate about one third from apex. 



Long. 23 millim. 



Hab. East India {sic) (Brit. Mus.); A.ssam {ChennelL 

 Coll. Dist.). 



The abdominal markings will alone render this species 

 quite distinct. 



