538 Mr. W. L. Distant on Lyggeid*. 



their bases almost extended to the posterior angle.s of the 

 pronotnm, basal and lateral margins of scutellum, apical 

 margins of clavus, a transverse central fascia to corium, 

 membrane, anterior and lateral margins of prosternum, ante- 

 rior margins of meso- and metasternum, anterior margin of 

 apical segment, and extreme apex of abdomen, rostrum, legs, 

 and antennse, black ; a spot near the lateral margins of pro- 

 and mesosternum, a spot near posterior coxae, and a larger 

 transverse spot on each side of metasternum deep shining 

 black. 



Shape and structure of O. rujifemoratus, Dall. 



Long. 11 1 millim.; max. lat. A\ millim. 



Hah. Nyasaland, Fort Johnson (P. RendaU, Coll. Dist.). 



Graptostethus ptctus, sp. n. 



Reddish ochraceous ; base and a central longitudinal fascia 

 to head, centre of anterior margin and two large basal sub' 

 quadrate spots extending to and occupying the posterior angles 

 of the pronotum, scutellum (excluding apex), an elongate spot 

 on posterior area of clavus, a central transverse spot joined 

 to outer margin of corium, membrane, spots to connexivum, 

 three lateral spots on each side of sternum, legs, antennee, and 

 rostrum, black. Membrane with a central and apical white 

 spot. Antennae with the second joint a little longest, third 

 and fourth joints subequal in length. 



Long. 6-6^ millim. 



Bab. Port Natal (Brit. Mus.) ; Transvaal, Pretoria (Coll. 

 Dist.). 



Allied most closely to the Lidian species G. maculatus, 

 Dall. 



An apparently scarce species. The British Museum has 

 long possessed one specimen from Natal, and I met with but 

 one example during four years' collecting in the Transvaal. 



Genus Nicuesa. 

 Nt'cuesa affinisj sp. n. 



Black ; pronotum, prosternum, lateral margins of the 

 corium, and apical margins of the membrane (narrowly) 

 stramineous. Antennae finely pilose, the second and fourth 

 joints subequal in length ; pronotum reticulately carinate and 

 with a short central black fascia on anterior margin. 



Long. 7 millim. 



Hah. Ecuador, Paramba, 3500 feet {Rosenberg, Brit. Mus.). 



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