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Genus Graptocoris. 



Oraptocoris aulicus. 



Pacht/coris aulicus, Germ, in Silberni. Rev. v. p. 189 (1837). 

 Var. Chcsrocoris personatus, Stal, ffifv. Vet.-Ak. Forh. 1853, p. 210. 

 Cri/ptacrus s'gnifer, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 11. n. 3 (1867). 



Graptocoris grandis, sp. n. 



Orange-yellow ; head, antennae, two very large discal 

 spots to pronotum (extending from base to near anterior 

 margin, only slightly separated and nearly occupying the 

 whole of disk), scutelluni with two small spots near base, 

 two large and fused transverse spots at centre, and two similar 

 spots before apex, costal margin of corium and apex of mem- 

 brane, sternum (excluding lateral margins of prosternum and 

 base of metasternura), large central and marginal spots to 

 abdomen, and the legs bluish black. 



Body broad, somewhat transversely flattened, sparingly 

 and finely punctate. 



Long. 17 millim.; exp. pronot. angl. 11 millim. 



Hah. Central Africa : Yambuya, River Aruwimi {Stanley 

 Expedition). Coll. Dist. 



Genus Callidea. 



CaUidea j)urpurascens. 



Libyssa purpurascens, Walk. Cat. Het. iii. p. 509 (1868). 



Libyasa Westwoodi, VoUenb. V'eisl. Ak. Amst. Nat. (2) ii. p. 175 



(1868). 



Genus Calliscyta. 



Calliscyta australis, sp. n. 



Head dark indigo-blue, apices of the lateral lobes reddish ; 

 eyes ochraceous. Pronotum castaneous, with dark indigo 

 shadings and with a central longitudinal irregular yellowish 

 fascia. Scutellum castaneous, dark and shaded with blue on 

 basal area, paler and ochraceous at apical area ; a short 

 oblique curved yellow fascia at each basal angle and two 

 rounded blackish spots before apex. Head beneath and 

 sternum dark indigo-blue ; legs castaneous ; coxge and tro- 

 chanters ochraceous. Abdomen sanguineous, with a lateral 

 series of transverse stigmatal spots and a large subapical spot 

 bluish black. 



Head finely punctate ; pronotum and basal two thirds 



