538 Mr. W. L. Distant on Lygeide. 
their bases almost extended to the posterior angles of the 
pronotum, 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 antennee, black; a spot near the lateral margins of pro- 
and mesosternum, a spot near posterior coxe, and a larger 
transverse spot on each side of metasternum deep shining 
black. 
Shape and structure of G. rufifemoratus, Dall. 
Long. 113 millim.; max, lat. 44 millim. 
Hab. Nyasaland, Fort Johnson (P. Rendall, Coll. Dist.). 
Graptostethus pictus, 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, antenna, and 
rostrum, black. Membrane with a central and apical white 
spot. Antenne with the second joint a little longest, third 
and fourth joints subequal in length. 
Long. 6-64 millim. 
Hab. Port Natal (Brit. Mus.) ; Transvaal, Pretoria (Coll. 
Dist:). 
Allied most closely to the Indian 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. 
Nicuesa affinis, sp. n. 
Black ; pronotum, prosternum, lateral margins of the 
corium, and apical margins of the membrane (narrowly) 
stramineous. Antenne 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. 
Hab. Keuador, Paramba, 3500 feet (Rosenberg, Brit. Mus.). 
