320 Mr. W. L. Distant on ITomoptcra. 



Locris apicalis, sp. n. 



Head black, the apical margin from in front of eyes san- 

 guineous ; pronotum sanguineous, a broad transverse ante- 

 rior fascia not reaching the lateral margins and a transverse 

 subbasal fascia medially interrupted, black ; scutellum black ; 

 abdomen above sanguineous, with a marginal segmental 

 series of black spots on each side ; body beneath and legs 

 black; a central longitudinal fascia to face, the clypeus, 

 lateral margins of prosternum, anterior femora (excluding 

 base), apices of intermediate and posterior femora, the tibiai 

 and narrow segmental ventral margins, sanguineous, abdo- 

 minal apical segment sanguineous, with a black spot on each 

 side; tcgmina sanguineous, the apical area black between 

 the veins, some of which are flavescent ; wings very pale 

 fuliginous, subbyaline, darker at basal area and on inner 

 membranal margin, extreme base sanguineous ; pronotum 

 punctate, not rugose ; face compressed, moderately centrally 

 longitudinally carinate ; posterior tibiaj with a prominent 

 saline at about one-third from apex. 



Long., excl. tegm,, 7 mm. ; exp. tegm. 22 mm. 



Hub. N.W. Rhodesia; W. of Kambove {Neave, Brit. 

 Mus.). 



Allied to L. incarnata, Walk. 



Locris rhodesiana, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum black ; a lateral spot on 

 head in front of eyes and lateral and posterior margins of 

 pronotum sanguineous ; abdomen above sanguineous, shaded 

 with black, especially near base and apex ; body beneath and 

 legs blackish, apices of the femora, and the whole of the 

 tibise sanguineous ; tegmina with the basal third sanguineous, 

 remaining area creamy-white, darkening to pale ochraceous 

 between the veins on apical area, a large black oblique spot 

 commencing on costal margin of apical area, and the apical 

 marginal area irregularly spotted with piceous ; wings 

 hyaline, about basal third and the apical margin piceous, 

 extreme base sanguineous ; face globose ; pronotum coarsely 

 punctate but not rugose, tegmina with the veins very 

 prominent, and the surface between them foveately depressed 

 except on basal third. 



Long., excl. tegm., 6 mm.; exp. tegm. 18 mm. 



Hub. N.E. Rhodesia; W. of Medona {D. Macdonald, 

 Brit. Mus.). 



Allied to L. concinnu, Dist., from Damaraland. 



