460 MR. W. L. DISTANT ON RHYNCHOTA [Juue 17, 



behind the eyes. Rostrum reaching the iatermediate coxfe ; basal 

 joint not quite so long as the head, second and third joints subequal 

 in length. Autennse hirsute, with the basal joint stoutest and about 

 reaching the apex of head ; second joint slightly shorter than the third. 

 Prouotum with the lateral margins slightly ampliated, laminate and 

 recurved, the anterior angles obscurely spiued, the posterior angles 

 somewhat rounded ; the disk from about centre to base of head 

 obliquely depressed, the anterior margin concavely excavated to 

 receive head. Scutellum somewhat elongate, narrowed before apex, 

 which is obtusely rounded and extends a little beyond inner angle 

 of corium. Corium not covering abdominal margin except at base. 

 Membrane not quite reaching abdominal apex in the female, in the 

 male reaching the abdominal extremity ; the veins simple and 

 longitudinal. Mesosternum with a slight central carination. Legs 

 moderately long and pilose ; femora unarmed ; tibiae sulcated above. 

 This genus appears to find its systematic position between 

 Caijstrus, Stfil, and Anarropa, Gerst., both of which are also Tropical- 

 African genera. 



5. Agabotus brunnescens, n. sp. 



Ochraceous, thickly covered with dark-brown punctures. Eyes 

 black, their basal margins ochraceous ; ocelli pale castaneous. 

 Antennae pale ochraceous, prominently hirsute; second joint slightly 

 shorter than the third, fourth and fifth subequal in length, base of 

 the fifth sometimes much paler in hue. Corium with the veins pale 

 ochraceous, and the costal area much less punctate. Membrane 

 pale fuscous, with a pitchy spot at each side of base. Connexivum 

 ochraceous, thickly covered with dark and very fine punctures, the 

 outer margin impunctate, with a small black spot at each sutural 

 apex. Head beneath and sternum ochraceous, thickly covered with 

 dark punctures ; disks of meso- and metasternums pitchy. Abdomen 

 pitchy-brown or black, thickly and finely punctate, the disk some- 

 times paler and the lateral margins broadly ochraceous, with a small 

 black spot at each sutural apex. Rostrum ochraceous, with its apex 

 pitchy. 



Long. 12 to 13 millim. 



6. .^THEMENES FORBESI, n. Sp. 



Body above bright grassy-green ; eyes, apex of third and the 

 whole of fourth and fifth joints of antennae blackish ; central lobe 

 of head and base of pronotum rather darker greenish ; membrane 

 pale hyaline. Body beneath green ; disk of the abdomen ochraceous. 

 Rostrum green, with its extreme apex fuscous. 



Antennae with the second joint longer than the third, fourth sub- 

 equal to, or very slightly longer than, the fifth ; head thickly and 

 finely punctate ; pronotum somewhat coarsely punctate and subru- 

 gulose on basal half; scutellum and corium thickly and somewhat 

 finely punctate. 



Long. 9 millim. 



This species is apparently most closely aUied to ^. niyro-punctatus. 

 Sign. 



