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pubescence. Antennae pilose ; first three joints dark brown, of 

 which the basal is thickly clothed with yellow pubescence ; fourth 

 joint pale brown, with apical third luteous, and extreme tip and base 

 pitchy; first joint much longer than second, third shortest, first and 

 fourth subequal. Head thickly pubescent at base. Pronotum with 

 a pale central longitudinal pubescent line, on each side of which are 

 two dark fasciae, which, commencing at base, are slightly curved, 

 and extend upwards through two thirds the pronotal length, when 

 they are deflexed and again directed inwardly, both meeting on the 

 central line, at about three-fourths the length from base ; on outer 

 side of these fasciae at base are two others of the same colour, waved 

 and directed inwardly, but little more than half the length of the 

 central. Scutellum with the apex luteous, Corium with a large 

 rounded dark spot on disk. Membrane cupreous ; basal third and 

 transverse waved central fascia dark chocolate-brown. Connexivum 

 pitchy, with four bright luteous spots on each side. Underside and 

 legs somewhat thickly pubescent. Abdomen above red, with the 

 apex pitchy. 



c? . Posterior femora very thickly incrassated ; margins of abdo- 

 men strongly produced and angulated ; third abdominal segment 

 beneath occupied by a large raised tubercle, rounded behind, the 

 margins of which are strongly granulate. 



Long. 26-27 millims., lat.' 8. 



5 . Posterior femora much less strongly incrassated ; margins of 

 abdomen somewhat less produced and angulated ; second and third 

 abdominal segments beneath prominently gibbous. 



Long. 25-27 millims., lat. 8. 



Hah. Isubu, Calabar. 



Petascelisca foliaceipes, n. sp. (Plate XXXI. figs. 10, 

 10a, 6, 6, 11?.) 



Pitchy-brown, sparingly clothed with fine yellow pubescence. 

 Antennae pilose, first joint longer than second, third shortest, fourth 

 and first subequal. Pronotum with the lateral margins denticulated ; 

 the lateral angles flattened and moderately produced. Abdomen 

 above red ; third, fourth, and fifth segments broadly pitchy ; con- 

 nexivum black, with a spot near base of sixth segment obscure 

 luteous. Tibiae strongly dilated ; posterior tibiae strongly sinuated 

 and toothed internally. 



cJ . Posterior femora thickly incrassated ; second abdominal seg- 

 ment beneath gibbous and provided with a small narrow deeply 

 sinuated tubercle ; a small raised triangular tubercle on apex of 

 sixth abdominal segment. Abdomen beneath concolorous. 



Long. 29 millims., lat. pronot. ang. 11. 



$ . Posterior femora much less incrassated ; abdomen beneath 

 unarmed ; disks of sternum and first four segments dull luteous. 



Long. 29 millims., lat. pronot. ang. 11. 



Hah. Mongo-ma-Lobah, Calabar district. 



Closely allied to P. laminipes, Fairm., but differs in the much more 

 dilated and rounded anterior tibiae, in the rounded dilatation of the in- 



