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  F. 
  MUIR. 
  

  

  Dark 
  brown 
  or 
  black 
  ; 
  vertex, 
  carinae 
  of 
  head, 
  middle 
  and 
  lateral 
  margins 
  of 
  

   pronotum, 
  middle 
  of 
  mesonotum, 
  tegulae, 
  antennae 
  and 
  legs 
  yellow 
  or 
  light 
  brown. 
  

   Tegmina 
  hyaline, 
  veins 
  yellow 
  or 
  light 
  brown, 
  a 
  dark 
  mark 
  at 
  apex 
  of 
  clavus, 
  fuscous 
  

   over 
  apical 
  portion 
  of 
  cubital 
  veins. 
  

  

  Aedeagus 
  short, 
  deep 
  at 
  base 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  laterally 
  compressed, 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  three 
  or 
  

   four 
  spines 
  on 
  the 
  right 
  side 
  and 
  another 
  somewhat 
  similar 
  row 
  on 
  the 
  left 
  ; 
  anal 
  

   spines 
  large, 
  slightly 
  curved 
  and 
  pointed 
  ; 
  genital 
  style 
  as 
  figured 
  (fig. 
  8, 
  c). 
  

  

  Length, 
  1*8 
  mm. 
  ; 
  tegmen, 
  2*5 
  mm. 
  

  

  $. 
  Macropterous 
  ; 
  similar 
  in 
  colour 
  to 
  the 
  male. 
  

  

  Length, 
  2 
  *0 
  mm. 
  ; 
  tegmen, 
  3 
  *0 
  mm. 
  

  

  Nigeria 
  : 
  Oloke-Meji, 
  Ibadan, 
  1914 
  (J. 
  G. 
  Bridwell). 
  

  

  Described 
  from 
  six 
  males 
  and 
  eleven 
  females. 
  Some 
  of 
  the 
  specimens 
  are 
  lighter 
  

   in 
  colour 
  than 
  the 
  type, 
  especially 
  between 
  the 
  carinae 
  of 
  clypeus 
  and 
  genae. 
  

  

  Phyllodinus 
  badius, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  $. 
  Macropterous 
  ; 
  head 
  as 
  wide 
  as 
  pronotum, 
  width 
  2*4 
  times 
  the 
  length; 
  

   vertex 
  wider 
  than 
  long 
  ; 
  length 
  of 
  face 
  double 
  the 
  width, 
  narrowest 
  between 
  eyes 
  

   and 
  at 
  apex, 
  median 
  carina 
  furcate 
  slightly 
  distad 
  of 
  middle 
  ; 
  antennae 
  terete, 
  

   reaching 
  slightly 
  beyond 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  clypeus, 
  first 
  joint 
  slightly 
  shorter 
  than 
  second 
  ; 
  

   femora 
  and 
  tibiae 
  of 
  first 
  and 
  second 
  legs 
  and 
  femora 
  of 
  hind 
  legs 
  flattened 
  and 
  

   expanded 
  ; 
  lateral 
  pronotal 
  carinae 
  divergingly 
  curved, 
  not 
  reaching 
  the 
  hind 
  

   margin. 
  First 
  joint 
  of 
  hind 
  tarsus 
  equal 
  in 
  length 
  to 
  the 
  other 
  two 
  together 
  ; 
  spur 
  

   as 
  long 
  as 
  first 
  joint 
  of 
  tarsus, 
  many 
  small 
  teeth 
  on 
  hind 
  margin. 
  

  

  Dark 
  chestnut 
  or 
  nearly 
  black 
  ; 
  carinae 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  thorax, 
  second 
  joint 
  of 
  

   antennae, 
  middle 
  and 
  lateral 
  margins 
  of 
  pronotum, 
  middle 
  of 
  mesonotum, 
  four 
  or 
  

   five 
  pairs 
  of 
  small 
  spots 
  on 
  face, 
  middle 
  and 
  hind 
  femora 
  and 
  hind 
  tibiae 
  lighter 
  

   brown. 
  Tegmina 
  hyaline 
  ; 
  before 
  the 
  cross- 
  veins 
  the 
  veins 
  are 
  light 
  narrowly 
  

   bordered 
  with 
  brown, 
  with 
  small 
  light 
  granules 
  ; 
  beyond 
  the 
  cross-veins 
  the 
  veins 
  

   are 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  colour 
  as 
  the 
  membrane, 
  which 
  is 
  brown 
  over 
  the 
  cubital 
  area 
  and 
  

   over 
  the 
  radial 
  apical 
  veins, 
  spreading 
  into 
  the 
  membrane 
  ; 
  wings 
  hyaline, 
  with 
  

   brown 
  veins. 
  

  

  Length 
  2 
  '9 
  mm. 
  ; 
  tegmen, 
  4*0 
  mm. 
  

  

  9. 
  Brachypterous 
  ; 
  n 
  colour 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  macropterous 
  form. 
  As 
  in 
  most 
  

   brachypterous 
  Delphacids 
  the 
  reduction 
  is 
  mainly 
  in 
  the 
  apical 
  cells. 
  The 
  middle 
  

   of 
  the 
  membrane 
  between 
  the 
  veins 
  is 
  raised 
  in 
  longitudinal 
  ridges^ 
  givin^ 
  the 
  

   tegmina 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  having 
  numerous 
  veins. 
  

  

  Length 
  2*7 
  mm. 
  ; 
  tegmen. 
  2*00 
  mm. 
  

  

  Nigeria 
  : 
  Oloke-Meji, 
  Ibadan, 
  1914 
  (J. 
  G. 
  Bridwell). 
  

  

  Described 
  from 
  two 
  macropterous 
  and 
  one 
  brachypterous 
  females, 
  the 
  type 
  bein» 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  former. 
  The 
  second 
  macropterous 
  specimen 
  fs 
  darker 
  than 
  the 
  type. 
  

  

  