i 4 tlOMOPTERA 



ii. V. brancsiki. — PI. I , Figs. 7a, b. X'ossi Be. 



Pcecilopsaltria brancsiki, Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), Vol. it, |>. 52 

 (1893); Brancsik. Jahr. Xat. Ver. Trencs. Kom. p. 25i Ii8g3). 



B. Tegmina and wings h\ aline. 



12. Y.pulverea. Madagascar, 



Platypleura pulverea, Distant, Trans Ent. Soc. Lond, (1882), p. 335, t. id, 

 f. 1, la.b 

 var. Platypleura argyria, Melichar.Wien. Ent. Zeit.Vol. i5. p. 198, pi. 1 [896 . 



8. Genus KONGOTA, Distant 



Kongota. Distant, Ann. Mag. Xat. Hist. (7), Vol. [4, p. 298 (1904). 



Characters. — Head (including eyes) about as wide as base of mesonotum, anterior]}- subtrun- 

 cate, deflected in front of eyes; pronotum transverse, its posterior margin about half the lenght of its 

 vertex, the lateral margins ampliately and subangulately produced, their apices extending to about the 

 base of basal cell of tegmina; mesonotum about as long as pronotum; anterior femora basallv and 

 subapically tuberculouslv spinous; posterior tibia with a few spines on apical area; metasternum 

 elevated and centrally sulcate; tympanal coverings moderate in size; opercula short and broad, their 

 apices more or less convexly rounded; rostrum reaching the posterior coxa?; tegmina with the costal 

 membrane much arched at base and dilated, broader than the costal area, basal cell verv broad; 

 ulnar veins widely separated at their bases. 



Type. — K . punctigera, Walker. 



Geographical distribution of species. — S. E. Africa. 



1. K. punctigera. — PI. I , Figs. 8a, b. Natal. 



Platypleura punctigera. Walker, List Horn. Vol. 1. p. n 1 i85oi. 

 Platypleura subfolia, Walker, ibidem, p. i5 (i85o). 



2. K . muiri. Natal. 



Kongota Muiri. Distant, Ann. Mag. Xat. Hist. (7). Vol. 16, p. 671 I1905). 



9. Genus UMJABA, Distant 



Umjaba. Distant, Ann. Mag Nat. Hist. (7), Vol. 14, p. 298 (1904). 



Characters. — Head (including eyes) only about two thirds the width of base of mesonotum, 

 not truncate anteriorly, but oblique!}' deflected in front of eyes; pronotum transverse, its posterior 

 margin about half the length of its vertex, the lateral margins ampliated, a little angulated anteriorly 

 and posteriorly, but not medially, and not reaching base of basal cell of tegmina; mesonotum slightly 

 longer than pronotum; anterior femora tuberculouslv angulated near base and apex; posterior tibiae 

 with a few spines on their apical areas; metasternum elevated and centrally sulcate; tympanal cove- 

 rings broad; opercula short, broad, their apices more or less convexly rounded; rostrum just passing 

 the posterior coxae; tegmina with the costal membrane much arched at base, but verv much narrower 

 than the costal area which is broadly dilated, basal cell very broad, ulnar veins widely separated 

 at their bases. 



Type. — U. evanescens, Butler. 



