24 I. AHMAD 



Characterized by the faint lateral black line, which is usually represented by a 

 lateral black dot on collar and by the form of <J and $ genitalia. 



o*. Body length, 12-5-14-5 mm., width, 2-0-2-1 mm. Head length, 1-9-2-0 mm., width, 

 1-35-1-5 mm. Antennae, segment I, 3-4-3-5 mm., II, 2-3-2-4 mm., Ill, 2-5-2-7 mm., IV, 

 4-4-4-6 mm. Rostrum, segment I, 1-4-1-5 mm., II, 1-4-1-5 mm., Ill, 0-7-0-9 mm., IV, 

 0-6-0-7 nim. Pronotum, length, 2-5-2-6 mm., width, 2-0-2-1 mm. Hind femora, 5-4-5-6 mm. 

 Hind tibia, 6-3-7-0 mm. ; distance between ocelli, 0-5 mm., distance between an ocellus and an 

 eye, 0-7 mm. 



Body short, slightly comparatively robust, pale with a blackish tinge. Head with brownish 

 markings ; occipital suture " U "-shaped with arms curved backwards near sides of head ; 

 paraclypeae short, thicker in middle. Antennae with brownish black tinge, apical segment red, 

 pale at base. Rostrum short, approaching posterior limit of second coxae. Lateral black line 

 very faintly represented, usually like a black dot on either side of collar. Pronotal disc with 

 black latero-posterior spots. Legs pale, unicoloured, sometimes with blackish tinge. Hemiely- 

 tra pale with black punctures on clavus, near membrane, on anal area and on cell. Abdomen 

 pale, tinged red dorsally ; ventrally pale ochraceous. Posterior margin of seventh abdominal 

 tergum truncated ; pygophore elongated, apex narrow and truncated. 



o* genitalia : Claspers long, distinctly reaching apex of pygophore, curved outwardly in 



middle and inwardly at apices ; ventral thecal appendages as in Text-fig. 50 ; four left lateral 



conjunctival appendages as in Text-fig. 50 ; frontal appendage bifid at apex, branches equal ; 



four right lateral conjunctival appendages with first spine-like appendage ; dorsal appendage 



thicker at base, inwardly curved and acutely pointed. 



$. Body length, 13-5-15-5 mm., width, 2-2-2-4 mm - Head length, 2-0-2-1 mm., width, 



1-4-1-5 mm. Antennae, segment I, 3-3-3-5 mm., II, 2-1-2-3 rnm., Ill, 2-4-2-6 mm., IV, 



4-0-4-5 mm. Rostrum, segment I, 1-4-1-6 mm., II, 1-4-1-5 mm., Ill, 0-7-0-9 mm., IV, 



o-6— o-8 mm. Pronotum, length, 2-7-2-8 mm., width, 2-2-2-4 mm - Hind femora, 5-4-5-6 mm. 



Hind tibia, 5-9-6-1 mm. Distance between ocelli, 0-5-0-7 mm. ; distance between an ocellus 



and an eye, o-6-o-8 mm. 



Usually longer than o* an d slightly darker in colour, seventh abdominal sternum with a 



rounded median projection, which has a distinct median notch. 



$ genitalia : First gonocoxae triangular with rounded apices ; intervalvular sacs absent ; 



spermatheca thicker at base with a thin long and rounded neck as in Text-fig. 47. 



Type material. Holotype £, Angola : Quirimbo, v. 1934 (K. Jordan), B.M. 

 (N.H.) ; paratypes, 15 <$, 10 $, with data as holotype, B.M.(N.H.). 



Other material. Congo : 34 <$, 15 $ ; Tanganyika : 1 $. 



This species is common in the Congo and its range extends south west into Angola. 

 The adults have been collected from February until May and also in December. 



This species is closest to S. (E.) elegans and S. (E.) stali sp. n., but can be separated 

 from them by the character of the lateral black line, which is in this species commonly 

 reduced to a black dot on either side of the collar. The rounded and medially notched 

 median projection of the $ seventh abdominal sternum and the elongated pygophore 

 with a truncated posterior margin are its peculiarities. 



Stenocoris (Erbula) southwoodi sp. n. 



(Text-figs. 56-64) 



Leptocorisa apicalis Westwood ; Stal, 1866 : 88, 1873 : 86 



Leptocorixa apicalis Westwood ; Blote, 1937 : 282 ; Villiers, 1955 : 1141, 1963 : 229 



