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I. AHMAD 



curved neck) ......... phthisica (p. 49) 



- Lateral black line usually represented by a black dot on either side of collar ; black 



spots on posterior angles of pronotum absent ; paraclypeae short and uniformly 

 thick (frontal conjunctival appendages long and thin ; spermatheca almost 

 pelican-shaped with a thick and coiled tube) ..... pallida (p. 46) 



10 Pale unicoloured species with thin paraclypeae, spots on posterior angles of pronotum 



absent, spermatheca round ....... braziliensis (p. 48) 



- Palish brown species with uniformly thick paraclypeae ; spots on posterior angles 



of pronotum always present ; spermatheca flask-shaped . . . . . 11 



11 Rostrum at least slightly extending beyond apices of second coxae ; lateral black 



line faintly represented ; in o\ posterior margin of pygophore truncated (Text- 

 fig. 85) ......... . americana (p. 34) 



- Rostrum reaching anterior margin of second coxae ; lateral black line strongly 



represented ; in g, posterior margin of pygophore medially emarginate (Text- 

 fig. 158) tipuloides (p. 55) 



Stenocoris (Stenocoris) africana sp. n. 



(Text-figs. 75-84) 



Characterized by uniformly thin and long paraclypeae (Text -fig. 78), which are 

 about two-fifths of entire head and by the form of <$ and $ genitalia. 



05 mm. 



Figs. 75—78. Stenocoris africana, £. 75, terminalia, dorsal view ; 76, claspers, inner 

 and outer views ; 77, aedeagus (inflated), ventral view ; 78, head, dorsal view. 



