38 I. AHMAD 



apices of second coxae. Lateral black line faint, extending from genae on to anterior of pro- 

 pleuron. Pronotal disc pale, brownish black spots on posterior angles present. Legs pale, 

 tibiae and tarsi tinged with black. Anal margins and M-Cu cell of hemielytra black. Abdomen 

 with dorsum, excluding connexiva, red, venter pale ochraceous. Posterior margin of seventh 

 abdominal tergum truncated, pygophore large, posterior processes prominent, acute ; posterior 

 margin broad, more than half the width of posterior margin of seventh abdominal tergum. 



o" genitalia : Claspers broad in middle, not strongly curved at apices ; dorsal thecal 

 appendages absent, ventral pair thicker at base with round apices ; four left lateral conjunc- 

 tival appendages as in Text-fig. 90 ; frontal conjunctival appendages paired, left long, thin and 

 curved ; four right lateral conjunctival appendages as in Text-fig. 90 ; dorsal appendages as 

 in Text-fig. 90, with second spine-like appendage at base. 



?. Body length, 13-3-14-6 mm., width, 2-2-2-3 mm - Head length, 1-6-1-9 mm., width, 

 1-4— 1*5 mm. Antennae, segment I, 3-3-3-6 mm., II, 2-0-2-3 mm., Ill, 2-3-2-5 mm., IV, 

 3-9-4-1 mm. Rostrum, segment I, 1-4-1-5 mm., II, 1-4-1-5 mm., Ill, 0-7-0-8 mm., IV, 

 0-7-0-8 mm. Pronotum, length, 2-3-2-4 mm., width, 2-2-2-3 mm - Hind femora, 5-2-6-0 mm. 

 Hind tibia, 5-9-6-3 mm. ; distance between ocelli, 0-4-0-5 mm. ; distance between an ocellus 

 and an eye, 0-7-0-8 mm. 



Very similar to o" m general appearance ; posterior margin of seventh abdominal sternum 

 strongly indented medially, giving triangular processes on either side. 



$ genitalia : First gonocoxae large, concealing a large portion of ninth paratergite, broader 

 at base and acutely pointed at apices ; intervalvular sacs absent ; spermatheca of thick 

 crescent shape with a long and coiled tube. 



Type material. Holotype $, without data but with type labels, Hope Dept., 

 Univ. Mus. Oxford. 



Other material. Congo : 21 <$, 30 $ ; Ghana : 2 <$ ; Cameroon : 15 <$, 13 $. 



This species seems to be restricted to the West African region. Adults have been 

 collected from February until October. 



This species is the closest to S. sordida (Blote) but can be separated by triangular 

 processes of $ seventh abdominal sternum and by broad posterior margin of the 

 pygophore, which is always more than half the width of seventh abdominal tergum. 



Sta.1, by misidentifying a hitherto unnamed species (now described as S. (Erbula) 

 southwoodi sp. n.) as Stenocoris apicalis Westwood, established a subgenus (Erbula) to 

 contain it. 



The holotype $ (see above) is a typical Stenocoris s. str. in having bilobed 

 posterior margin of seventh abdominal sternum and in lacking short tube of sperma- 

 theca, which is curled round its neck in Erbula. 



Stenocoris (Stenocoris) braziliensis sp. n. 



(Text-figs. 97-105) 



Characterized by parallel-sided head, pale unicoloured body and by the form of <J 

 and $ genitalia. 



o*. Body length, 14-0-15-2 mm., width, 2-0-2-3 mm - Head length, 1 -8-1-9 mm., width, 

 1-3-1-4 mm. Antennae, segment I, 3-0-3-6 mm., (only paraclypeae, 0-66-0-7 mm.), II, 

 2-1-2-3 mm., Ill, 2-3-2-5 mm., IV, 3-9-3-1 mm. Rostrum, segment I, 1-2-1-4 mm., II, 

 1-2-1-4 mm., Ill, 0-7-0-75 mm., IV, 0-8-0-85 mm. Pronotum, length, 2-4-2-5 mm., width, 

 2-0-2-3 mm. Hind femora, 5-6-6-0 mm. Hind tibia, 6-0-6-5 mm. Distance between ocelli, 

 0-5 mm., distance between an ocellus and an eye, o-6 mm. 



