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Genus 18. SPHINCTOTHORAX. 
Sphinctotliorax, Slal, Ofv. Vet. Ak. Fork. 1853, 260; Hem. Afr. iii. 17. 
1. Sphinctothorax leucoph^us. 
Cyllocoris leucophaeus, Germ. Silb. Rev. JEnl. v. 135 — Sphinctothorax 
leucophaeus, Slal, Hem. Afr. iii. 18. 
Caffraria. 
Genus 19. HELOPELTIS. 
Helopeltis, Sgnt. A. S. E. F. 3me Ser. vi. 502 — Aspicelus, Costa, Ann. 
Mus. Zool. Nap. ii. 146. 
1. Helopeltis Antonii. 
Antonii, Sgnt. A. S. E. F. 3me Ser. vi. 502, pi. 12, f. 2. 
Ceylon. 
2. Helopeltis podagutcus. 
Aspicelus podagricus, Costa, Ann. Mus. Zool. Nap. ii. 147, pi. 2, f. 6. 
3. Helopeltis nicer. 
Mas. Niger ; rostrum coxas intermedins attingens ; antennce gracillimcc, 
corpore plus duplo longiores ; scutelli cornu capitatum, erectum ; alee 
nigricantes. 
Male. Black, slender, shining, nearly linear. Head small, short. 
Eyes very prominent. Rostrum extending to the middle coxae. Antennae 
very slender, more than twice the length of the body; first joint rather 
shorter than the body ; second much longer than the first. Prothorax 
contracted in front, where there is a transverse furrow. Scutellum with a 
long filiform capitate appendage. Legs long, slender. Wings blackish, 
slightly hyaline. Length of the body 2^ lines. 
a. Wagiou. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
4. Helopeltis braconiformis. 
Niger; rostrum coxas posticus attingens, articulo \o rufescente ; antennce 
corpore multo longiores, articulo lo subclavato ; prothorax et scutellum 
rufa, hujus spina nigra capitata erecta ; abdamen basi albidum ; 
pedes rufescentes, femoribus snbnodulosis nigro trifasciatis ; alee 
anticce basi albidee. 
Black, slender, smooth, shining. Head transverse, very short. Eyes 
prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae; first joint reddish. 
Antennae very slender, much longer than the body; first joint subclavate ; 
seeond niueh longer than the first; third a little shorter than the first. 
Prothorax and seutellum red, the latter with a slender black erect capitate 
horn. Abdomen whitish at the base. Legs reddish, long, slender; femora 
slightly nodulose, black towards the tips and with two black bands. Wings 
