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Africa. 
7. Melucha atra. 
Foem. Atra, lata ; anlenrue corpore mullo hreviores, arliculo 4o \o 
paullo breviore ; prothorax tuberculatus, anguLis poslicis obtusis 
prominulis ; scutellum transverse rugulosum, apice testaceum ; 
abdomen piceo-nigrum ; femora postica subtus apices versus dilatata 
et angulata ; tibice posticce supra subtusque dilalatce ; tarsi postici 
fitlvi ; alee posticce cyaneo purpureoque uitentes. 
Female. Deep black, broad. Head small. Eyes piceous, prominent. 
Antennas much shorter than the body; joints from the first to the third 
successively decreasing in length ; fourth a little shorter than the first. 
Prolhorax with numerous tubercles of various size and with a lon«{itudinal 
furrow; hind angles obtuse, rather prominent. Scutellum transversely 
rugulose, testaceous at the tip. Abdomen piceous-black. Four anterior 
femora beneath with a subapical spine, which is accompanied by a smaller 
spine nearer the tip. Hind femora nuch shorter than the abdomen, dilated 
and angular beneath near the tips; a cluster of sul)apical spines. FTind 
tibiae as long as the hind femora, much dilated above and beneath, where 
the dilatation is greatest near the base. Hind tarsi tawny. Hind wings 
black, with blue and purple reflections. Length of the body 111 lines. 
a. West Africa. From Mr. Fraser’s collection. 
8. Melucha aurulenta. 
Foem. Picea ; antennee graciles, corpore multo breviores ; prothorax 
aiireo tomentosus,angulisposticis rolundatisnon prominulis ; scutellum 
peracutum ; abdominis dorsum ochraceum, nigro marginatum^ apice 
atrum ; segmentum 2um ventrale tumidum ; femora postica incrassata, 
abdomine multo breviora, subtus xinidentata ; libice posticce latiusculce; 
alee anticce rufo-fuscce, membrana obscure fusca ; alee posticce 
nigricantes. 
Female. Piceous. Eyes prominent. Rostrum extending nearly to 
the middle coxae, testaceous towards the tip, which is piceous; third joint 
shorter than the others. Antennae slender, much shorter than the body ; 
joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length. Prothorax 
with gilded tomentum ; transverse ridge near the hind border slight; sides 
straight; hind angles much rounded, not prominent. Scutellum elongate- 
triangular, very acute. Abdomen above bright orange, bordered with 
black, deep black totvards the tip; second ventral segment with a large 
protuberance, which is excavated on its fore side. Four anterior femora 
beneath with three minute subapical spines. Hind femora incrassated, 
much shorter than the abdomen, slightly dentate beneath between the tips 
and a stout spine which is at a little beyond the middle. Hind tibirn 
rather broad, shorter than the hind femora. Tarsi tawny. Fore wings 
reddish brown ; membrane dark brown. Hind wings blackish. Length of 
the body lines. 
a. West Africa. From Mr. Fraser’s collection. 
