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26. Acanthaspis ALIENA. 
Mas. Nigra , longi-subfusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico multo 
longius ; prothoracis lobus anticus lobo postico multo brevior, margine 
maculaque anlicis Jlavis ; lobus posticus maculis quatuor anticis longis 
lineaque postica transversa Jlavis ; sculelli spina lutea ; abdomen 
luteum ; connexivum nigro macula turn ; venter nigro bivittatus ; 
pedes luteo varii. 
Male. Black, elongate-subfusiform. Head subfusiform, much longer 
than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part with a luteous stripe, 
longer than the post-ocular. Rostrum luteous along each side. First joint 
of the antennae a little longer than the ante-ocular head ; second more than 
twice as long as the first. Fore lobe of the prolhorax much shorter than 
the hind lobe, with a luteous spot adjoining the transverse ridge in front, 
which is also luteous. Hind lobe with four elongated luteous spots in front 
and with a luteous line on the hind border; hind angles much rounded, 
not prominent. Scutellum with a luteous obliquely ascending spine. 
Abdomen luteous; under side with two broad dentate black stripes; con- 
nexivum with black spots. Four anterior femora luteous at the tips ; four 
anterior tibiae luteous beneath, their furrow not more than one-third of their 
length ; hind tibiae luteous at the base. Corium with a luteous basal spot 
and a luteous oblique subapical streak. Length of the body 6 lines. 
Closely allied to A. lythrodes and to A. ornata ; distinguished from both 
by the less prominent and more rounded hind angles of the prothorax. 
a. Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
Div. 2. 
Lisarda, Stal , Ofv. K. V. Ak. Fork. xvi. 192; Hem. Afr. iii. 147. 
27. Acanthaspis ccenosa. 
Acanthaspis ccenosa, Stal , Ofv. K. V. Ak. Fork. 1855, 39 — Lisarda coenosa, 
Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 148. 
Natal. 
28. Acanthaspis crudelis. 
Acanthaspis crudelis, Stal, Ofv. K. V. Ak. Fork. 1855, 188— Lisarda 
crudelis, Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 148. 
Sierra Leone. 
South Asia and Eastern Isles. 
A. picina is included in the following synopsis; it is probably Asiatic. 
A. Prothorax black, with luteous spots. 
a. Membrane with pale veins. - 6-guttata. 
b. Veins not pale. 
* Membrane with a whitish apical spot. - - tergemina. 
** Membrane with a whitish subapical dot. - - micrographa. 
*** Membrane with no spot nor dot. * cincticrus. 
B. Prothorax black, with luteous spines. - - helluo. 
